Operant conditioning
Dear Artist, In case you haven’t heard, “operant conditioning” is the use of consequences to…
Monthly Archives: November, 2007
Nom de brush
Dear Artist, On Sunday Elaine Caulton wrote, “I have tried to find out what the…
Getting to ‘must’
Dear Artist, Psychologist Abraham Maslow has written, “A musician must make music, an artist must…
Ambiguity
Dear Artist, Think about ambiguity in your art. To be ambiguous means to give double…
Covering up your sins
Dear Artist, After my recent letter about canvas, re-stretching, etc., there were lots of follow-ups…
Authenticity
Dear Artist, In a public gallery the other day I came upon a tailored young…
The flying artist
Dear Artist, This morning Dianna Burns of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, asked about taking oil painting equipment…
Why do they buy?
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Edward Abela was wondering how many artists are interested in why people…
Signing your life away
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Chris Bingle of Stroud in Gloucestershire, UK, asked about signing paintings. She…