Dry periods
Dear Artist, Harlan Simantal wrote to say, “Lately I’ve wiped off about eight out of…
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Contrarian
Dear Artist, Do you remember “Mary, Mary, quite contrary?” This children’s nursery rhyme represents an…
Finding Spirit
Dear Artist, Early in my career I came to know an artist by the name…
Alpine meadows
Dear Artist, Distant sheep are moving down a green hillside like a spill of cream.…
Houses
Dear Artist, Among the responses to the last letter about the elements of landscape, there’s…
Land of Heart’s Desire
Dear Artist, Right now I’m looking toward Omey — a small island viewed from an…
Heather Island
Dear Artist, It’s a small island — eleven acres — centered in Tully Lake, Connemara,…
On Coole Lake
Dear Artist, Her name is indeed Colleen, her friend is Emmet; a horse of a…
Under the cherry
Dear Artist, It’s one of those open-air workshops on a crisp spring day. The fields…