Jacques Majorelle
Dear Artist, Jacques Majorelle (1886-1962) was the son of a celebrated furniture designer of Nancy,…
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Morocco bound
Dear Artist, In Morocco we have the farthest western reach of the historic Arab world.…
Islamic art
Dear Artist, Here in Tunis, portraiture is virtually non-existent. People are depicted as types rather…
The layered day
Dear Artist, The minaret calls five times a day: dawn, noon, mid afternoon, sundown and…
Dream factory
Dear Artist, At the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt there’s a spectacular collection of Soviet Art.…
Universal artist
Dear Artist, I’m laptopping you today from Goethe’s chair. I’m in his “poetry room” here…
Faith, Hope and Charity
Dear Artist, Near the entrance to Roberts Bay on Lake Joseph there are three small…
Off season
Dear Artist, On Roberts Bay on Lake Joseph in Ontario’s cottage country, there’s hardly a…
Restless brush syndrome
Dear Artist, Most people have heard about restless leg syndrome. That’s where the legs insist…
The creative obligation
Dear Artist, Yesterday, I received an email from Bruce Wilcox of Denver, USA. I’ve included…