The finer points of teaching and creating Artistic Genius

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The finer points of teaching and creating
Artistic Genius
Art Education

• The key to becoming an artist is not in t
  learning the skill of production, but in learning
  to explore ones self and ones surroundings, and
  in doing so finding God.

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The Fundamentals

• Observe- The first key to art is noticing things
  around you. Whether one finds inspiration in
  nature or in human action, one must see it first.
  
• Empathy- One must learn to vicariously feel the
  emotions of a situation in order to feel a part
  of it.
• Drama- One must contain within ones self the
  ability to see things in motion. Life is a play,
  the action of which never stops. Drama is the
  energy that makes art not just a picture on a
  wall, but an experience.
• Prolificacy- One must be able to produce and
  create constantly. The act of creating must come
  before the skill if the skill is ever to come.
• Passion-There is no definition that does this
  justice. However, it is necessary to be a
  creator. It can be compared to love. It is the
  act of intermeshing ones self with what one
  creates.

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More Fundamentals

• Commitment- one must exhibit an indivisible
  connection between themselves and their art
  preventing one from giving up before the course
  is run.
• Philosophical integrity- one must be able to look
  at ones own life and find certain truths to
  portray in their art that applies to humanity. If
  it doesnt move you it will never move anyone
  else.
• Frustration- If you feel comfortable then you are
  not moving and are not growing. Therefore one
  must pick their work to pieces. Each painting
  becomes a foundation for the next.
• Looseness- one must be free from preoccupations
  with conscious control of ones motor functions.
  One must trust their body to do what the mind
  tells it to do. The tighter and more rigid one is
  the less they will be able to grow. For one is
  always more comfortable when they give themselves
  safety nets. It is more frustrating and difficult
  to be loose.

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More than just a picture...

• Art is more than just an image transferred onto a
  piece of paper. We are not copier machines, ore
  computer printers, we are human artists.
• Structure is constricting. The more than can be
  stressed on being prolific the more students and
  artists will be able to grow into something of
  their own. The teacher like the artist is not a
  copying machine, and is not in the business of
  creating artistic clones of oneself.
• Critiquing may hurt but it is absolutely
  mandatory. Students must learn to accept that
  they are producing art that is made to be seen
  and that is subject to the likes and dislikes of
  individuals.

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A new way of life...

• Art is a way of life not just an action to be
  done. To truly know art one must live it. One
  must learn to see differently than normal people.
  
• We are not normal people. People will call us
  eccentric or odd. We are. It is who we are and it
  should be a source of pride for one to be
  different.
• We are the definition of Genius. To create is
  beyond the normal capability of most people. Any
  time one creates one is by definition a Genius.
• Our Art makes us closer with our creator. To
  strive to make things, is to strive to emulate
  the father. In doing so we venerate him.

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The good stuff

• The gift of any teacher to their students is
  inspiration. No mater where they go or what they
  will be able to take that and make it their
  lifestyle.