This column was published in The Artist's Journal from 1997 to 2001 (see the links below). You may remember some of the artists I mention, and you may even be mentioned yourself!  I enjoyed writing Easel Talk: I loved the chatty "sittin' round the campfire" feel of it. However, I discontinued the column because hunting for stories became very time-consuming, especially trying to find them from all over the province. Unfortunately, lack of time forced me to stick close to home when looking for 'stories.' And since this was a BC-wide publication, it wasn't fair to my province-wide readers that the stories were mostly from the lower mainland. I eventually replaced Easel Talk with art cartoons and other features.

          I've reproduced all those columns below. Settle into a comfortable chair and start scrolling through the selections. Enjoy!

                                                                                                                              ~ Eve Lees, editor/publisher, The Artist's Journal