The story of yellow
Dear Artist, Traditionally, yellow has come from five main sources–mango, gamboge, orpiment, ochre and saffron.…
Monthly Archives: January, 2014
Am I blue?
Dear Artist, The original Ultramarine blue was made from the semi-precious stone lapis lazuli. Processes…
What are you leaving out?
Dear Artist, I’m laptopping you from bed in Chelsea, New York City. It’s minus 14,…
Horizontal painting
Dear Artist, A lot of us around here are known as Badgers. For example, my…
The wisdom of no escape
Dear Artist, During a bumpy period a few years ago in New York, I had…
Eleven steps to your world
Dear Artist, Tonight, as happens often these days, it’s me who closes up the studio.…
Stylistic economies
Dear Artist, Small economies of style are regularly used by evolved painters as a way…
Faith-based art-making
Dear Artist, A recent issue of the New Yorker Magazine had a cartoon titled “Faith-based…
From my window
Dear Artist, From my bedroom window a vast tidal estuary spreads in three directions. In…