Art not for the faint of heart
Dear Artist, I’m crouched on a stack of easels with eleven other painters on the…
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The bigger questions
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Robert Isler Wanka of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada wrote, “I’d like to see…
Talking about colour
Dear Artist, The “literary colour” of a decent cigar is some sort of brown. On…
Backache and other problems
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Jane Wilcoxson of Oswego, IL wrote, “I find it difficult to sit…
The fine art of fooling around
Dear Artist, Some of us, mature and otherwise, beg daily for greater foolery. Others, beginners…
A great commercial conspiracy
Dear Artist, Seven Days in the Art World, by Sarah Thornton, gives a chapter each…
Art and motherhood
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Cedar Lee of Ellicott City, MD, wrote, “I have a 10-month-old son.…
Art in a beehive
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Todd Butt of Trenton, Ohio wrote, “A local group is opening an…
What to do with yourself
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Caroline Planting wrote, “I’m packing to attend a residency at the Vermont…
In praise of inexpensive materials
Dear Artist, When buying art materials, it’s almost always wise to get the best you…