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Now we'll see if he can actually solve any of our incalculable problems.

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The company itself will be called, "Brusnik Artist Residency"

And I want a really good domain name. I'm afraid www. brusnikresidency .org would be too long.

What you all think of it? Is www. brusnikart .org better? Would it make sense?

What about the .org part? would it look better as www. brusnikresidency .sk, or www. brusnikart .sk ?

Any opinions or other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks!

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No, but I'll be fine, it's just a minor thing, and I'll be back, probably Sunday night. Take care all, and show me some good art for when I get back.

I haven't added in awhile, but I'm a member of some clubs. There's the Hearts club, Sunsets, Painters, um some kind of Pencil club or something. Sorry for no links, I'm lazy.

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Škola Zlaté Role Artist Residency
Škola Čingov Artist Residency
Škola Brusník Artist Residency
Škola Hornád Artist Residency
Škola Tomášovce Artist Residency
Škola Holý Kameň Artist Residency
Škola Andrejko Artist Residency
American Artist Residency in Slovakia

Tell me which you think sounds best, or offer your own ideas! thanks!

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My main task right now is to create a website, which I'm doing now, and to learn all the facts. If anyone is interested in coming here in August please let me know. There is plenty of nature to draw, paint, and photograph. The town is lovely. There will be good interior space to work in. I believe there is also access to a computer lab, although I don't know what's in it yet. I'm not sure yet if I would be acting as teacher or merely host - it depends on the skill level and interests of those who come. But, if anyone would like to focus a month of art on something specific, please let me know, and I'm sure I can plan a good experience for you.

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It's finally snowing tonight! Tomorrow it'll be very nice out, so I'm going back to Slovak Paradise to take more photos. Hopefully I can get the car this time, because taking the bike today killed my legs and almost got me sick.

Hmmm, I guess I should reflect on this year too. Well, I had my first son. Woot! I also finished grad school. I didn't get a job teaching art anywhere, which sucks. It's also frustrating that I was at a level artistically where I was way above the average for public school teachers, and yet I'm still not good enough to teach anywhere more impressive, such as colleges or ateliers. It also sucks that I don't have time to make art anymore. But I have a job. My family's making more money than it spends, for the first time. And we moved to Europe, which is far superior to the states. I also got healthcare with my job, which is good. Whatever we're doing now, there's still plenty of time to come up with something better. And we're all healthy.

Everyone enjoy the new year!

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Alot of the work, (all of it?) is referenced from photos, but I'm always careful to give credit and links where they're due. You can see it all here:

[link]

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I'm torn, but I've love to make a fantasy graphic novel, mixing dynamic foreshortening/action shots with an art nouveau style.

Then, another graphic novel detailing the major events of world history. hmmm...

Then, maybe some paintings dealing with social issues, psychological themes, etc.

I've got a ton of ideas I'll never be good enough to do justice to... sigh.

So, anywho, how about you? what would you really love to make?

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Thank you all again, very much!


~Adoradora is an excellent cartoonist & caricature artist
*ApplesCarrotsnGrain is an excellent pencil artist who draws portraits and horses
~bloodyteardrop08 is a great writer and photographer, mostly making live concert photos
~CaffeinatedRice is a great aspiring young artist, currently learning digital media
*ChrissieCool is a master of photomanipulation, with many strong conceptual pieces
~django747 is another aspiring young comic artist
~FalconFan is an excellent pencil artist with many StarWars themed artworks
=grugster is a great nature photographer from Norway, specializing in gulls and landscapes
*Hermione75 is a great photographer from Israel
=KTisIroppoiX10 is an aspiring young artist and poet
*Luzblanca is a very skilled watercolourist with many great still lifes
~mightybearrr is a skilled cartoonist and flash animator
*Mircat is a great photographer specializing in flowers and nature
~moose23 is another great photographer of flowers and still lifes.
*MrsPuhl is a great Cape Cod landscape photographer
~Nicolschn is a great photographer of landscapes and people
~Nkahler is a varied artist with some beautiful photos
~Papercolour is a great watercolorist with excellent colors and brushstrokes
*pishum is a wonderful landscape painter and longtime supporter
~Scott-Wolf is a great photographer focusing on cityscapes
~simbion-stock is another excellent Cape Cod photographer, with some of my all-time favorite images
~Southstarr is a strong concept artist and illustrator
*staatsf is a master watercolorist whose minimalist approach and subtle colors are inspiring
*TheMightyQuinn is a varied photographer of landscapes, flowers, and Americana
~ultrapunk is an aspiring Sci-Fi author and first rate engineer
=Venea is an excellent photographer from Poland
~Zmarzlena is a great painter and varied artist
*z00tz00t is an excellent concept artist, illustrator, and my favorite comic artist on deviant

