The closed-mouth convention
Dear Artist, You’ll be glad to know this letter has nothing to do with not…
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On watermarking
Dear Artist, On the internet, there are three kinds of artwork images: Photography, which has…
The ultimate curiosity
Dear Artist, Having spent the afternoon in the Picasso show at the Seattle Art Museum,…
Smelling the roses
Dear Artist, A subscriber wrote, “I found at the beginning of the pandemic that I…
The causes of overworking
Dear Artist, After noting the tendency of kindergarten kids to keep pushing paint until their…
Creative forces
Dear Artist, In 2003, when Anne Truitt was 82, she wrote a letter to her…
To go it alone?
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Candy Crawford Day wrote, “Is it better for an artist to go…
Retrieval of history
Dear Artist, In the 1960s, when Canadian artist Betty Goodwin was in her 40s, she…
How to help other artists
Dear Artist, My late friend Egbert Oudendag used to say, “The best way to help…
Palette cleanser
Dear Artist, Here’s a decluttering idea: 1. For this exercise, commit to 30 minutes and…