Monday Morning Art School: buying frames
Frames are my bête noire, but knowing where and how to buy them is important.
Dealing with criticism
Constructive criticism is one thing, but snark has more to do with the critic’s internal settings than any real problems.
Buying art supplies in a shopping desert
When I was in Cape Ann last week, I broke my brush washing tank. (It retaliated by dousing me with filthy mineral spirits.) Eric Jacobsen took me to a neat little art store in Beverly called Art Supplies Wholesale. Alas, they don’t sell metal tanks. “No matter,” I said, and asked Rae O’Shea for a …