Influence
Dear Artist, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s Redhead is one of my favourites. Probably from 1889, this…
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Tales the palettes tell
Dear Artist, I’ve always been suspect of historical painter’s palettes. One reason is that a…
Appeal and provenance
Dear Artist, Quite a few letters come my way from artists asking how they might…
Mastering colour
Dear Artist, It’s about time I fessed up. When I was at Art Center School…
Three useful systems
Dear Artist, Outdoor work can be confusing. Because there is often so much to look…
Mountain retreat
Dear Artist, I’m laptopping you from an ancient log cabin on Edith Lake near Jasper,…
What to expect
Dear Artist, Letting folks into my studio is getting more and more problematical. It has…
A fresh start
Dear Artist, In a recent letter I wrote, “I’ve often toyed with the idea of…
The causes of popularity
Dear Artist, At dinner last night the textile artist Carole Sabiston posed a question to…
The navigation of wrong turns
Dear Artist, Last week I conducted a short workshop with seven students on an antique…