Daily studio rituals
Dear Artist, Much has been written about the creativity-stimulating rituals of writers because, well, they…
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The Holmesian artist
Dear Artist, Several years ago I was birding with Fen Lansdowne when we spotted some…
First prize
Dear Artist, The other day I was rummaging through some old schooldays papers — report…
Straightforward advice
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Carolyn H. WarmSun of Montclair, California asked, “Do you ever do telephone…
The decline of ‘flow’
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Katarina Vlasic dropped by to show me a carload of 12″ x…
When do ideas happen?
Dear Artist, Recent research, aimed at finding specific triggers that result in good ideas, better…
The alchemy of art
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Jane Angell of Guildford, Surrey, UK wrote, “Painting seems so mysterious, like…
Spinoza and me
Dear Artist, You might wonder what a 17th century Dutch-Jewish philosopher has to do with…
The downside of isolation
Dear Artist, A fellow I know, whose name will go unmentioned here because he doesn’t…
The root of passion
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Dick Quis, co-author of Thinking Anew, wrote, “In the middle of my…