It's funny you should ask, Mira. Something exciting
did happen to me yesterday.
It finally occurred to me to do a Google search for my favorite artist. As it turns out, he's alive and well, and has his own website.
On his website are extensive galleries of his work, which I thoroughly enjoyed viewing. There is also a link with which to contact him, so I sent him a fairly long letter praising his work extensively.
He may answer my letter, he may not, but either way I'm thrilled to know that I can now enjoy his art at my leisure.