The sweet joy of lists
Dear Artist, Folks are always sending me lists. A born-again list-lover, I admit, I’m a…
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Accessing the default mode network
Dear Artist, When you paint you are using two distinct areas of your brain. One…
The outlook for fame
Dear Artist, Andy Warhol figured everyone was now going to get their fifteen minutes of…
The fine art of exploration
Dear Artist, You may have noticed the roar of applause when the orchestra plays what…
The great fun of taxation
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Maro Lorimer of Anna Maria Island, Florida wrote, “As tax time approaches,…
You are living in an unreal world
Dear Artist, Yesterday, I received an angry email from a New Jersey painter who wants…
The art of becoming
Dear Artist, In ceramics, there is always the kiln. Half-baked and half-made, the objects enter…
How galleries succeed
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Elizabeth Lasley of Asheville, NC, wrote, “I’m amazed that commercial galleries treat…
Crisis of confidence
Dear Artist, Lately I’ve been studying the plight of several painters who claim to be…
Fighting the after-show blues
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Megan Moore of Missoula, Montana, USA, wrote, “A show of my portraits…