‘Ready-mades’ and ‘nearly-dones’
Dear Artist, “Ready-mades” are those lucky paintings where the composition is pretty well taken care…
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Death of an artist
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Jamillah Ausby of Brooklyn, New York wrote, “My husband, the abstract artist…
Spring cleaning
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Laura Tovar Dietrick of Portsmouth, Virginia wrote, “I’m spring cleaning. Sketches, old…
An under-recognized artist
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Robert Revak Dublac of Unionville, Connecticut wrote, “I am an under-recognized artist.…
The basket list
Dear Artist, You’ve probably heard of the “bucket list.” It’s the list of things you…
About the galleries
Dear Artist, I’m wandering around the galleries of Santa Fe, New Mexico and Scottsdale, Arizona.…
Dealing with fixations
Dear Artist, “Laura” paints tough-looking, thick-necked women in tight skirts and high-heeled jackboots. She does…
At Mabel’s house
Dear Artist, I’m laptopping you from Ansel Adams’s room in the beautiful old home of…
Maker’s blinders
Dear Artist, We live in miraculous times. I’m set up on a mesquite hillside overlooking…
A spiritual event
Dear Artist, I’m walking a labyrinth in Sedona, Arizona. I’m repeating the words, “My higher…