The art unit
Dear Artist, Painters paint, writers write, and sculptors make a lot of chips. No matter…
Browsing: artists
The aging artist
Dear Artist, Older artists don’t necessarily lose their chops. New studies seem to show that…
Sage advice
Dear Artist, It’s great to be optimistic. There’s also something to be said for a…
Voluntary mutism
Dear Artist, You may be aware of a condition called “Selective Mutism.” This is where…
Painting without sight
Dear Artist, Recently there has been a bit of excitement around the painter Esref Armagan.…
Something jumps out
Dear Artist, After my last letter about Eric Maisel’s creative cards, Melinda Collins wrote, “I’m…
In the cards
Dear Artist, Some time ago I was making short documentary films of artists I admired.…
The Good Books
Dear Artist, Some days this studio computer pops regularly with question emails. Yesterday was one…
Efficient strokes
Dear Artist, The artist and teacher Ted Smuskiewicz told his students, “Leave your strokes alone.”…