Art-vs.-Life is a false dichotomy
By now, most of us have read about two Just Stop Oil activists who threw tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh‘s Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London. They’re part of a growing trend of annoying young people gluing themselves to the frames of great art and gallery walls in protest against petroleum culture. They ought to …
Monday Morning Art School: buying frames
Frames are my bĂȘte noire, but knowing where and how to buy them is important.
Dealing with criticism
Constructive criticism is one thing, but snark has more to do with the criticâs internal settings than any real problems.
Buying art supplies in a shopping desert
When I was in Cape Ann last week, I broke my brush washing tank. (It retaliated by dousing me with filthy mineral spirits.) Eric Jacobsen took me to a neat little art store in Beverly called Art Supplies Wholesale. Alas, they don’t sell metal tanks. “No matter,” I said, and asked Rae O’Shea for a …
Monday Morning Art School: stop seeing your peers as competitors
Driving home from Cape Ann Plein Air (CAPA), I listened to an episode of The Side Hustle Show featuring a sobriety podcaster called Gill Tietz. She said, “stop seeing your peers as competitors; see them as marketing partners instead.” That’s exactly why plein air festivals like CAPA work. Obviously, we’re competitors for prizes and sales. …
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