Browsing: Letters
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A Wing and a Prayer
Dear Artist, Yesterday we noticed 25 new subscribers who all had the same zip code. Richard Thompson went to the U.S. Postal Service website and determined that they were all from Stevens Point, Wisconsin. That’s where the University of Wisconsin…
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Triumph of the Will
Dear Artist, From time to time I’ve noticed that it’s possible to will a work to be better than average. While normally dependent on the serendipitous flow of the muse — there are occasions when intensity and direction are an…
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Quality gnomes
Dear Artist, Last night I was invited to a private reception in the Special Collections department at our local Public Library. Here, among the dozen or so ancient manuscripts and precious rare books that were put out for us –…
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The Empire of Art
Dear Artist, Unlike the Roman, the British, or any other Empires under the sun, the Empire of Art rises from grass roots just about everywhere. While its citizens speak a variety of tongues, they are understood pretty well universally. If…
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The Price of Things
Dear Artist, There’s some odd dynamics in the pricing of created works. It’s useful for an artist to understand some of what’s going on. Art doesn’t necessarily follow the standards of supply and demand. You may have noticed that outrageous…
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On the Money
Dear Artist, Winston Churchill said that only a fool would write for any other reason than money. I know of painters who insist that they only pick up a brush if they know they are going to get paid. This…
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Women in Art
Dear Artist, From time to time I do workshops and demonstrations for art clubs in my community. At the beginning I generally ask some questions: “How many paint in oils, how many in watercolor, how many in acrylic?” Here I…
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Flat spots
Dear Artist, It seems that some artists never have flat spots — others are telling us they are more in them than out of them. If you have abundant ideas that stretch to the horizon and all the energy and…