The creative bluff
Dear Artist, It was an above average easel-day yesterday, and my mind turned to thoughts…
Monthly Archives: January, 2006
Get paid twice?
Dear Artist, Every once in a while I hear from artists who would like a…
Creative addiction
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Carol Ubben of Mt. Morris, Illinois, wrote, “I’ve recently joined a quit…
Creative self-hypnosis
Dear Artist, My last letter, Winging it, brought in literally thousands of confirmations of this…
Winging it
Dear Artist, On Dec. 8, 1903, with government funding, countless advisors and great ballyhoo, Samuel…
Art director
Dear Artist, Back in my days of freelance skirmishes on the periphery of the advertising…
The logic of Final Varnish
Dear Artist, “Final varnish” is the liquid, protective coat that goes onto oils and acrylics.…
Painter’s Pants
Dear Artist, Some of my friends are surprised that I can tell what kind of…
Time for pride
Dear Artist, “Pride,” said Alexander Pope, “is the never-failing vice of fools.” This certainly applies…