Brady: Was the workshop beneficial to you? 
Robert: Yes, very much so. I had been experiencing severe writer’s block for two years and had pretty much given up hope of doing any serious work again.  In lieu of what I needed to do with my writing and to move forward with my life, I, instead, was foolishly wasting my time with some complex legal questions I was neither prepared nor trained to pursue.  I reluctantly undertook your art course; in fact, it was my therapist who demanded that I at least give it a try.  Within that first session with you, I immediately saw an important connection. 

By the end of class, I was thoroughly convinced that by seriously participating in an untried medium for me, mixed media & painting, the creative impetuses I thought dead could suddenly, be resurrected. I believed I could succeed once again as a writer, or at the very least, now capable of giving it my very best effort. This is where I find myself now.

Brady: What was your artwork about and its title.
Robert: A symbolic, helicopter medi-vac in Vietnam.  Untitled. 

Brady: What did you enjoy most about the workshops?
Robert: Your enthusiasm and direction.

Brady:  Would you like to attend another workshop?
Robert: Not immediately. Though very rewarding, it is exhausting and emotionally draining.

Brady: How can the class be improved for you?
Robert: I think more assistants are needed so you won’t be stretched so thin.  It is my impression that your knowledge about technique and color are crucial to a fulfilling experience.

Brady: Describe your feelings when creating/participating in the workshop. 
Robert: I found myself thinking the entire week before about the next stage of my project.  There were equal amounts of anxiety and excitement about what I intended to do and how it might turnout.  I was always surprised by the results of my thinking this way and what I actually did.  I discovered that trusting my own intuition led me down some colorful, if amateurishly executed paths. I believe I was the first in the class to finish his project, although unintended, my momentum seemed to continually get the best of me. I could hardly wait to see how my project would turn out. 

The moment it was completed a huge wave of fatigue washed over me, and for the better part of the class I could only sit in the big leather chair in your living room literally unable to move, or think.  I was amazed at the huge amount of evocative emotion I had awakened. I am eternally grateful to you Brady for helping me bust out-of-the-box.  

Brady: Would you visit a museum show with me in the future?
Robert: Yes, I enjoy learning about other art/artists who express feelings in art.

Brady: Thanks Robert, I look forward to our next creative adventure.

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