Dear Artist, Recently, Steve Koch of Gresham, Oregon wrote, “A friend experienced a situation where a painting of his was sold and then another client came forward and asked to have an identical one. I’m concerned about the artist’s reputation…
Dear Artist, Recently, Ed Kissane of Wantagh, New York wrote, “I’m constantly fighting a flood of paper that comes into my life. I have a bedroom and a studio and I try to keep the areas clear but it grows…
Dear Artist, Recently, I had the opportunity to look over the shoulders of two painters who were giving demonstrations on the same day. The first was almost deliriously positive and bubbly about his work, his wonderful life as an artist…
Dear Artist, Recently, Barbara Hawley of Madison, Virginia wrote, “The blue colour in an acrylic painting I did in 2009 has disappeared! As I have several brands of acrylics in my paint box, I don’t know which one is the…
Dear Artist, Much has been written about the creativity-stimulating rituals of writers because, well, they wrote about it. Balzac drank 50 cups of coffee a day, Hemingway drank to write, prolific novelist George Simenon (400 books) said he made love…
Dear Artist, Back around the turn of the 20th century, household gadgets, from sewing machines to new fangled vacuum cleaners, were decorated with floral or other motifs. In those days, people thought things looked better when they were covered with…
Dear Artist, Several years ago I was birding with Fen Lansdowne when we spotted some large predatory birds circling several miles in the distance. Just dots in the sky — even our binoculars didn’t pull them up very much. “Golden…
Dear Artist, During your day, your brain normally moves among four brainwave patterns. The frequency of these waves is measured in Hertz. Beta waves (12 – 30 Hertz) are the normal lively situations where you’re performing regular tasks and working…
Dear Artist, The other day I was rummaging through some old schooldays papers — report cards, notes from girls, etc, and I came across a blue card for First Prize in Junior Watercolour. Scratching my brain and reading the material…