Difficult passages
Dear Artist, In a recent interview, the wildly successful film director Brett Ratner said, “It’s more…
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Ultimate creativity
Dear Artist, We all have a tendency to focus on the daily progress and setbacks…
I’m not going anywhere
Dear Artist, Throughout my painting life, which is pretty well all of it, I’ve been interested…
Lively greys
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Amanda Jackson of Bahrain wrote, “Lively greys! It’s a breakthrough. My work was…
Murals to go
Dear Artist, Murals are sticky business for painters. Some won’t touch them. A bad mark…
Artist for life
Dear Artist, Yesterday Alexis Ramos wrote, “I’m impressed that you’ve worked as an artist full time…
Changing the light
Dear Artist, While it may be academic to know your light source before you begin,…
The big three
Dear Artist, An excellent Quebec painter, Lorne Bouchard, once gave me some advice. He told…
Creative archaeology
Dear Artist, Find something to paint and then find a good place to sit. That’s…
The buddy system
Dear Artist, Painting and other creative activities are essentially solitary pursuits, but there’s something to…