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Every month, you'll hear conversations with artists and teachers about how to get better at painting. Conversations will cover topics for all levels of painter from beginning to advanced. We'll explore everything from tools and techniques, color theory, composition and design to habits and goals.
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Welcome to the conversation with artist Emma Carlisle! You’ll learn a great strategy for working up to larger pieces, ideas for getting comfortable on location and how to use projects to keep yourself going. Extended Cut Bonus [Art Club]In the Extended Cut Bonus we talk trusting your gut, the power of working in your comfort zone, and why sometimes you really just need to keep that work private. Find it here.Learn more about Emma Carlisle:WEBSITE / WORKSHOPS / PATREON / INSTAG...
Welcome to conversation with Jordan Wolfson!Feature InterviewIn the interview, you’ll learn how to get yourself familiar with a subject before you start your formal painting, how to match the type of painting you do to your energy, and why you may not want to search for your style but instead listen for your motifs. Plus a whole lot more. Extended Cut Bonus [Podcast Art Club]Discover the power of self talk and why it’s important to start enjoying what you're doing right now, no matter what yo...
In the conversation with Nino Yuniardi, you’ll learn how to create a foreground, middle ground and background in your non-representational work, how to get more depth when working with a single color, and why sometimes you just have to jump in and make a mess… plus a whole lot more. Special Mini Episode: How to Find YOU in Your Art ProcessWhile there’s no Extended Cut with this episode, there is a special Mini Episode Bonus all about finding the YOU in your artwork. Knowing what your pre...
Welcome to the conversation with Sandi Hester. In it, you’ll discover how to tackle a new medium, what to do if you want to paint plein air but can’t seem to find the right spots, and why it’s so so so important to create protected spaces in your art practice just for the creating part, plus a whole lot more. Extended Cut Bonus [Podcast Art Club]In the Extended Cut Bonus, we talk about focal points and why you may or may not need one and Hester explains how she thinks through what she se...
1Welcome to the conversation with oil painter John MacDonald, you’ll discover what to do if you think you have a failed painting, how to assess your scene before you start and how to take photos so that you actually have the information you NEED later when you start the painting. Plus a whole lot more.Extended Cut Bonus:Podcast Art Club, you’ve got a great Extended Cut Bonus coming your way. In it, you’ll dive even deeper into value, edges and contrast. It’s a good one. Listen here.Learn...
In our final December Replay, I’m talking with artist Kim Smith. Smith paints in oil and she explains how she created an art practice that fit into her life, she’ll give you ideas on how to use warms and cools to create dynamic shadows and discusses the value of sometimes not sharing your work. Plus a whole lot more.Learn about Kim Smith:WEBSITE / WORKSHOPS / INSTAGRAM (weekly live sessions) / FACEBOOK / YOUTUBE----------------------Discover the power of just 3 colors: The 3-Color...
Welcome to the conversation with Brian Miller!In the interview you’ll learn the difference between oil and acrylic and which you might want to use if you're just getting started plus a great breakdown of how to create stronger shadows in your work. And always a whole lot more. Extended Cut BonusIf you get to the end of the conversation and you’re not ready to be done, join us in the Podcast Art Club on Patreon where you’ll have access to the Extended Cut Bonus. In it, Miller talks about ...
Welcome to my interview with artist Shari Blaukopf.In the conversation, you’ll learn which materials you’ll need to get started in urban sketching, ideas for places to draw, and ideas for overcoming that sketchbook stage fright. Plus a whole lot more.Extended Cut BonusYour bonus episode is jam packed with a great color discussion plus you’ll discover what makes a good value pattern and what to do if you live in an area of the world or are in a season where there IS no strong light. Listen her...
Today we’re talking with artist Lisa Daria Kennedy. Kennedy works many different ways across several media but today we’re focusing on her daily painting work. In the conversation, you’ll discover how she overcomes frustrations and keeps her paintings loose. And you’ll learn how she has streamlined her approach so that showing up is as easy as possible. Plus a whole lot more.For show notes, head here. Learn more about Lisa Daria Kennedy here:WEBSITE / WORKSHOPS / ...
Feature ConversationIn the conversation, you’ll discover how to know when it’s time to shake up your process, some great advice for layering with yellows and ideas for how to get more familiar with your tools. Plus a whole lot more.Extended Cut Bonus [Podcast Art Club]In the Extended Cut Bonus, you’ll explore compositional formats and how to take your mind off what you're doing and why it's so important. Learn more about Jacqueline Sullivan:WEBSITE / WORKSHOPS / INTAGRAM----------------------...
