Working hypothesis: I am capable of teaching my brand of realistic painting over the internet.
Being an introvert recluse preferring to not leave the comfort of home, it’d be perfect could I contribute through the internet. If I could bestow unto others principles I’ve adopted during the years I’ve studied the visual world. If I could prove a constructive force in society and help others, without having to see and smell them.
Yes, it’d be a good thing, and now an opportunity to give it a try has arisen.
The chosen approach is ‘lead/follow’. A student and I work in tandem from the same reference photo. Step by step we go through the motions together. I paint, send images, comments and instructions, and he attempts to replicate.
Aspects need to be sorted. Practical, theoretical, personal; the journey in itself should prove the greatest benefit.
First pupil: Johan Finné (person to the right in picture), an old acquaintance of mine and the actual originator of this whole idea. He’s a renowned tattoo artist representing Evil Twins Heavenly Tattoo Studio in Helsingborg, Sweden. He’s ambitious, hungry for knowledge and a straight forward kind of guy.
http://followgram.me/eviltwinsjohan
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Johan-Finné/196702500367048
Sporadically we may or may not share with you parts of our project.
