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It’s not uncommon today to find critique practices that proceed as though evaluation can meaningfully precede criteria. A work is…

When I first transitioned from drawing to painting, I wasn’t expecting it to feel as difficult as it did. I…

Piero della Francesca’s The Resurrection serves as a profound lesson in reverence, restraint, and human dignity. Respect extends beyond manners,…

In observational drawing and painting, “respect” is often associated with subject matter, tradition, or sincerity of intent. Within the Waichulis…

Why “Medium” Is So Often Confusing Few terms in painting are used with greater broad-stroke ambiguity than “medium”. In common…

I. The Fear It is difficult for me to believe that I am coming up on thirty years of teaching…

“You have to make it inside of yourself wherever you are.” ~Ernest Hemmingway, Islands in the Stream. Islands are often…

From Medal-Winning Masterpieces to Today’s Global Winter Stage In this issue, my section takes a slightly different direction from the…

Global diversity is often framed as a matter of exposure. Travel more. Read widely. Study other histories, languages, and traditions.…

A great question came up on Instagram yesterday about some of the potential issues with intermixing graphite and white pastel…