The price of popularity
Dear Artist, The other day I was visiting a former painter who just happens to…
Monthly Archives: January, 2009
Economics 101
Dear Artist, A number of artists have been asking about the current economic downturn. More…
Compositional keys
Dear Artist, Composition is the relative positioning of shapes and forms within a picture plane.…
Whistler’s dilemma
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Bob Whistler of Brainerd, Minnesota, wrote, “I’ve been a painter for nine…
Four excellent questions
Dear Artist, Yesterday, David Fitzgerald of Concord, California, asked some excellent questions. Every one of…
The frequent-pause system
Dear Artist, For the last few days I’ve been painting on a particularly frigid balcony…
The problem with stealing
Dear Artist, This morning, Terry Culbert of Amherst Island, Ontario, wrote, “I’ve noticed that some…
Laziness
Dear Artist, Many of the problems that plague artists can be traced back to common…
How to find passion
Dear Artist, Some artists who might read this, especially the more highly evolved ones, are…