Debra Keirce has been awarded Best in Show at the Small Works National Competition at…
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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…
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,…
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…
Image Shown: Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (detail), Pablo Picasso, 1907, oil on canvas, 244 x 234 cm; (arguably the first cubist…