Of geese and swans
Dear Artist, Horace Walpole once remarked of Sir Joshua Reynolds: “All his own geese are…
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Paint the town
Dear Artist, Jury duty again yesterday. This time for a fundraiser for a new arts…
Fortress artist
Dear Artist, On a recent clickback response page, we included a note from Eijo Toyonaga:…
In the beginning
Dear Artist, An old Chinese proverb says, “Do not grasp the brush before the spirit…
Artistic truth
Dear Artist, You may remember my last letter was about deception. This one’s about truth.…
Small deceptions
Dear Artist, Yesterday, while acting as a juror in an art show, my cricket came…
The Internet revolution
Dear Artist, Yesterday, one of my dealers sold a painting to a collector in Indonesia.…
A sense of place
Dear Artist, Out here on this island I take my watch at the edge of…
Art Advice
Dear Artist, From time to time there’s a letter in my inbox that asks, “What…
Creative thoughts
Dear Artist, Carl Rungius (1869-1959) was one of the best big-game painters of all time.…