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What happened was this. I had posted a popular tutorial on drawing hands. Many people had left comments asking for more tutorials and such. So, when I posted my new one, I sent little notes letting them know about it - BUT ONLY TO THOSE WHO HAD SHOWN GENUINE INTEREST IN MY TUTORIALS!
Not to random strangers. And, I didn't ask for fav's or comments, only serious feedback. If you inspect the comments of these tutorials, you will find that most of the people in question were very thankful for this. There were some people, possibly only one, I'm not sure, who simply forgot who I was, or resented the notes and decided I must be a spammer. One person in particular messaged me asking, "do I know you?" Only two days before, that artist had fav'd and commented favorably on my hand tutorial.

So I was labeled a spammer and suspended, up until I could get a kind admin to review the case and circumstances, and then I got it reversed early. I also promise never to send any notes again. So, if anyone wants to know about new work, you're supposed to watch me - although I'm not asking you to! Please no one ban me again!

So, that's what happened, I'm glad to be back, and I hope no one thinks less of me. There are some lessons to be gained from this:

1. Be careful not to assume the worst in people or jump to conclusions. You can really hurt decent people.

2. There are an infinite number of reasons to take offense in this world - the way someone looks at you, the way they dress, someone's tone of voice, their political views, religion, etc. Not every reason is valid. Yes spam is horrible, especially when the spammer only cares about himself or is trying to hurt you through computer viruses, or to take your money. That's spam. I was only trying to help people. That's why I made the tutorials in the first place.

Oh yeah, also, so during my exile from DA, I managed to find a great clip off youtube. For you music lovers, this one's great. It's a live concert by Ween, playing a cover by Led Zepellin - All of My Love. The video and sound quality is very good, so enjoy: [link]

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There are many people to thank here, and I'd like to give you all a proper feature. I can't here without a subscription, so in a little bit, I'll post a forum thread with all your best work, and I'll link it below. Certain special thanks are in order.

I must thank LouiseOdier (Susanna) for creating a wonderful club where I gained exposure and met some new great artists. She also gave me 37 fav's before going AWOL, taking them back, closing her club, and quiting the site. But still, her help is very much appreciated.

Thank you for giving me so many favorites, ChrissieCool (53), pishum (49), Luzblanca (31), and KTisIroppoiX10 (21)! I'm honored.

Thank you also to the following figure photographers for allowing me to use their work in my next tutorial:

*photoscot
*flash750
*mjranum
~mweiler
~SaschaHuettenhain
=UniqueNudes
~SAMIGUY101
*gerhardt
~mopas
~sitamae
=eelmikashigaru
*josemanchado
*fb101
*Renoux
*ABrito
~JohnPeri
*mic-ardant

Now, here are my biggest fans in alphabetical order. Thank you all so much:

