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nick

About Me

"Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us."

Still here, still trying, still fucking up, still learning, still trying, still breathing, still human, still alive.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

motivated artists and painters. makers and doers. active and thoughtful people. activists. runners, hikers, adventurers, meditators. community builders.

My Blog

Artist Statement: War & Peace

My photo essay War & Peace is not only autobiographical, but a metaphor for the universality of human conflict and aggression, beginning within and between individuals, and culminating in wars betwe...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:53:00 GMT

On finding yourself as an artist

Part 1: on finding your artistic visionAbout 3-4 months ago I began writing text for an expansion of my instructional painting booklet "fundamentals of realist oil painting" (email me through my websi...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:59:00 GMT

training

Positive vs. Negative Phrasing  Does it matter? Whether you're a business person, an advertiser, an athlete, a teacher, a doctor or anyone seeking to improve a situation with yourself or others, reme...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:42:00 GMT

consuming the illusion

Tell Me What You Consume; I'll Tell You Who You Are By Nicolas Riou Libération Monday 31 October 2005Objects and products, chosen more and more as a function of the psychic benefits they brin...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Nov 2005 15:25:00 GMT