The story of red
Dear Artist, Cochineal is a red dyestuff extracted from the blood of a beetle parasite…
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Recovery
Dear Artist, A player breaks away, speeds down the ice, then, in a confused dust-up,…
Ultramarine Blue
Dear Artist, The original ultramarine blue was made from the semiprecious stone lapis lazuli. Processes…
Keeping records
Dear Artist, Naturally, because of my extreme incompetence at keeping records, I’m fascinated with the…
The short list
Dear Artist, In one-on-one mentoring there’s the advantage of offering specifics. By getting to know…
Wonder of line
Dear Artist, My friend Ted Hesketh is both a painter and a musician. His main…
Triumph of the id
Dear Artist, Thanks to everyone who wrote so eloquently and intelligently about “ego.” There were…
Ego
Dear Artist, Yesterday and today, I did a bit of one-on-one mentoring. Reactions from those…
Rivalry and Friendship
Dear Artist, Art historian Jack Flam has written a new book about the relationship between…
