The plight of perfectionists
Dear Artist, Recently I’ve been looking into the business of perfectionism among painters. It seems…
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Art and the charitable soul
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Roberta Henry of La Paz, Mexico wrote about an unusual charitable event.…
A trip of a lifetime
Dear Artist, This coming September we’re planning a unique painting trip: Three days high in…
The sweet joy of lists
Dear Artist, Folks are always sending me lists. A born-again list-lover, I admit, I’m a…
Accessing the default mode network
Dear Artist, When you paint you are using two distinct areas of your brain. One…
The outlook for fame
Dear Artist, Andy Warhol figured everyone was now going to get their fifteen minutes of…
The fine art of exploration
Dear Artist, You may have noticed the roar of applause when the orchestra plays what…
The great fun of taxation
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Maro Lorimer of Anna Maria Island, Florida wrote, “As tax time approaches,…
You are living in an unreal world
Dear Artist, Yesterday, I received an angry email from a New Jersey painter who wants…
The art of becoming
Dear Artist, In ceramics, there is always the kiln. Half-baked and half-made, the objects enter…