Pushing the (White) Envelope A while back I introduced you to “White I” and “White II”. They depicted my experience of having a vision and

What do you do with Regrets? “Pentimenti” is the Italian word for “regrets’. It is also used for corrections in Art. For example, an artist

We CAN all get along! Continuing my exploration of a variety of materials and their interaction I now arrive at “White V”. Although, as the

A seeming imbalance in our society’s biology-driven inequality in the workplace may also affect women artists. I hope, though, that this article gets the attention

As many of you know, my studio is in an old, defunct  school and when all schools were ordered shut by the Governor, my studio

How Honeybees changed my Art or Is agriculture the only thing honeybees pollinate? I have been painting in oils for a few decades.  My artistic

Do neuroses or crises help artists create their best work? Quite some time ago I read “Equus” by Peter Shaffer.  It is the tale of

DO YOU FEEL PARCHED? IS IT BECAUSE OF SUMMER OR THE VIEW FROM YOUR WINDOW? Since Covid’s strike I have been painting every day, as

A Life of Details: The microcosm and the macrocosm of an artist’s life In “the Bridges of Madison County” Meryl Streep’s and Clint Eastwood’s characters

We’re not in Kansas anymore”! Or “The (expected?) adaptability of the human species December has rolled in, the holidays are upon us.  It’s been nine

Since March of last year (PE – Pandemic Era)I have been working on a series of mixed media paintings I have called “Light” since we

Wabi Sabi: The importance of nicks, scratches and cracks in the creation of a perfectly imperfect vessel “There is a crack in everything; that’s how

DELVING INTO ONESELF: IS THERE A TIME TO STOP THE INQUIRY? A few months ago I took the plunge.  Not that I needed more excitement

My uncle taught me to read when I was 5 or 6.  I never attended kindergarten and at 7 years of age went straight to

DO NEUROSES OR CRISES HELP ARTISTS CREATE THEIR BEST WORK? Quite some time ago I read “Equus” by Peter Shaffer. It is the tale of

We listen to news on the radio, we watch them on TV.  In the best of cases, the weather is miserable in so many parts

Follow Your Bliss The sinuous road to serenity and joy Follow Your Bliss is defined as using the awareness of what causes one to experience rapture as a guide for determining

Although I am not great with numbers, I love Physics.  Mostly Theoretical Physics.  I like to know and understand how the Universe works.  I am

Bela Fidel One needs a different mindset when scaling up the size of one’s canvases.  First comes the trepidation: “how am I going to fill

Art and Spirituality Introducing: A Prelude to Autumn  “The true use of art is, first, to cultivate the artist’s own spiritual nature.” (George Inness) Although DaVinci

Does it matter? Is it important to you? What’s the difference? We, humans, have lived with the belief that creativity was one of the many

What Makes Art More Easily Available to Art Lovers?  How does Social Media Influence Artists?  A Bane or a Blessing? Introducing: “Summer” WHAT MAKES ART

How does Social Media Influence Artists?  A Bane or a Blessing? Introducing: “Summer” WHAT MAKES ART MORE EASILY AVAILABLE TO ART LOVERS? I would like

 Apart from being a dedicated, hard-working, ambitious Artist, I just need to BE an artist.  If I don’t paint, my inner colors fade.  And although

Do they enrich us or do they numb us? In “The Bridges of Madison County” Meryl Streep’s and Clint Eastwood’s characters escape lives of loneliness

A Letter to Art Lovers Blending Passion, Drama and Poetry:  Introducing “Phoenix Rising” Curtain, please:  Hidden in the Hills is around the corner! BLENDING PASSION,

CELEBRATING A CONTINUUM My Covenant with Time A Letter to Art Lovers – December2023/January 2024 As we stand on the cusp of another year, it’s

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the Mindset of an Artist and how it affects his/her life and work. On Youtube one can find

Welcome to another edition of the Artful Mind. Our previous edition dealt with the importance on trusting our Intuition and the role it plays in

THE ARTFUL MIND Behind the scenes with the Artist: what makes us tick, what makes us hide VULNERABILITY The first two newsletters talked about Intuition and

THE ARTFUL MIND The importance of Intuition in the creation of authentic work Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the Mindset of an Artist

In The Artful Mind we focus on the artists’ mindset.  Mindset is the Grey Eminence behind the scenes of our creative endeavors.  It is what

Creativity, Part II In Part I I shared  my thoughts about artists’ Creativity in general, the roller coaster it can be and the spark that

September 2024 Letter to Art Lovers If you’ve read my previous Letter you will know that I’ve been unpacking a home and a studio in

The Artful Mind SELF CONFIDENCE Welcome to another post on the Artful Mind. Our previous edition dealt with the importance on trusting our Intuition and

Bela Fidel I was just checking the list of books on Creativity on Amazon.com and almost fell off my chair. There are dozens of books

Collecting: For the love of Art of for the Pursuit of Profit? When you buy something from an artist, you’re buying more than an object.

Embracing Resilience Post-election our society society seems to be undergoing some significant changes. We know that changes in the natural world are cyclical and expected.

Hello! Have you ever stood in front of a painting and just gotten lost in it?  Maybe it were the colors, the emotions reflected in

Collecting Art: ‘Tis the Season! ‘Tis the Opportunity! A Peak Behind the Scenes: How Dunnit? It is so easy to get bogged down in the myriad