Transformation by art
Dear Artist, Several years ago our family took over a 16th century retreat in southern…
Monthly Archives: December, 2006
The uses of black
Dear Artist, A sack of email dropped down this chimney after my recent walk with…
A social phenomenon
Dear Artist, Last night Betty Piderman of Kitsilano, B.C., Canada wrote, “I was wondering about…
A walk with Renoir
Dear Artist, Not many hikers are on the Grand Randonnee in the Cevennes this time…
The other eye
Dear Artist, There are eight paintings in these two rooms. Each is two meters high…
Japanese prints
Dear Artist, It’s raining in Paris. The open-air book and print kiosks along the Right…
A catty crit
Dear Artist, My crit system for art clubs is to ask everyone to bring two…
Career Change
Dear Artist, Yesterday, “Bill” was in my studio. That’s not his real name because he’s…
True colours
Dear Artist, There are colourists and there are colourists. There are those among us whose…