Dear Artist, Yesterday, Bill (Bosque) Redondo of Fresno, California, wrote, “I know quite a few artists who are really serious about marketing and selling their art. However, it seems like they are not aggressive enough and I wonder if that…
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Albert Root of Spokane, Washington sent us some rather good examples of iPhone art. With an inexpensive application called “Brushes,” some artists are busy making tiny paintings on their cell phone screens.. Other artists have asked if…
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Mary Catherine Jorgensen of East Bay, California, wrote, “A side effect of being a self-employed artist is occasional loneliness. Not everyone works alongside other artists, and many of us work alone. The privilege of being able to…
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Edward Vincent of New South Wales, Australia, wrote, “I’m attracted to a style of painting based on exaggerating elements of the human form. My problem is differentiating between artistic exaggeration of elements (head, eyes, limbs, etc.) and…
Dear Artist, This morning, BJ Adams of Washington, DC, asked, “What are your thoughts on changing the names of artwork to fit a venue, exhibit, or buyer? For example, is it okay to modify my often generic titles to more…
Dear Artist, One of the fun things about writing these letters is learning the various methodologies artists use. It seems some of us are of the “let-it-flow” school, dreamy, laid back and even lackadaisical about our work. Others think self-management…
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Bela Fidel of Scottsdale, Arizona wrote, “For the past few years I have been literally squeezing work out of myself. Ideas don’t come and, hence, don’t flow. I “tear” them away from wherever they are. Connection with…
Dear Artist, I’ll have to explain myself. Many years ago I took a course in Transcendental Meditation (TM), and since then I’ve painted a few paintings (FP). The idea of combining the two has been sitting cross-legged between my ears…
Dear Artist, I’m out here on a rocky Donegal foreland. Below, on the beach, one of those smart-looking black-and-white Irish farm dogs is running loose. With no master in sight, the dog has a tennis ball she tosses in the…