Art Shorts

Language and Art are Like Oil and Water

Artists inherently have an anxiety when talking about their work. I should say genuine artists do. Artists who don't have that fear have elevated the language around their work to a level that supersedes the visual experience. Artist who make work to communicate visually because that is what they know are working from a place where language isn't necessary. So why does the artist have to inject this? 

Which Came First - Gestalt and Making as Thinking

I often reject the notion in creativity that the idea must come first in the creative act. Making is an idea generator and if you don't get right to it, you are wasting time. 

Where's Waldo and the way we look at painting

Why do we have a hard time looking at painting or better yet, talking about it? In this episode I try to get to the bottom of that and start a conversation around where we went wrong.

Flat Mason - How I know my Daughter is an Artist

Watching my daughter infuse art with her life can be rewarding and heartbreaking.

Landscape Painting as a Response to the Pandemic?

I think our isolation has prompted a desire for landscape painting in and amongst the galleries. I found 3 that are on now and was really interested in what was going on.

Mimicry is the Greatest Form of Flattery

Ever see someone else's work and it looks just like yours? Or maybe they honed in on an idea that you were thinking about? Let's talk.