This is a re-posting of an old article from 2005 – more relevant than ever….
For many of us, especially when we are establishing our art careers it’s tempting to want to appeal to every buyer who might have cash …
Today we took a short break from the studio and drove up the Malibu coast for a couple of hours to take in some nature. Often there are dolphins rolling in the surf – just amazing!
Not long after leaving …
This is a true story. You can find the original article at Snopes. It caused me to wonder…. If an iconic artist like (say) Jasper Johns was selling art on a sidewalk – would we recognize him? Would we …
This last week we’ve been taking a break from art marketing & city life – camping at beautiful Sequoia National Park in central California. Sequoia is home of a vast forest of gorgeous sequoia trees including “General Sherman” – the …
I loved this memorial note for Michael Jackson written by Paul Currier which I found in Facebook this morning. It reminded me of the amazing part that art and music play in co-creating our world
…When I lived in Prague,
I came across this old post from 2006 and inspired myself. Thought it was time to re-publish…
I’m traveling in Berlin at the moment. I arrived yesterday from New York, and last night I was very tired and jetlagged and …
The following is an excerpt from caravaggio.com about this fascinating renaissance painter…
Living 400 years ago in the time of the counter reformation; in the time of Shakespeare; Caravaggio staged scenes with lighting that inspires modern film directors.
“St Francis …
Since my dream of Vincent Van Gogh last week, I’ve been pondering what “true†artists from history would think of the online art marketing environment of 2009. What would they think of email, Facebook and Twitter?
I guess that depending …
This week’s quote from M.C. Escher captures well how it feels to be in the flow of the artistic spirit!
…“At moments of great enthusiasm it seems to me that no one in the world has ever made something this
Do you dream? Do you remember your dreams?
A few nights ago I had a vivid dream….. I was having a discussion with a “dream-friend” about Vincent Van Gogh. There was an intensity and focus to the interaction – as …