There was a guy I just allowed to become a member, whose name didn’t match user name. He was seeking artists to send him their art. He is an NFT scammer who tried to get me when I first joined. I’m going to make sure to carefully screen people coming in so this can remain a safe space

I collaborated on the concept and sketch for this piece with Ashley, who is a member of this group. This is representative that together we are capable of more than we conceive of on our own. This piece was made to use as poster art/and event flyer for an annual Mardi Gras party and fundraiser event here in New Orleans I hope this encourages members to share their personal work. I am also sharing the initial sketch, then two more in process images. To show the rough edges behind the final drop. No one arrives at the final drop of a Masterpiece with all systems rolling fluidly without doing the work and the steps and investing the time love and self care along the path. All great works come from copious research and thorough development over time while taking appropriate steps. Ask me about it. Let’s talk about it. Conception—Dreaming—Writing—Visualization—Drawing— then coloring. Then final details. Happy Art making to you all!! I am very interested to see what other people are doing in their personal work. —Sean Self Also— I just got a computer— so I am now infinitely more capable of creating and cataloging content for this Skool. I hope to make this a vital resource space for any artist who wishes to take their craft to another level. Technically, conceptually, or spiritually.

I am a firm believer in fundamentals. Drawing always precedes painting. So I figured I would make some content for the classroom on some basic things. When painting in Oils, use a paint rag. Erase the whole face if you have to. But get the drawing right in oils before going too crazy with extra. 🤪 Palette setup is : Burnt Umber Burnt Sienna Raw Umber ( for the cool midtones in the shadows) Yellow Ochre and Titanium White Also I threw in ultramarine blue to use for the sky blue tones and mixed into the skin midtones occasionally. It’s complicated and I hope this video starts to help break that difficulty down into digestible chunks. Thanks for joining my Skool on Surrealism and Visionary Art. Please post some of your own work into the forums and please ask any questions that come to mind. We have two new members, thank you for coming. Please bear with me as I slowly build up the content for the classroom here. -All the Love, —Self

Let’s talk about the reasons we strive to recreate what gifts arrive from our imaginations. Let’s talk about accessing the Bardo and dream state in order to create fearless of death’s coming journey.

I’m getting back into sketching everyday as a primary goal. I draw with my son everyday and it has me getting back to basics. My studies of the Surrealist painters in the 1930s reveals the importance of their studies in the classical world. As a firm ground of grasping at their dreams, they were also studying what the masters before them left for us to see. The concept of ruins… these played a huge part in my visual style for years. Ruins echo the former civilization as much as they represent what we have created, they also represent the impermanence of being. What kind of symbols do you feel called to explore in your own work? What is the role which life drawing plays in your artistic practice? Do you incorporate studying old masters in your process? I hope that this group gets somewhere someday, I am really interested to know what other artists draw upon for inspiration?