Making Art

“The basic craft of drawing is about two things: you learn to control your hand and to see.” – Ralph Ammer

Talking about what art is can go on forever – as I said last week, the only definition that I think works universally is “Art is what I am pointing at when I say ‘That’s art!’” But I-know-it-when-I-see-it doesn’t do much to help anyone make art.

In my personal experience, the people I’ve known who were seriously trying to create art above all else (whether they’ve been painters,...