Gamboge yellow
A gum resin produced by various East Asian trees, used as a yellow pigment and as a purgative in medicine....
Crowding the canvas of life
George Eliot can pack a punch - rarely have human beings been so summarily dismissed as pointless wash outs. Â May...
A big headache
In the age of supermodels, it was fun to read that the 17th century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi complained to...
Fewer means, greater mastery
Further thoughts on creative constraint. In this case, it seems a question of simplifying what you work with, to yield a more...
How to unlock a door
This is a curious and endearing account of the cleverness (aesthetic and psychological) of a child of two artists. Claude,...
An inviting writing table
As you know I have a penchant for places which foster the timeless absorption of concentrated reading or writing, or...
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