I want to learn about art!

You would think that someone who describes himself as a blogger who writes about art for everyday people would be something of a noted scholar on the subject.

Not me. I'm an idiot when it comes to art. A total moron.

But I'm too old to go to some Ivy league school to dress demurely and get a degree in Art History. I'm also too impatient and too broke to do that. I want to learn something about art from the people that make it.

Here's what I want. I want some real live artists to take me under their wings and teach me how to look at art. I will go to galleries with artists, I will look over their shoulders, I will wash their paint brushes. I just am eager to be more informed when it comes to visual art. And since I'm such an idiot on the subject, I believe the learning curve will be quick.

I will write about my experiences with visual artists here at the old Artsy Schmartsy blog so you dedicated readers can join me in "art school of the streets." Think of it as an on-line course that reads like a bodice ripper (I'll try my best).

Can you help me? Do you know people who can? Have them e-mail me at jonathanwest@artsyschmartsy.com. Let's get ready to have some fun and get some paint on my shoes.