Assistance
Dear Artist, A design school graduate who recently visited asked, “Would you like an assistant?…
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The Empire of Art
Dear Artist, Unlike the Roman, the British, or any other Empires under the sun, the…
On painting well
Dear Artist, If a painter were to tap the principles in William Zinsser’s book, On…
Titles of paintings
Dear Artist, Most of us paint first and title last. Sometimes, about the middle, a…
The art of giving
Dear Artist, We recently lost our friend Yulanda. She was 77. Smart, funny and glamorously…
Make a Home
Dear Artist, Here’s a creative method surprisingly and often overlooked as we go about and…
The artist’s lens
Dear Artist, Synesthesia, meaning “joined sensation,” is a neurological phenomenon that combines two or more…
The Big Picture
Dear Artist, In life, in art, a major problem is failing to see the big…
To task or to multi-task
Dear Artist, I once visited the studio of an artist living on the Eastern shore…
Contradiction
Dear Artist, At my easel this morning I realized that the way I’m working right…