Art as ‘campaign’
Dear Artist, You may not have heard of Carl von Clausewitz. Back in the early…
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Second opinion
Dear Artist, Some folks are in the business of helping artists get what they want.…
Channelling negative energy
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Catherine Stock wrote, “I wonder if you have any thoughts about channeling…
Bring on the clones
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Shelley Burke wrote from Chelsea, Quebec: “Recently I’ve been treating myself to…
Thank-you notes
Dear Artist, Recently, Linda Menke of Sarasota, Florida, asked, “Is it expected or appropriate to…
Dynamic painting
Dear Artist, The making of every work of art is a series of fated moves.…
Ten thousand hours
Dear Artist, Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book, Outliers, has some implications for artists. Like his other…
Book report
Dear Artist, Exactly one year ago today we received the first 3000 copies of my…
Power hour
Dear Artist, In my part-time, unpaid job as an art coach, I hear from folks…
The subconscious eye
Dear Artist, Our eyes move toward those things already on our minds. A man passionate…