Artists say letting go of their originals gets easier over time. I admit I'm still in the "hate to give it up mode." It's not that I need to constantly surround myself with my own work. It's more a matter of "what if I get so much better in a few years that I look at this work and have second thoughts… read more.

An artist friend of mine creates beautiful landscapes on his computer. He paints them freehand and the result looks like an ultra-contemporary silkcreened print. A snooty Santa Barbara art collector saw one of these pieces in another collection and wanted to purchase one. He asked my friend what… read more.