4 Artists Magazine May 2020
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Intheplanningstagesforthisissue,weknewwe’dbe
focusingontheartofstilllife,andyou’lldefinitely
findthatinspirationhere—asinthetranscendent
beautyofa rosefromthebrushofmodernmaster
RichardSchmid(page40),orintheless-expected
lovelinessofa packagedHostesscupcakeasdepicted
byCanadianartistAnselmoSwan(page50),aswell
asmanyotherexamples.Onfurtherreflection,
however,I becameawarethatthere’sa bigger,
broaderthemeatworkinthisissue,andthat’sthe
importanceoftakingrisks.ArtistCarolynMarshallWright(page58),for
instance,chosetoswitchupmediaafteryearsofworkinginwatercolor,
and the changeinjectednewlifeintoherpractice.Workingbackand
forth betweentwomedianotonlybroadensheroutputbutalsofeedsher
creativity.ForPaulBalmer,a bitofexperimentationwithpowertools
producedtexturalsurprisesinhispaintingsurfacethatledhimtopursue
a whole newwayofworking(page66).
WhenvanGoghasks,“Whatwouldlifebeif wehadnocourageto
attempt anything?”weshouldconsiderthat—butforhisownunstoppable
courage—hemayhavefollowedhisfather’swishesandstruggledtomake
a living inthechurch.I hopetheinspiringartistsandartworkinthisissue
supply alltheencouragementyouneedtotakea chance;toexplorea new
tool, medium,genreortechnique;togooutona creativelimbandthrive.ANNEHEVENER
Editor-in-ChiefBasket of Potatoes
by Vincent van Gogh
1885; oil on canvas, 17½ x23½
VAN GOGH MUSEUM, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
(VINCENT VAN GOGH FOUNDATION)“What would life be if we had no
courage to attempt anything?”
—vincent van gogh