Dogs, Tricks, and some Grand Claims Despite the old adage about dogs and tricks, nearly…
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Dogs, Tricks, and some Grand Claims Despite the old adage about dogs and tricks, nearly thirty years of teaching representational,…
The Unexpected History of Civilization’s Most Enduring Surface Few building materials have shaped human civilization as quietly or as enduringly…
If there’s one thing people who know me have probably noticed, it’s that I love to travel. Whenever I visit…
Abstraction, Recognition, and the Visual Brain A few years ago, I created a social media post to see just how…
An article by Frank Musto For generations, artists have blurred the boundary between reality and illusion. In the era of…
From Renaissance Courts to Industrial Factories Lace is a fascinating contradiction: it looks light and insubstantial, but it also carries…
Striving, Not Arriving: The Practice Behind Expert Performance Image shown: Judith Leyster, Self-portrait (c. 1630). Oil on canvas, 74.6 x…
Navigating the landscape of learning, where multiple routes can deepen rather than dilute understanding. A Clearing In the foyer of…
People often ask how long it takes to get good at drawing or painting, and honestly, I don’t think most…
It’s not uncommon today to find critique practices that proceed as though evaluation can meaningfully precede criteria. A work is…