The FASO Podcast

Join our next FASO Show Live! https://artists.boldbrush.com/p/the-faso-show Learn the magic of marketing with us here at BoldBrush! boldbrushshow.com -- In this episode, we sat down with Brenda Boylan, a lifelong creator who moved from corporate graphic design into fine art, working primarily in oil painting in recent years while continuing to value pastel. Brenda discusses her journey from studying applied art and working as a graphic designer for Nike and Jantzen to building a career...

Join our next FASO Show Live! https://artists.boldbrush.com/p/the-faso-show Learn the magic of marketing with us here at BoldBrush! boldbrushshow.com -- To kick off season 16, we sat down with Donna Montgomery, a retired teacher and accomplished watercolorist who looked at her own landscapes and felt something was missing. What she found was play: she now treats her studio days like a kid's day at the playground, layering line, color, collage, and more into intuitive abstracts. Donna s...

Join our next FASO Show Live! https://artists.boldbrush.com/p/the-faso-show Learn the magic of marketing with us here at BoldBrush! boldbrushshow.com -- For today's episode, we sat down with Nicole Troup, a Pennsylvania-based portrait artist and instructor who specializes in oil and charcoal commissions, leads workshops both online and in person, and runs her storytelling-driven nonprofit initiative, Portraits for a Cause. Nicole emphasizes the importance of saying yes to opportunities...

Join our next FASO Show Live! https://artists.boldbrush.com/p/the-faso-show Learn the magic of marketing with us here at BoldBrush! boldbrushshow.com -- For today's episode we sat down with JM Brodrick, a wildlife painter originally from Detroit, Michigan, who trained early under her Finnish grandmother and now creates large, ethereal acrylic works that often get mistaken for oils. She explains her deep connection to wildlife—especially birds and white animals—and how she merges realis...

Join our next FASO Show Live! https://artists.boldbrush.com/p/the-faso-show Learn the magic of marketing with us here at BoldBrush! boldbrushshow.com -- Welcome back to another compilation episode. Today's topic is the one almost every artist either loves to hate or just quietly avoids: marketing. Social media, email lists, galleries versus going direct. We pulled the most practical, most repeatable advice on this from across the show's run. No growth hacks, no algorithm tricks that'll...