Creative addiction
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Carol Ubben of Mt. Morris, Illinois, wrote, “I’ve recently joined a quit…
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Creative self-hypnosis
Dear Artist, My last letter, Winging it, brought in literally thousands of confirmations of this…
Winging it
Dear Artist, On Dec. 8, 1903, with government funding, countless advisors and great ballyhoo, Samuel…
Art director
Dear Artist, Back in my days of freelance skirmishes on the periphery of the advertising…
The logic of Final Varnish
Dear Artist, “Final varnish” is the liquid, protective coat that goes onto oils and acrylics.…
Wanted for Christmas
Dear Artist, I may be totally wrong on this one. I’m thinking that artists are…
Creativity and love
Dear Artist, This morning, Rita E. Acuna of Philadelphia, PA, wrote, “I think I would…
Art direct
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Elin Pendleton of Wildomar, California wrote, “Starting in mid October — until…
Creativity and mental illness
Dear Artist, Dr. Daniel Nettle, a psychologist at Newcastle University, and Helen Clegg at the…
International theft
Dear Artist, Last week, Marjorie Turnbull wrote to tell me that replicas of her paintings…