The cold-easel syndrome
Dear Artist, The complaints are so widespread as to suggest there may be an epidemic.…
Monthly Archives: July, 2013
Mailing-list etiquette
Dear Artist, Last week Shirley Peters of Putney, NSW, Australia wrote, “My show is happening…
Green therapy
Dear Artist, In 1984, Edward O. Wilson introduced the “Biophilia hypothesis.” His idea was that…
The puzzle system
Dear Artist, A fellow painter told me her whole approach was intuitive. “Bob, it’s not…
The points of crits
Dear Artist, From time to time many of us are called on to critique the…
Our blessed life
Dear Artist, I was at my easel in a secluded corner of a quiet garden.…
Spotting a fake
Dear Artist, Recently, Doug Payne of Waddington’s Art Auctioneers in Toronto, Ontario wrote, “A painting…
Framing and matting
Dear Artist, Recently, Michele Sinkez of Hebron, Connecticut wrote, “I overheard a collector say that…
The trouble with green
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Gale Courtney of Manson, WA, USA wrote, “I am not happy trying…