Ninety times Rembrandt van Rijn asked the question, ‘Who is Rembrandt?’ And ninety times he answered himself for all the world to see. In commemoration of his 400th birthday on June 15, 2006, I spent the 4th of July with Rembrandt, another independent artist who valued his freedom. Criticized often for poor drawing technique, held [...]
Loving Art and Conversing with Artists - Having spent decades in Corporate America, living in the artists’ world has brought many delightful surprises and some horrifying questions. I am continually amazed by the questions friends, family, strangers, fellow artists, neighbors, and service providers ask me. Here are some examples of the worst questions that I hope [...]
Franz Kafka said, “Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.” Beauty keeps you young. Nothing much has changed about the truth of that statement in thousands of years. People today are still drawn to beauty. They purchase art to bring beauty into their lives. Obviously, everyone has a personal concept of [...]
Sometimes you may notice a face in the crowd. Only for a split second, yet your mind will be filled with memories. I nodded to her and I had not seen her in years. She now walked with a big, tall healthy-sized male specimen in the annex area of Toronto. Let’s call her Miss MBA. [...]
As an artist/teacher, I say, “The most educated collectors and museums have been fooled by smarter crooks. Always, remember, what you are buying if far more important than who sells it to you. You don’t take the seller home, you take the art. Art can fool you if you don’t watch out!” Gathering the important [...]
Art Buyers’ personalities determine the most appropriate art seller’s introduction, pitch and close techniques in conversation with individual art-buying prospects. A Jungian scholar, I have studied why people do the things they do and act the way they act since the early 1990s and I hold the U.S. Patent & Trademark for her personality typing [...]
Spring, Summer and Fall, you find artists outdoors and in galleries painting all over towns, cities and in the country. Don’t be afraid to speak with them. What if you feel like you would be disturbing them? Ask them if they would mind a short conversation. If they are receptive, ask your questions, make your [...]
Artist/Teacher Barbara Garro says, Seeing with an Artist’s Eyes, looks for the art beyond expectation, the invisible life in the visible. I intend to bless the world when I paint an image as well as to bring blessings to the image. Each framed painting becomes a child, a real, living breathing entity. Cézanne is quoted [...]
Half of this oversize red leather bound Liber Novis (New Life) is devoted almost half to C.G. Jung’s Oil and Watercolor fantasy painting out of his awake conscious explorations. Although the first half of the book with the majority of the paintings is in German, the second half of the book is in English. I [...]
Bad communications bring busy people to their knees. You’re busy, your clients, students, prospects, suppliers, vendors, lenders and everyone you deal with on a daily basis are busy. Quickly picking up on the best way to communicate with each person can save you huge amounts of time. Garro’s Personality Detective System (PDS) is all about [...]
