Foreground dyslexia
Dear Artist, Mel Zeoli of Florida wrote, “I paint in the impressionist style and the…
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What’s wrong?
Dear Artist, “Nothing is selling,” writes Ron Sanders of Fort Wayne, Indiana. “Last year I…
Don’t wait
Dear Artist, Janet Rasmussen wrote yesterday, “I had thought my art would be getting into…
Your own baloney
Dear Artist, “I am very depressed and deeply disgusted with painting. It is really a…
Price points
Dear Artist, Rudyard Kipling noted that if you don’t get what you want, it’s a…
Why do you make art?
Dear Artist, For her university thesis, Laurie Seskey asks us this question: “Why do you…
Persistence of wonder
Dear Artist, The making of art can be divided into three main camps: Subject driven,…
Subject matter
Dear Artist, Jane Super asks, “What is often a problem for me is choosing subject…
Good and bad art
Dear Artist, A situation that often disturbs artists is the competing prevalence of sub-standard art.…
Complementary colours
Dear Artist, Rain drums on the studio roof. We wait for spring and I’m fooling…