Blue Moose
Dear Artist, Ted Harrison is well known for his colourful and childlike paintings of the…
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Unresolved tension
Dear Artist, It’s good to know there’s a difference of opinion. A little while ago…
Love made visible
Dear Artist, In the last letter I wrote about our tools for artistic growth. Letters…
Pick up your tool
Dear Artist, A friend of a friend phoned this morning and said, “Don’t waste my…
Raising creative kids
Dear Artist, In the art of parenting we all begin as amateurs. By the time…
Daughter and Father
My daughter, Sara, was thirteen when she walked into my studio and announced she was going…
External validation
Dear Artist, An artist who wishes anonymity asks, “What of artists who get hooked on…
Orphan art
Dear Artist, Dave Louis of Coventry, UK writes, “I’ve been an artist for 25 years.…
Passing storm
Dear Artist, Late yesterday afternoon and then again all last night a terrific storm passed…
The search
Dear Artist, Mist rises on a mile-long white sand beach. It’s an island — almost…