Random. Occasionally, Art Almanac steps into the artist's studio to gain a better understanding of their creative practice, their technique, their thought process, and their daily routine. Too often, in the background, the radio is playing the latest tunes, or the stereo is blasting a preselected soundtrack. Soft melodies to thrashing beats penetrate the thick smell of oil paints or burning kilns. Two artforms collide. Music plays a large part in motivating, influencing and nurturing one's creativity whether you're an artist, curator, arts writer or editor, or anybody really. Personally, every issue, the information collated, written, and polished for print, is steered by a particular album, by songs that evoke memories, arouse and engender emotions, and regulate workflow. From artmaking to art writing to art reading to art viewing, what's…
