ahtcast

ahtcast episodes:

• 08.09.2023

  Lisa Kellner Interview

  Words of the day: color. contemplative. minimal. awkward. woven. Welcome Lisa Kellner to the program! She joins us from Deer, Island Maine from her local library, how cool! In the conversation we dive into the 3 to 5 words to describe the...

  
• 02.15.2023

  Debbi Kenote Interview

  Hey welcome to Ahtcast! As always I encourage listeners to visit the artist’s websites, or www.ahtcast.com/ and check out the work as you listen along. Alright, let’s get started… This episode’s guest is Brooklyn based painter Debbi Kenote. Words of the day: Butterfly....

  
• 01.19.2023

  Revisited: Inga Dalrymple and Phillip J. Mellen in Conversation

  Hey and welcome to ahtcast! This episode invites Sydney, Australia based artist Inga Dalrymple back to the podcast! Words of the day: Edges. Sensory. Rhythm. Intuitive. Breath. It has been nearly 10 years to the day since Inga last joined me to talk...

  
• 12.03.2022

  Becky Yazdan Interview

  Words of the day: layer. linen. weird. excavation. Alice. Neel. This episode’s guest is Becky Yazdan, a painter who splits her time between Brooklyn, NY and Maplewood, NJ. In our interview conversation we talk show prep for her solo exhibition titled Aftermath...

  
• 10.05.2022

  Revisited: Brooke Mullins Doherty and Phillip J. Mellen in Conversation

  Words of the day: scale. organic. layer. complexity. intuition. Welcome Brooke Mullins Doherty back to the podcast! Brooke and I first spoke in the early days of ahtcast back in 2011 and I thought it would be a good thing to catch...

  
• 05.23.2022

  Ronan Bowes Interview

  Words of the day: transitive. tension. experimentation. looking. passages. This episode's guest is Ronan Bowes! In the conversation you'll hear Ronan share some of his early formative experiences with art and how they helped him in the right direction. Also what...

  
• 03.14.2022

  Guest host Lauren Levine interviews Paul Behnke

  Words of the day: figuration. abstraction. sketchbook. practice. driven. Guest host Lauren G. Levine takes over the interview mic to talk with fellow painter Paul Behnke about his work and practice, as well as his move to Taos, NM with his...

  
• 02.19.2022

  Barbara Laube Interview

  Words of the day: history. ritual. open. magic. portrait. This episode’s guest is Barbara Laube.In the conversation you’ll hear personal accounts and connections between the artist and her work. As well as the surprising, and not so surprising, places the...

  
• 01.24.2022

  Sabine Tress | the Space Oddities interview

  Words of the day: gesture. vulnerability. consciousness. Zero gravity. For this episode Sabine Tress returns to the podcast, from her studio in Cologne, Germany, to discuss the work in her solo show Space Oddities.This conversation acts mostly as a virtual tour...

  
• 11.21.2021

  Astrid Dick Interview

  Words of the day: energy. intuition. rigor. patience. faith. Paris based painter Astrid Dick joins ahtcast for a conversation. We talk the daily practice of painting, faith in the work that triggers more faith in the work, words and how they...

  
• 09.22.2021

  The Mixed-Media Tapes: The Art of Taking a Break with Carl Simmons

  New Bedford, MA multi-disciplinary artist Carl Simmons joins me for a discussion on creative breaks, not just blocks. An art residency doing nothing, if ever that was a thing. We also talk using instagram and facebook as a venue and...

  
• 06.06.2021

  The Mixed-Media Tapes: Dance, and Art-Practice Parallels with Sarah Boyts Yoder

  Welcome the The Mixed-Media Tapes! Sarah Boyts Yoder was a previous guest on Ahtcast and I thought to invite her back on the share more on the subject of parallels regarding dance and her art-practice. There was more to dig...

  
• 04.24.2021

  Sarah Boyts Yoder Interview

  Words of the day: color. improv. hungry. iteration. attention. guru. This episode's guest is Charlottesville, Virginia based painter Sarah Boyts Yoder. In the conversation Sarah draws parallels between music and painting, collecting visuals subconsciously through experiences outside of the studio, not...

