The look
Dear Artist, It’s a curious subject that’s seldom discussed and surprisingly poorly understood. The idealists…
Monthly Archives: August, 2008
Unconscious confidence
Dear Artist, “If you think you’re outclassed, you are, You’ve got to think high to…
A charmed life
Dear Artist, My dad used to say that I led a charmed life. He’d say,…
Prior disappointment syndrome
Dear Artist, Artists with integrity and high standards can fall prey to a particularly nasty…
Bird man
Dear Artist, Growing up in Victoria, B.C., Fen Lansdowne and I became friends in our…
Larks and owls
Dear Artist, One thing about bumping over a few time zones, your sleep habits tend…
Sanctuary
Dear Artist, In Lucca I’ve borrowed a friend’s workshop for a sanctuary. Wine cellar and…
Of music and painting
Dear Artist, Naturally, when Leonard Cohen came to Lucca we went to see him. To…
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Dear Artist, You can’t go anywhere around Lucca without bumping into the operatic composer Giacomo…