Buying Rights (2008)

Art assurance - After witnessing the dynamics of an art auction where the value of an artist’s name has reached extraordinary heights, the artist proceeds to offer another artwork by a renowned artist—Jacob Lawrence. Upon reflection he discovers that he must demand more. 1077 Words. Copyright 2008 Bill Ritchie. Full text by email request: ritchie@emeralda.com

Multimedia and the Marketplace (1991)

Alternative to artists' extinction - Multimedia can help in the workings of the independent artist, crafts person and designer. The technology is not complicated, and it may go far in preserving creativity. Independent computer consultants are like artists as they can learn from one another. 532 Words. Copyright 1991 Bill Ritchie. Full text by email request: ritchie@emeralda.com

Potential Studio (2008)

Never a Blue Monday - The artist is approaching seventy, yet he feels like a little boy and animating the things in his studio when he opens the door and turns on the lights. He thinks of all things as being like freshly charged batteries, full of potential to become artworks. 483 Words. Copyright 2008 Bill Ritchie. Full text by email request: ritchie@emeralda.com

Nuts, Bolts and Context (1992)

Printmaking and computing unite - This former professor of printmaking says printmakers will adopt new mediums for success. What are the nuts and bolts of successful printmaking today? Where did printmaking come from? Where is it going? Many forces work on printmakers in the computer age. 938 Words. Copyright 1992 Bill Ritchie. Full text by email request: ritchie@emeralda.com

What is the Use of XML? (2008)

Database or not a database-that is the question - Torn between a choice of two kinds of database software—one a spreadsheet program called Excel and the other a relational database program called Access, the artist who wants to invent games about asset management and legacy transfer gets friendly advice. 102 Words. Copyright 2008 Bill Ritchie. Full text by email request: ritchie@emeralda.com