Soft edges
Dear Artist, Sometimes it’s a good idea to cruise your work to see if a…
Yearly Archives: 2008
Art in half-light
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Edward Vincent of Sydney, Australia, wrote, “No matter what type of painting…
Long-distance look
Dear Artist, Everybody knows about Gustav Klimt’s women, not the least of which is his…
Canvas tiger
Dear Artist, When we think of Chinese art, we might generally think of pirate factories…
Reflexive Relaxology
Dear Artist, In “Lake Wobegon Days,” Garrison Keillor writes, “I grew up among slow talkers,…
Painting lost; reward offered
Dear Artist, On a small beach between towering rocks around the corner from Cabo San…
Digital archiving
Dear Artist, After my last letter, where photographer Andre Kertesz lost and later found his…
Artists’ archives
Dear Artist, If I had to do it all over again I would have been…
Alma Mater
Dear Artist, Yesterday I returned to my old school.The Art Center College of Design is…
Houdon and Voltaire
Dear Artist, I’m laptopping you from beside a life-sized statue of Voltaire by Houdon. It’s…