Education in a tube
Dear Artist, This letter may sound like an ad. In a way it is, but…
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Working your muses
Dear Artist, The first thing you have to do is separate your true muses from…
The look
Dear Artist, It’s a curious subject that’s seldom discussed and surprisingly poorly understood. The idealists…
Unconscious confidence
Dear Artist, “If you think you’re outclassed, you are, You’ve got to think high to…
A charmed life
Dear Artist, My dad used to say that I led a charmed life. He’d say,…
Prior disappointment syndrome
Dear Artist, Artists with integrity and high standards can fall prey to a particularly nasty…
Bird man
Dear Artist, Growing up in Victoria, B.C., Fen Lansdowne and I became friends in our…
Larks and owls
Dear Artist, One thing about bumping over a few time zones, your sleep habits tend…
Sanctuary
Dear Artist, In Lucca I’ve borrowed a friend’s workshop for a sanctuary. Wine cellar and…
Of music and painting
Dear Artist, Naturally, when Leonard Cohen came to Lucca we went to see him. To…