On Finding Your Muse

When I first started art school – exactly 21 years ago this month! – I remember telling my instructor, “I just want to learn how to draw.”  (In fact, since childhood, I had “just” wanted to learn how to draw.)  Now that the opportunity to do so was...

On Diminutive Things

In my previous post, I discussed The Goldfinch, a painting by Carel Fabritius that Tom & I were fortunate enough to see last month in an exhibit in San Francisco.  Still savoring my enjoyment of the painting several days later, it somehow brought to...