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The Difference Between Personal Art and Universal Art
Most of us assume art gets better through technique alone, sharper drawing, mastering the medium, refining the craft. But a conversation with artist Judy Tuwaletstiwa revealed something deeper. The work…
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I was a controller in the studio…
For years I controlled every mark I made in my paintings. My hand. My intention. Every decision accounted for. Then I picked up a trowel and everything changed. In this post I share what a trowel does that a brush never can, what I learned from painter Gerhard Richter about…
I went to Santa Fe to see great art (It almost made me quit.)
When I first started making art I drove to Santa Fe to see what I thought would be the best art in the country. Gallery after gallery on Canyon Road. All of it technically flawless. And the longer I looked at it the smaller I felt. Then almost by accident…
What I asked AI at midnight…
A few weeks ago I drove a thousand miles into Baja Mexico alone. Late at night, deep in the desert with no cell signal, I asked AI one simple question on impulse. A question that every person has an answer to. Especially artists. And it couldn’t answer it. What I…
