tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541079092758741599.post7122586169576615309..comments2013-09-16T01:56:51.598-06:00Comments on The Art of Ryan S. Brown: rsbarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17349757139516138503noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541079092758741599.post-56941251233406885242011-09-04T20:23:25.102-06:002011-09-04T20:23:25.102-06:00Thanks for commenting Ariel. I didn't take ma...Thanks for commenting Ariel. I didn't take many images of this painting in process. But I'll post the final soon. It's close to being done. I'm just finalizing the background.rsbarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17349757139516138503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541079092758741599.post-71548410901824067192011-09-04T20:13:48.914-06:002011-09-04T20:13:48.914-06:00By the way, beautiful painting there! Do you have ...By the way, beautiful painting there! Do you have shoots in between? I love the way you work... and the results, of course!Ariel Gullunihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627628357266286227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541079092758741599.post-27323348487317581562011-09-04T20:12:58.132-06:002011-09-04T20:12:58.132-06:00"But the more I work, the more I realize the ..."But the more I work, the more I realize the absolute need that I have to surround myself with great painters and a deep artistic culture. It is so easy to slip into the trappings of mediocrity when you are the only one reminding yourself to constantly try harder."<br /><br />When I meet Michael Klein in Buenos Aires, two years ago, he told me that exact idea you mention here; and for that reason (despite he has in Buenos Aires an almost "IDEAL" studio) he has need to return to NY. The sense of community, of sharing and empowerment that that community give us is utterly essential to improve.Ariel Gullunihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627628357266286227noreply@blogger.com