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Q: To be a professional visual artist is to have two full-time jobs because...
No computer in sight A: With social media and other new ways of doing business, managing it all is getting more difficult every day. Bear in mind that I say this as someone who does not have the...
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Pearls from artists* # 39
Great Salt Lake * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. When you think of paying an...
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Pearls from artists* # 46
Artist’s backyard * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. Some things will naturally...
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Q: You have sometimes spoken about your early work as a portrait artist. When...
“Bryan,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 22″ x 28″, 1988 A: In 1989 I was a Naval officer working at the Pentagon and I hated my job as a computer analyst. Although it was terrifying to leave the security...
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Q: Would you speak about the practical realities – time and expenses –...
Studio A: I have often said that this work is labor-intensive. In a good year I can complete five or six large (38″ x 58″) pastel paintings. In 2013 I am on track to make four, or, on average, one...
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Pearls from artists* # 111
Perkins Center for the Arts, Collingswood, NJ It is very difficult to describe the creative experience in such a way that it would cover all cases. One of the essentials is the variety with which one...
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Q: I’m convinced that some information and ideas are hidden, or even...
Barbara’s studio A: I agree. Artists in general are more sensitive to these sorts of hidden ideas, feelings, emotions, etc. in ways that most non-artists are not. It’s a cliche but it’s true. Comments...
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Pearls from artists* # 123
“Quartet” with self-portrait * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. We artists...
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Pearls from artists* # 124
Barbara’s studio * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we are on. You give yourself a creative...
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Pearls from artists* # 233
“Alone Together,” soft pastel on sandpaper, 20″ x 26″ * an ongoing series of quotations – mostly from artists, to artists – that offers wisdom, inspiration, and advice for the sometimes lonely road we...
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