Painting for sale?
Dear Artist, Yesterday, I received an email from Bill Brown: “Am Bill i want to…
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Glazing keys
Dear Artist, Glazing is a technique where a transparent, usually darker, tone is washed over…
Eyes over the border
Dear Artist, Now that it’s finally over we can talk about it. Believe me, Canadians…
The abusive father
Dear Artist, Lately there has been a pileup of emails asking for ideas in dealing…
Thoughts on teaching
Dear Artist, In the incredibly dark and grubby Odessa airport, waiting for the short flight…
What success?
Dear Artist, While wandering around in Romania I inadvertently hit on some Wi-Fi and noticed…
The world of icons
Dear Artist, Every Bulgarian Orthodox church has an iconostasis spanning its center and holding up…
Among the whirling dervishes
Dear Artist, In dark light, a dozen musicians mysteriously appear wearing long black cloaks and…
Lessons from a Turkish market
Dear Artist, In Istanbul the great marketplace is jammed. Arm in arm the shoppers come,…
The dialogues
Dear Artist, What’s not to love about Greece? Whitewashed houses cling like rambling flora on…