Paintbox
Dear Artist, For some reason, yesterday was filled with Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The high prize…
Monthly Archives: May, 2006
The Three Amigos
Dear Artist, There are three methods of working that can genuinely enhance the overall quality…
The da Vinci Mode
Dear Artist, Leonardo da Vinci’s life was a living demo of his “seven virtues.” For…
Minister of change
Dear Artist, Last night, my friend Bern Will Brown dropped by. Bern’s 86 now, but…
Repetition
Dear Artist, Monty Python alumnus Terry Gilliam was recently bemoaning the current sad state of…
Picasso’s handicap
Dear Artist, Last weekend I gave a two-day acrylic workshop. I don’t advertise these events…
Work and play
Dear Artist, “Work is not necessarily work,” wrote Bob Abrahams of Perth, Australia. “It depends…
Bowing to value
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Emily Moore wrote, “Recently I have been admitting that the bottom line…
Titles of paintings
Dear Artist, Yesterday B.J. Wright asked, “What about titling artwork? I’m asking which comes first…