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Whether Gotham or Metropolis, New York Is the City of Superheroes

Superhero stories mesh easily with New York, whether it's the new Jessica Jones series, which follows its super-strong private investigator around a noir Manhattan, or the first appearance of Batman, in 1939, soaring over the city.

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How an Artist Is Formed

Was it when my mom read me Harold and the Purple Crayon?

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Try Telling an Artist to Rest on Vacation

I'm compelled to make burdensome artistic goals for myself on vacation …

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How to Manage the Transition from Young to Mid-Career Artist

How does this work?

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Things I Didn't Do This Year

I didn't forget my parents' birthdays.

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A Super Scientific Analysis of Mimetic Behavior in Artists

Eyeballs recognize something beautiful is present.

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Tracing a Path from Hard-Edge Painting to the Science of Flight

A review of Jacob Hashimoto's solo exhibition In the Cosmic Fugue in comics form.

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Nosebleeds, Stripes, and Artistic Influence

In grade school, I suffered from nosebleeds.

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Beauty Is in the Eye of the Phone-Holder

It's all relative.

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An Artist's Obligatory "Affordable" Holiday Sale

The annual obligatory holiday Christmas "Affordable" end-of-season "fine craft" starving artist deck-the-walls art sale!

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The Hunt for Ideas

Sometimes, if you're lucky, they land at your feet.

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The Joy of a New Sketchbook

There are few things in this life that can give me the joy that a new sketchbook brings.