Famous Art, Artist Quotes

"Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together."
-John Ruskin-


Designer and free lance artists and editors can set hourly rate by dividing their anual income needs by 1000.
-Mike Rider-

Abstract art is uniquely modern.  It is a fundamentally romantic response to modern life -rebellious, individualistic, unconventional, sensitive, irritable.
-Robert Motherwell-

"As an artist grow older, he has to fight disillusionment and learn to establish the same relation to nature as an adult as he had when child."
-Charles Burchfield-

"I always suspect an artist who is successful before he is dead."
-John Murray Gibbon-

 "The painting rises from the brushstrokes as a poem rises from words. The meaning comes later."
-Joan Miro-

new update from Davis Cup

game result: From First Round March 4-6, 2011

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Some  Facts about Davis Cup.,, Did you know that it began in 1900 as a competition between USA and Great Britain? and its now the worlds largest yearly international team competition in sports.  The Idea came from a four members of the Harvard University tennis team, one of the four players, where Dwight Davis, who conceptualize the tournament format and the one who buy the trophy with his own money. The tournament was originally known as International Lawn Tennis Challenge, but later known today as Davis Cup after Davis's trophy.

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Tennis Club around the Globe.#3

Shared photos:  6 photos from San Jose Tamaraw Tennis Club (Mindoro,Philippines)

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Tennis Club around the Globe.#2

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Santa Maria Tennis Club Member

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Alcantara Top player Philippines tennis

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Daily Tennis Qoutes Pete Sampras Edition

"I am going to hold serve the majority of the time.  It is nice to have a little time to return serve."
--Pete Sampras--

"I let my racket do the talking.  That's what I am all about, really.  I just go out and win tennis matches."
--Pete Sampras--

"For as long people have just taken what I do for granted.  It is not easy to do year-in, year out, to win the Grand Slams and be No. 1"
--Pete Sampras--

"There's always one shot that I can rely on when I'm not hitting the ball that well, is my serve."
--Pete Sampras--

"The difference of great player's is at a certain point in a match they raise their level of play and maintain it.  Lesser player's play great for a set, but then less."
--Pete Sampras--

Tennis Club Pictures around the Globe

Submitted Club Picture:

SMTC Club Trainer

  

Exhibition game at SMTC Tennis Club

SMTC members with Johnny Arcilla and PJ Tierro of the Philippine Pro Circuit.

Ralph Kevin Barte Philippines Top 5 player with Club members.

Picture's From SMTC (Santa Maria Tennis Club) 

Location: Santa Maria Bulacan, Philippines

Daily Art Qoute's Artist Edition

"A painting that is well composed is half finished." --Pierre Bonnard--

"A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds."  --Henry Moore--

"An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one."  --Charles Horton Cooley"

"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures."
--Henry Ward Beecher--

"Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together."
--John Ruskin--

"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary." --Pablo Picasso--

"The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.
--William Faulkner--

"When I think of art I think of beauty.  Beauty is the mystery of life.  It is not in the eye it is in the mind.  In our minds there is awareness of perfection."
--Agnes Martin--

Daily Tennis Qoutes Agassi edition.

"If you don't practice you don't deserve to win."  ---Andrei Agassi---

"I think on of the greatest joys I have now in my career and in my profession is to be playing an age where I can appreciate it more than I used to.... It's whole different lens you look through the older you get."
---Andrei Agassi---

" Some times it's just harder to remind yourself about what you're doing and why you're doing it... Other times, you have a great desire for it, but physically you're not responding the way you want.  The present other challenges.  Then sometimes it all comes together.
---Andrei Agassi---

"First of all, let me say, 1:15 in the morning, for 20,000 people to still be here, I was't the winner, tennis was. That's awesome.  I don't know if I've ever felt so good here before."
---Andrei Agassi---

"I got a hundred bucks says my baby beats Pete's baby.  I just think genetics are in my favor."
---Andrei Agassi---

"I had moments of my actions and words not reflecting who it is I am - if defines a punk, then yes, absolutely.
---Andrei Agassi---

Serve and Volley Tips...

Serve and Volley 
-is the signature game play of tennis legend Pete Sampras well know for a massive twist serve and powerful volley, this style of game play can put your opponent pace into defensive state where you can control and quicken the pace of the game, here area some tips to adopt this kind of playing.

First you have to geared-up for your first serve this is the key, for you to be able to execute serve and volley effectively, poorly done serve means a massive return and leave you defensively... OK let us say you mastered our twist serve, next thing to do is to approach the net, by following your serve down to the center of the tennis court near the net Keep in mind to run only far as you can while the ball is traveling in the air, one it hits the ground, you have to stop and be ready to returns opponent's shot, with you racket in front of you above the net, don't put your racket pace lower than the net for you to be able to hit more accurately. 
Now that your are at the net, you have to face the net with knee bent and racket up held in front of you, you better have quick reflexes in Volleying, so you have to be focus at all time and be ready to move when your opponent hit the ball. 
Volleying is an advantage, an has high risk too, to pull-off a big serve and approaching the net putting pressure to your opponent to have a good down the line shots, or an overhead lob shot where it be difficult for your opponent to place.
Once you have establish at the net prepare to aim your return to a point that your opponent cannot reach, be smart at where to aim it.  If the ball comes a lob lob try to finish it off by an overhead shot pointing at the ball with one hand to position yourself, and then swing like you are to serve, don't hesitate being at the net try to control the game and finish it quick the key serve and volley is to kill the ball in 3 or less shots.