A tale of two pretties
Spare me the liberal pieties about social justice, my art-industry friends, until you are willing to promote, support and compensate women in the arts.
Category Archives: art career
Seeking a new gallery
The biggest difficulty I ever face is getting into the wrong group of artists and trying to live up to their standards. It never works.
A man’s world, and it needs fixing
It’s galling to see the Art Establishment gleefully going on in their merry misogynistic way. But until women get wall space in galleries and museums, they’re not going to achieve the prices they deserve.
Marriage, learning, and dissatisfaction
It’s almost impossible for artists to see the work of our hands objectively, even if we don’t share our pessimism with the general public.
How to take a day off
I imagine this is how the human animal generally worked before he was stuffed into a cubicle for eight hours a day.
Dealing with rejection
Jurying is subjective, illogical, and unfathomable, so don’t pin your hopes on any one event.
Asian with a twist
“Measure twice and cut once,” I told my son.
“Measure once and re-check everything your sister does,” my brother told him.
Time of the season
Someday, you will move past whatever is blocking your painting. You will look back and understand that the problem was never you; it was just how life is.
