Design life
Dear Artist, American sculptor Robin Antar says, “Life is an empty square unless one fills…
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An artist’s process
Dear Artist, Imagine, if you will, an artist’s encounter group. Imagine they are sharing, in…
The unanswered question
Dear Artist, In 1976 Leonard Bernstein lectured on art at Harvard University. “A work of…
Collectors of Art
Dear Artist, For many of us, our solo shows are the nights when we get…
Abstract principles
Dear Artist, Not long ago a family friend sent me a photograph of my 30-year-old…
Creative efficiency
Dear Artist, Back in the dark ages I used to take whole days to stretch…
The idea life cycle
Dear Artist, Several years ago, a friend and I thought something might be learned by…
Intuitive Flow
Dear Artist, The Canadian painter Emily Carr (1871-1945) thought an artist’s growth was beyond explanation.…
Grey matters
Dear Artist, I recently met my downstairs neighbour — a New York jazz-punk original, an…
Am I plagiarizing?
Dear Artist, I’ve been asked whether making paintings that use the works of dead artists…