Neutral subject matter
Dear Artist, There are three main types of subject matter — positive, negative, and neutral.…
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The child within us
Dear Artist, “The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day,” said the British…
Boat stories
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki wrote, “Boats are art objects that take on a narrative…
Artistic license
Dear Artist, “If you want to be an artist — try being artistic.” This deceptively…
Art and order
Dear Artist, In a recent interview, the noted art dealer, collector and benefactor Eugene V.…
Art and aging
Dear Artist, If your horizons are going cuckoo, if things don’t form up as well…
On climaxing
Dear Artist, Symphonies, movies, plays, novels, songs — all tend to have a climax. Life…
Cheap advice
Dear Artist, Last Sunday I gave an artist’s talk. There was standing room only in…
Staying true
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Cherie Hanson of Kelowna, B.C., Canada, wrote, “My work explores several directions at…
On big and small
Dear Artist, When we first arrived on the Big Island we were greeted by some…