The Artist Who Gave Away His Dream
“I used to have a band,” he told me. He’d played lead guitar and sang. It was the 80’s and he worked hard, toured the…
Artist Career Info
When it comes to representing their work, artists are often their own worst enemy. For example, when I ran an art gallery, I’d receive dozens…
Artist Workshops
If you’re an artist you already know how important it is to keep learning. Curiosity is the artist’s calling card, and devotion to craft is…
What’s Your Story?
Though we’d never met before, I was just as excited as if I were meeting an old friend. She’d read my blog post about the…
Don’t Wait Until You Say Goodbye
I’ve just returned from the funeral of my dear friend Evan. Saying good-bye has got to be one of the most difficult challenges we face…
Meet Working Artist Donna Skaropoulou
Donna Skaropoulou is a painter. Originally from the U.K., she traveled to Greece in her early twenties, and there fell in love with the sounds,…
My Landlady is an Angel
I’d moved to England three years earlier, living in a small town in the country. It was pretty, but also pretty lonely. Facebook was my…
The Wise 11-Year Old Artist
My nephew Phoenix turned 11-years old yesterday, though I’ve always secretly suspected him of being 41. I’m visiting to help him celebrate his 11 years…
Men Like Him
He thought his career was over. Bill Jay had been a professor of the History of Photography. He’d published dozens of books and hundreds of…
Meet Working Artist Leslie Jean-Bart
“Becoming a working artist has literally saved my life.” So admits Haitian-born photographer Leslie Jean-Bart. Now an avowed New Yorker, Leslie has spent the past…