Welcome to the interview with Erin Gregory! In the conversation, you’ll learn how to build a process with a lot of room for the unknown, what you’ll need from your references if that's the case and how to paint with loads of color.Extended Cut Bonus [Podcast Art Club]In the Extended Cut Bonus, discover the importance of keeping protected space in your practice and why it’s so important to spend time LOOKING at your work. Plus get access to over 40 additional Extended Cuts with guests.&nb...
Welcome to the interview with Jerry Fresia!Feature ConversationIn the conversation, you’ll discover a way of working that goes back to the masters, how to think about painting atmosphere, and why it all comes down to feelings. Plus a whole lot more.See Fresia’s palette here.Ad Free available here. [Art Club]Show notes with Fresia's work here.Extended Cut Bonus - Available in the podcast art club, you’ll get a new way to think about black and how to create protected space around yo...
In the conversation with Jeannie McGuire, you’ll discover a way of working with watercolor that is much more similar to oil and acrylic, how to keep moving forward even when you’re not totally sure what to do next and some great ideas for getting your viewers where you WANT them. Plus a whole lot more.Podcast Art Club: Ad Free here.Extended Cut Bonus [Podcast Art Club]In the Extended Cut Bonus, you’ll get practical ideas for how to push through fear , what to do if you fall in love with an ar...
In the conversation with Ingrid Christensen, you’ll discover how your artistic heroes can help you solve problems in your own work, the benefits of working with a split primary palette and why it’s so important to have a plan but then also STICK to the plan. Plus a whole lot more.Extended Cut Bonus [Podcast Art Club]In the Extended Cut Bonus available to Podcast Art Club September 19th, you’ll get a great strategy for dealing with saturation and ideas for how to build a painting p...
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Learn more about Ali Kay here:WEBSITE / CLASSES / YOUTUBE / INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOKWelcome to Ep. 61 where I’m talking with artist Ali Kay. In the conversation you’ll discover some planning options if you’re not keen on thumbnail drawings, new ways to approach your underpainting and a great combination of colors to mix a whole array of skin tones. In the bonus conversation available in the Podcast Art Club on Patreon, we talk more about how Kay creates her bold, colorful work. --------...
Welcome to the conversation with Melanie Morris. You’ll discover the benefits of painting a reference photo multiple times, how your first steps don’t start with paint, and why a timer may be your key to staying present while you work. Plus a whole lot more.Ad Free Podcast Art Club Version here.Extended Cut Bonus [Podcast Art Club]Morris talks about how to create sky holes in your trees and a really inventive idea for how to get great references when you travel. Available next week in t...
Feature Episode:In the conversation you’ll discover a strategy to ensure all your college papers goes together, reasons to build pieces on paper not more expensive surfaces and some great ideas for how to stay organized in your studio so that you can create work you love.Extended Cut Bonus [Art Club]:In the Extended Cut available in the Podcast Art Club, we talk about how to make art for the process and not the product, what allows her to work fast and we get more into design. Listen he...
Learn more about Vicki McGrath here:WEBSITE / INSTAGRAM / WORKSHOPFeature ConversationIn the conversation you'll learn the steps needed to build a bright and loose painting, how to manage your palette and all about gouache. Extended Cut Bonus [Podcast Art Club]You’ll discover strategies for getting lighter without getting too chalky and a bunch of great conversation about color, color, color. Listen here.----------------------Discover the power of just 3 colors: The 3-Color Palette. Grab...
Episode 15 guest Debbie Miller is BACK and we are talking hashtag challenges. What they are, why you might join one, and how they can help you get better at painting. Learn more about Debbie Miller here:WEBSITE / WORKSHOPS / INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / #MugshotMondayArtPlease note: You can find a list of Hashtag Challenges here: The Ultimate Hashtag Challenge ListLearn more about the Podcast Art Club Mini Sprint Challenges here. ----------------------Discover the power of just 3 colors: ...
Welcome to Ep.82 with acrylic painter Dianna Shyne.In the conversation, you’ll learn what you need to outrun those negative voices, a system to help you think through color mixing, and how using different combinations of primaries will get you different moods plus a whole lot more. Extended Cut Bonus [Patreon]Shyne was so generous with her time and so the extended cut bonus is basically a whole second episode. You’ll learn how to approach the color of light and the absolute importance of...
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I've been searching for a while for a podcast to help me get off my bum and get painting. I think I've finally found it! I love this concept and enjoy the artist interviews. Please keep up the great work and continue these. It's the little nudge I need to get me going in the right direction. Awesome podcast!
Love the show! Great job Chris!