  
• 03.10.2021

  Douglas Witmer Interview

  Words of the day: elemental. aspire. ambient. place. context. Philadelphia based painter Douglas Witmer joins me for a conversation on this episode. The interview starts of with Douglas sharing some of his early experiences with art and what feeds his work...

  
• 02.22.2021

  Ron Fortier Interview

  Words of the day: gesture. narrative. emotion. abstraction. lineage. This episode's guest is Fairhaven, Massachusetts based painter Ron Fortier. In my chat with Ron you’ll find detailed accounts of his past, present, and even what the future will hold for his...

  
• 11.18.2020

  Andrew Tedesco Interview

  Words of the day: poetic. tactile. inspired. community. driven. New Bedford, Massachusetts based painter, spoken word poet, and food enthusiast Andrew Tedesco featured on this episode! Andrew shares in-depth accounts on decisions made, along with the struggles, surrounding art school, sticking with...

  
• 10.27.2020

  Judith Kruger Interview

  Words of the day: actions. rain. process. paradox. touch. Western Connecticut based Judith Kruger joins ahtcast for a great chat about materials and experiences surrounding the nature of her art practice. After making many trips to Japan throughout her artistic career Judith...

  
• 09.30.2020

  Marvin Hoffmann Interview

  Words of the day: experimental. spontaneous. blots. calm. see. Essen, Germany based Marvin Hoffmann joins the show for an interview. We chat about the experimental nature of Hoffmann's work and how the imagery is intended to be seen without association. This...

  
• 08.09.2020

  Dena Haden Interview

  Words of the day: playful. organic. being. transformation. quiet. New Bedford, Massachusetts based fiber artist and sculptor Dena Haden on the program! Dena and I share some good art talk about her inspirations, transitions, and coming full-circle back to sculptural sensibilities...

  
• 06.09.2020

  Amelia Briggs Interview

  Words of the day: color. scale. object. identity. character. Nashville, TN based artist Amelia Briggs is this episode's guest, she pops in to share her inspirations and elements of her work and creative process, some cool words that she associates with...

  
• 05.29.2020

  Revisited: Susan Carr and Phillip J. Mellen in Conversation

  Words of the day: material. zombies. directly. from. life. awareness. Welcome! In this episode Cape Cod based artist Susan Carr returns to the ahtcast studio for a walk back into her work. Susan shares the personal stories behind her new visual...

  
• 03.04.2020

  Lauren G. Levine Interview

  Words of the day: elemental. color. learning. direct. response. Ab. Ex. Lauren G. Levine, Boston based painter, joins ahtcast to talk painting, efficient painting, elemental painting, and painting! We also talk about color, artists Lauren looks at, and how prepping canvas really...

  
• 01.30.2020

  Cat Balco Interview

  Words of the day: joy. newness. magic. manual. looking. In this episode I have a conversation with Hamden, Connecticut painter Cat Balco. Cat shares how she manages time and how having lots of time doesn't necessarily make good paintings. We also...

  
• 01.26.2020

  Renee Robbins Interview | Part Two

  Words of the day: art. community. Chicago. commission. tea. Welcome to Part Two of the Renee Robbins interview! In this episode Renee talks about the Chicago based art podcast Bad at Sports, as well some of the artists working in the...

  
• 01.21.2020

  Renee Robbins Interview | Part One

  Words of the day: microscopic. invented. cinematic. fantastical. Chicago. This episode features Chicago based painter Renee Robbins. I think it's safe to say that there is plenty of enthusiasm on display in this interview regarding sea creatures, titling artwork, connecting with...

  
• 10.02.2019

  Kate Frazer Rego Interview

  Words of the day: inspiration. threshold. aging. narrative. nuance. New Bedford, MA based artist Kate Frazer Rego is this episode's guest. Kate shares how it was important to receive support in her younger years as an artist. As a result, she...

