From the loft
Dear Artist, It’s an ancient four-story walk-up in lower Manhattan. It could have been Moe…
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Demo devils
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Gaye Adams wrote, “I find that doing demos is extremely challenging as…
Pattern language
Dear Artist, Architectural visionary Christopher Alexander has produced a four-volume “essay” that attempts to cure…
Palette talk
Dear Artist, These days there’s an almost religious enthusiasm for gray palettes. Painters have rediscovered…
One to another
Dear Artist, Like a lot of us I get quite a few calls from beginning…
Vagabond painter
Dear Artist, On Sunday John Pryce dropped by. The itinerant Ontarian was a long way…
The power of one
Dear Artist, A few minutes ago I was on the telephone with a kid who…
In the details
Dear Artist, On Thursday night my buddy Don Getz dropped in. These days Don is…
Ordering chaos
Dear Artist, Yesterday I was being curious again about one of my little habits –…
Why people steal art
Dear Artist, A few years ago a thief looked in a gallery window and saw…