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The word marbling is in Turkish EBRU (cloud, cloudy) or abru (Water face) (En Français. It is derived from the word ebre which belongs to one of the older Central Asian languages and it means the “moiré, veined fabric, paper etc…” used for covering some manuscripts and other holy books. Its origin might ultimately hark back to China, where a document from the T’ang dynasty (618-907) mentions a process of coloring paper on water with five hues. Through the Silk Road this art came first to …

Now that I am finally catching up on some much needed rest I will be trying to catch up on some much needed posts. I have fallen behind because of falling asleep at my laptop while trying to write my usual posts because my refusal to believe that human beings need any sleep at all.  I should be back to my old self again very soon and all my regular style of content will be back with it. Weather that’s a good thing or not is a matter of opinion because I have had a few emails sent to me in favor of me giving up on writing all together lol.

I am writing this post to bring attention to a couple of young artists that were in the recent Sean Crosby class that was

hosted  in Naples Florida by Art-Faux Designs Inc.

With the help of many who I have acknowledged in a previous post these two young adults are going to be

ones to watch very closely in the art world.

John “RJ” Valdez a 20 year old young man that did an exceptional job in class on his mural with the guidance of  Sean Crosby has a very bright future ahead of him.

With the encouragement of his father James Pascale of JJ Staten Homes it was truly an inspiration class for everyone because of the support that James shows for his sons  education. It seems that we don’t see enough of this kind of support for our young adults in today’s world due to  fast pace of technology that keeps pulling our young further away from traditional ways of art, which one of my goals is to bring more fresh new faces  into the world of the decorative arts.

John "ArJae" Valdez

One of the reasons I have worked so hard to get one of the top instructors in the country ( Sean Crosby) to Southwest Florida was to show him how much advanced education is needed here so as to introduce the younger generation into our market. We are not getting any younger and I would really hate to see the art of decorative painting come to an end, just as the fine art of sign painting or calligraphy has, even pin striping is a dying art and I believe with enough interest and dedication from area businesses and artists we can revamp the arts that have seemed to have died out and together can be brought back by our young

James Pascale, "ArJae", Sean Crosby

I really don’t have enough room on this blog to post all of Arjaes work but I have picked a couple of pieces he has done in the past and thought for someone who has an ability to do something such as this with no formal training he deserves to be recognized. So here is a couple of works of his that I shows a personal style and technique that only he could have which I like to call an artists individuality.

Oil on canvas

With no formal training other than this class be sure to watch for this young man in the future

John Arjae Valdez Wall mural (oil)

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I have run a little behind with my posting because it has been a very busy November and a very long year for me with the new studio delays, self educating myself on internet marketing, videography, eBooks, Blogging, SEO optimizing, monthly seminars,  public relations, networking on and offline, client meetings, working, the Sean Crosby’s classes, and in combination with only a couple of hours of sleep every night and I DO mean EVERY night the lack of sleep for the past year left me in such a numb state of mind that my friends, colleagues and even my wife didnt even know me any longer and I was virtually walking around like a zombie.

I think what really put the icing on the cake and sent me into oblivion was the last minute change in venue 6 days before Sean’s class with no other back up. If it were not for the delays in the permitting department and owner and contractor communication when I signed the lease back in July which is when I scheduled the class this would not have happened but it is what it is and I can only hope I didn’t let anyone down and everyone had a great time. The class was a great success due to the fact that  many people  helped pull it together at the last minute when I was ready to cancel it, and I wish to acknowledge everyone who had a hand in making this happen and they are Florian, Del Rodgers, Lin Lam of Beautifaux, and especially PJ Hoover of Fauxtastic Dreamscapes along with her husband Matt Hoover who hosted Sean in their home and made him feel like family while I was meandering mindlessly  because of over exhaustion that I didn’t even realize how obviously it showed until the week of the class.  PJ Hoover once again took the proverbial bull by the horns and made the class a success with her hard work.

Thank you all for the success that this has turned out to be, Now if you all dont mind I am going back to sleep I have a years worth of rest to catch up on…….

Peace!

Finally after months of waiting and planning we are finally through the week long class with muralist Sean Crosby.

My only regrets would be that I wish it were two weeks instead of one. Sean was definitely on top of his teaching skills even after being out of the loop for awhile and as a matter of fact I thought he was even better than ever! Everyone’s  mural turned out fantastic and there was a  young man and young lady that joined our ranks as muralists and artists at the ages of 20 years old. I am very proud of the both of them and am happy I was able to be a part of it because as you all know one of my main objectives of my new studio in Bonita Springs Florida is to introduce more young adults to the world of decorative art to keep this beautiful art form alive and well for the future generations to come.

I will do a separate  post on each of them so they can have their own individual review so check back for the updates or just sign up for my newsletter.

I would like to thank Sean Crosby for coming to Naples Florida to teach this class even though there were a few problems with the venue. Back in July when I signed my life away for an August 1st  start date for the new studio. I was told the unit would be ready by November 1st. Well as I was watching the progress of my nightmare develop before my very eyes because of the permitting delays instead of canceling the class I moved forward by securing a secondary venue “just in case” because there were people depending on me to make this happen. If I tell someone I can do something I make it happen ….period…..I have always been a man of my word and I never have to make promises because my word is …….well…..my word.

After securing the 2nd venue the owner was to put up the correct lighting I needed for the class and about a week before the class the owner tells me that he can not put up the lighting because of a tax bill and there was going to have to be a fire inspection  by the county as well and with such short notice he basically slipped the rug out from under me

From time to time I run across some pretty amazing artists that just blow my mind artistically and really get my attention that I have to do a post about their talent.

During my daily run through the hundreds of emails I get, I responded to one that took me to Face Book where Tatiana Rugers posted this video from You Tube of a musician that I thought was amazingly creative.
As many of you know I believe that all artists should have the freedom to be able to expand into other art forms to keep themselves energized and music is a very important part of it. I believe without music there would be no art because it has been proven that color and music are one with each other. I know without music I wouldn’t be able to get into my “zone” and paint some of the things that I do and I am sure that many of you here reading this will agree with me.
You see I appreciate all music and am just as open minded with new music techniques as I am with artists techniques. This young mans unique way of getting a message to the public and now to the world to some of the unjust things that are happening in the world and in the UK, that as a street musician probably wouldn’t have been heard by many. But his passion for what he believes in and combined with his remarkable talent has finally started to get a whole lot of attention around the UK and the world.
I wish I had more information on this lad and I will follow up with more research because I am going to buy one of his CD’s for my library.

He goes by the name of

Dub FX

and is on You Tube if you want to find out more about him but for now check this out!