Dear Artist, Joseph Campbell was one of those thinkers who constantly asked himself, “What is the meaning of this?” In books, lectures and interviews, he made frequent skirmishes into the field of art. And like a lot of those who…
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Ryan Wollard of Plantation, Florida wrote, “Does politically-themed art sell? I specialize in a type of impressionism and nothing gives me more joy than painting blue skies and sandy beaches. But lately my inspiration has come from…
Dear Artist, Today, B.J. Wilson of Long Beach, California, asked, “What about cerebral vs. expressionist painters? Is it in the genes? Is it a non-choice or can a person change? Any reason to want to change? Is there any benefit…
Dear Artist, Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood has invented the LongPen. With custom software and high-speed broadband, her device permits people like herself to do book signings without having to be there. At 66 she’s getting tired of travelling. I have…
Dear Artist, Practically every day artists write to let me in on the inner nuances of their personal relationships. Some write with praise — others complain about how things have turned out. Some ask me to suggest something. This is…
Dear Artist, On Thursday afternoon, Joe Blodgett and I were at the bird sanctuary, chasing rainbows, walking Caravaggio and Dorothy. We were talking about Dr. Oliver Sacks — the widely published neurologist who has something to say about everything from Alzheimer’s…
Dear Artist, Yesterday, I received a note from Florida painter Carol Cain: “I’m in a dilemma. I’d like to enter a regional contest with my best and latest, but at the same time I would like to sell the same…
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Celine Fleur of Seattle, Washington wrote, “I haven’t painted for several years, and have just started to attend weekly life drawing sessions (no instruction — a group of artists drawing in a downtown gallery), and reading inspirational…
Dear Artist, Last weekend I was one of three members of an electronic jury. This is where an art exhibition is juried by a variety of jurors who do not necessarily have to get together in one place. More to…
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Carol Barber of Gainesville, Florida wrote, “I’ve been hearing that the way to sell your art and to be known as an artist these days is to be a blogger. I’ve read that artists need to connect…