~Adoradora is an excellent cartoonist & caricature artist
*ApplesCarrotsnGrain is an excellent pencil artist who draws portraits and horses
~bloodyteardrop08 is a great writer and photographer, mostly making live concert photos
~CaffeinatedRice is a great aspiring young artist, currently learning digital media
*ChrissieCool is a master of photomanipulation, with many strong conceptual pieces
~django747 is another aspiring young comic artist
~FalconFan is an excellent pencil artist with many StarWars themed artworks
=grugster is a great nature photographer from Norway, specializing in gulls and landscapes
*Hermione75 is a great photographer from Israel
=KTisIroppoiX10 is an aspiring young artist and poet
*Luzblanca is a very skilled watercolourist with many great still lifes
~mightybearrr is a skilled cartoonist and flash animator
*Mircat is a great photographer specializing in flowers and nature
~moose23 is another great photographer of flowers and still lifes.
*MrsPuhl is a great Cape Cod landscape photographer
~Nicolschn is a great photographer of landscapes and people
~Nkahler is a va... ]]> ~TArthurSmith http://TArthurSmith.deviantart.com/journal/15254185/ http://TArthurSmith.deviantart.com/journal/15254185/ Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:53:07 PDT
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My name is Thomas Arthur Smith (I go by Arthur), and I am an artist and educator living in Slovakia. I have a Masters in Art Education from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. I am a skilled draftsman, specializing in landscapes and waterscapes in oil pastel. Currently I am teaching English (ELL) here in Slovakia. I am also writing lesson plans for teaching art, and I am always looking for any good lesson. If you're an art student or teacher, and you know a lesson that really works in any medium, please send me a note. Also, if you're a gallery owner, or someone interested in showing my work, buying, requesting a commision/portrait, or looking for an art educator, please email me anytime, at the address listed below.

Click this link to see some of the best art this website has to offer!: [link]

I am also a member of the following groups on deviantart:

*painters
*TraditionalArt
~Traditional-Art
=sunsets
~hearts
*ThePencilClub

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My name is Thomas Arthur Smith (I go by Arthur), and I am an artist and educator living in Slovakia. I have a Masters in Art Education from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. I am a skilled draftsman, specializing in landscapes and waterscapes in oil pastel. Currently I am teaching English (ELL) here in Slovakia. I am also writing lesson plans for teaching art, and I am always looking for any good lesson. If you're an art student or teacher, and you know a lesson that really works in any medium, please send me a note. Also, if you're a gallery owner, or someone interested in showing my work, buying, requesting a commision/portrait, or looking for an art educator, please email me anytime, at the address listed below.

Click this link to see some of the best art this website has to offer!: [link]

I am also a member of the following groups on deviantart:

*painters
*TraditionalArt
~Traditional-Art
=sunsets
~hearts
*ThePencilClub

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Also, I should mention my wife and I are going to move to Slovakia. We're heading back to the states to pack all our stuff, and we'll be back in Europe by September. I rule!

My Clubs:


=sunsets
~hearts
*ThePencilClub
*TraditionalArt
=TraditionalArtClub
*painters

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Plus, it's always a good way to get your work shown.

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I especially want to thank my biggest fans, pishum and z00tz00t. Both are fine artists, and pishum alone has given me over 35 fav's! Also z00tz00t and ultrapunk have been two longtime friends of mine that I gotta thank.

Another big thanks goes to Scott-Wolf, bloodyteardrop08, ApplesCarrotsnGrain, fOrTyLeGz, and CaffeinatedRice. Besides the fav's your critiques and comments mean a great deal to me, and have helped me improve my work.

I'd further like to thank the following for their longtime support:

NKahler
Venea
Jazzy Jzmc
KTisIroppoiX10
mightybearrr
EmpressOfNonekia
dark3y3s
blueguitar
brandychristine1987
lostcontact
oiolaire
Mircat
sweetsuome1
Anthesis

There are many more to thank, in fact over a hundred people liked my art enough for a fav, and I thank each and every one of you. I'd also like to recognize several great Cape Cod artists, for representing the Cape in all her glory:

simbion, also simbion-stock
Bucky2K
MrsPuhl
Voyager01

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Click here to see some of the best art this website has to offer!: [link]

Click here to see my least popular artworks, before I delete them: [link]

I am a member of the following groups on deviantart:

*painters
*TraditionalArt
=sunsets
~hearts
*ThePencilClub

]]> ~TArthurSmith http://TArthurSmith.deviantart.com/journal/12228980/ http://TArthurSmith.deviantart.com/journal/12228980/ Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:58:41 PDT There's no obligation, this is just a heads up. Here's a forum thread where I posted which art is on the chopping block:

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Feel free to have a look, see if you're in there somewhere, and to suggest some new works for me to look at. I'm always looking to get inspired.

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Click here to see some of the best art this website has to offer!: [link]

Click here to see my least popular artworks, before I delete them: [link]

I am a member of the following groups on deviantart:

*sunsets
~pastels
:hearts:
:ThePencilClub:

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