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Can I paint a picture of Pierce Brosnan? Given my dubious painting skills, the practical answer is a resounding No. But let’s pretend that I actually had the technical ability to paint such... Read MoreArticle, June 4, 2008
There is no longer that comfortable guarantee that the piece will be treated as one that has had a master’s touch, but instead is shown to the masses that somehow have the need to touch it and... Read MoreArticle, April 25, 2008
An early-childhood educator recently sent me a question: "It is hard to find good quality educational materials for young children involving classic art. In the past I have printed images of... Read MoreArticle, March 8, 2008
It sounds like a real-life version of the fairy tale we all want to believe can be true: the $5 thrift shop find turns out to be a multi-million dollar work of fine art by a famous artist... Read MoreArticle, December 7, 2006
At the far end of the economic spectrum from your neighborhood ’starving artist’ who blithely toils in her garret studio, sits the business-art empires, the incorporated names that appear on... Read MoreArticle, November 19, 2006
In 1985, a young woman from Afghanistan stared out at us from the cover of National Geographic, her green wolf-eyes piercing into our souls in a disturbing and unforgettable manner... Read MoreArticle, September 29, 2006
I take a photograph of a flower. Later, I walk down a city street. A building catches my eye, designed by a famous architect. I take shots of the pigeons on the ledges, the reflections in plat... Read MoreArticle, September 12, 2006
My Irish pub band has been doing pretty well, and as the unofficial booking agent/promoter/p.r. chick of the group, I’ve decided that we need a real logo to improve our ‘branding’. I know just ex... Read MoreArticle, August 22, 2006
I am a victim of copyright infringement. I volunteered to create a pen-and-ink holiday card design for a non-profit organization. The year after we’d sent out the cards, I received two other... Read MoreArticle, August 16, 2006
Internet giant Google often changes the font and ornamentation of its name as presented above that familiar search-text-box to reflect happenings of the day: snowflakes for winter solstice, tulip... Read MoreArticle, August 1, 2006
Oh, how sad. I am looking at a postcard, probably circa 1930’s, a lovely pastoral scene of immigrant girls tending sheep in a vale. There’s a postmark on the back, and the name of a photo studio... Read MoreArticle, July 12, 2006
Copyright laws strike a balance between the artist’s rights and the public’s interest in works that have historical significance by placing time limits on how long a copyright lasts. Once copyrig... Read MoreArticle, May 30, 2006
When an artist steps back from applying the final brush strokes to her painting, she surveys her work with the pride of creation and a near-parental sense of combined anxiety and possessiveness.... Read MoreArticle, May 1, 2006
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