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Published 13 days ago • 1 min read

Killing your darlings

Dear Artists,

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I cut John Singer Sargent's El Jaleo painting from my book!

What I wanted to talk about was the Moorish arch around it, the mirror on the left, and the objects on the floor. Without a photo like the ones here, my point would have fallen apart. I know it's melodramatic, but that hurt me to cut, hahaha!

(Getting permissions has been such a nightmare and I knew with a museum it would be a whole ordeal.)

I've had to "kill my darlings" with images for the book, so many! I have a post-it on my desk that says "cut, cut, cut." I have to stay mum about the book, sub here to get alerts.

I do this too with my art, artists tell me that they feel badly because they don't finish all their pieces. I would estimate I finish 15%? So few of my pieces make the cut for me.

I've had a lot of fun getting to speak to some of you on voice in our free workshops. The next one is for Self-Taught Artists on Sunday, April 26, 7-8:30pm EST.

The workshop will be on Zoom, and be sure to register by Thurs April 23.

xoxo Prof Lieu

Meet me in Brooklyn this week

I'm doing tours + a panel discussion at the Brooklyn Print Fair, nerd out with me about magnesium carbonate! The tours are first come, first serve and limited to 15 people.

The panel is Print Ecosystem 101: Navigating Curators, Galleries, and Academia and is on Friday, April 10, 4-5pm in Small Hall.

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