Recent Blog Posts
How to be an artist?
Jerry Saltz's book, "How to be an Artist" has been a great inspiration in Covid times. The first time I encountered the book, it was a recorded version read by the author. Mr. Saltz's voice is one of the best parts of the book as he brings his ideas to life. His...
Using Portrait Linen canvas for the first time!
I decided to try portrait linen after having spent many years using regular cotton with what I thought was a fairly smooth weave. I tried a double-primed Claessens fine linen. It was difficult to stretch, and I think that in the future, I will use unprimed linen and...
The way of graphite – drawing esthetic
In the course of teaching a drawing and art theory class this spring, I have been doing a lot of reading on drawing and philosophy of esthetic (my term) as I would describe the Wabi Sabi concept. I have come across a very interesting book on drawing by John Ruskin,...