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Jim Waid
About Jim Waid, Tucson Painter One of the ironies that most living artists recognize is that, with few exceptions, one’s own home town is seldom aware of the quality and talent of many of its own. For instance, the great … read more
Three Trees
On a hot summer day in St. Louis when I was a boy of twelve, our pick-up baseball game in Forest Park was rained out in the third inning. Seeking quick shelter until my mom could come later at the appointed … read more
The Role of Shape/Pattern in Art (and in Life)
The Images that accompany this essay are student work, randomly selected from my recent cut-paper class assignments at The Drawing Studio. In our Drawing Fundamentals classes, we break down the elements of drawing, for example, ‘line’ or ‘space’ or ‘light … read more
From the Archives: William Kentridge
I originally published this essay two years ago. Because William Kentridge continues to inspire and influence me as an artist and as a teacher, I’ve decided to repost it, with the addition of a few more images. Whether you are reading … read more
On Stan The Man
My earliest memory of baseball was in St. Louis in 1940 as a 9-year-old, where we all played every second we could – stick-ball in the streets after school, and sand-lot pick-up games on the weekends. Grandma Irene (who was … read more
The Art of Mezzotint Printmaking
Of all of the many technical approaches to copperplate printmaking, one of the richest and rarest is the art of mezzotint. At TDS we have the good fortune of having a master of the medium as one of our printmaking … read more
The Art of Collecting Art
Why do we collect? What is collecting art? What do you collect? Anyone lucky enough to have a home accumulates things: stuff we use and need, sit and sleep on, prepare meals with, and so on. We also collect sentimental objects that have less obvious utility: … read more
On Thomas Bewick (1753-1828)
I am always intrigued by those artists of the past who, through drawing from observation, invented a unique place for themselves in their own time. For example, I have written about Beatrix Potter, who actually created the category of books … read more
Giorgio Morandi and the Role of Personal Inspiration
As a young artist studying in Florence, Italy in 1958, I happened one day into a gallery that was showing some small modest paintings of bottles and other little table objects by an artist from Bologna. As I contemplated each … read more
Portraits Among Friends
Regular readers of Andy’s Window may have noted that my essays have recently focused upon some of my Tucson artist-friends. At my age of 84, I realize that our flow of work and ideas has been constantly interweaving with each … read more