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      Roger Allan Cleaves
      • Dec 17, 2018
      • 1 min

      Concentration

      The ability to think about your work and only your work is the greatest skill you can hone in the studio. A practice should be focused. Lately I feel distracted by life and the holiday season, but I am trying to get back to that place where my concentration is at it's highest resolve. It is important to control your thoughts so that you can control your will. We have to let the momentary distractions that lead us to anger and discontentment to not lead us away from the love
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      Opening:Oct 5th-Christian Brothers University
      Roger Allan Cleaves
      • Sep 14, 2018
      • 1 min

      Opening:Oct 5th-Christian Brothers University

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      Roger Allan Cleaves
      • Jan 31, 2018
      • 1 min

      Restoring Order

      Today is my first day back in my oil painting studio. I have been working with mostly drawing media for the first part of this year. I am definitely ready to smell the linseed oil and turpentine in the air. Getting started has been a struggle; everything is all out of whack because of The Forget Me Not exhibition. My brushes are not in the right position. My paint tubes are out of order. My palette knives are no where to be found.I have to get my medium to the right viscosity
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