  
• 08.28.2019

  Heather Yip Interview

  Words of the day: the void. garfield. investigational. myth. poetry. device. Heather Yip, based in British Columbia, Canada, joins ahtcast to talk all things contemporary communication and how it fits nicely, and not so nicely into our lives. Heather's art practice...

  
• 04.29.2019

  Thomas Flanagan Interview

  Words of the day: jazz. experience. feel. sound. vibration. Painter Thomas Flanagan joins ahtcast from Brunswick, Maine for this episode. We talk studio space, how Maine influences his work, as well as music both in and out of the studio. Early...

  
• 02.24.2019

  Kevin Callaghan Interview

  Words of the day: bank. relevant. trust. time. forever. Kevin Callaghan, artist based in Glasgow, joins ahtcast for this interview. Kevin shares a bit about color and how it might just need to be dynamic in order to be released from...

  
• 01.01.2019

  Brigid Watson Interview

  Words of the day: drawing. color. cement. time. view-finder. Boston based painter Brigid Watson is ahtcast's guest this time around. You may remember Brigid from The Mixed-Media Tapes recordings where she spoke in depth about color, and metaphysics. I have invited...

  
• 10.31.2017

  Revisited: Sabine Tress and Phillip J. Mellen in Conversation

  Words of the day: pink. zen. sad. challenge. change. contrast. Sabine Tress, painter based in Cologne, Germany returns to ahtcast for this episode. Having originally been interviewed back in 2013, I thought it was time to check in with Sabine to...

  
• 09.09.2017

  Kat Knutsen Interview | Working on the Loving Vincent film

  Words of the day: brushstroke. animate. palette. blue. technique. New Bedford, Massachusetts based artist Kat Knutsen joins ahtcast to talk about her experience working on the Loving Vincent film. Loving Vincent is an animated film, telling an important part of the...

  
• 04.03.2017

  Katie Wynne Interview | Part Two

  Words of the day: perimeter. definition. koan. bottomless. whir. Welcome to part two of the interview with Katie Wynne. Katie is based in Philadelphia and is currently installing work for her two person show, with Haynes Riley, titled "Familiars" that opens...

  
• 04.02.2017

  Katie Wynne Interview | Part One

  Words of the day: stasis. gizmo. banal. abandon. escape. Welcome Philadelphia based installation artist, Katie Wynne. Here during part one we weave through some of the work leading up to Katie's latest work in her forthcoming two person show, with artist...

  
• 01.23.2017

  Petra Nimtz Interview

  Words of the day: shape. spontaneous. line. palatte. materials. Welcome. In this episode, Woodstock, NY based artist Petra Nimtz shares thoughts and experiences in art making, and maintaining a studio while moving around over the years. She also has a thing...

  
• 09.25.2016

  Kevin P. Kelly Interview

  Words of the day: drawing. ubiquitous. immortalize. conflict. Wichita , KS based painter, Kevin P. Kelly shares his thoughts and working methods used in his Sketch Of the Day project. Irony, humor, and tension are just a few elements considered when...

  
• 05.20.2016

  Kimberly Rowe Interview

  Words of the day: discovery. palindrome. jazz. illusion. intuitive. Oakland, California based artist, Kimberly Rowe, is the guest for this interview. Kimberly shares elements of her working practices including working on the floor, for larger pieces, which stems from her childhood, ...

  
• 02.03.2016

  Joanne Freeman Interview

  Words of the day: formal. direct. witty. freshness.Ahtcast is back. This time I spoke with NYC artist, Joanne Freeman. Inspirations, community vs. isolation in art school, and working in a series are all the topics discussed. Listen in to Joanne...

  
• 11.06.2015

  Katy Stone Interview

  Words of the day: parts. ontology. suggestive. gravity. distilled. Seattle based artist, Katy Stone, joins ahtcast to share her thoughts and process. Making and looking are very important to Stone's studio practice, it brings a greater spontaneous element to her work....

  
• 08.18.2015

  Sue Danielson Interview

  Words of the day: mistakes. space. process. scale. conversation.Sue Danielson, painter based in Seattle, joins me in this conversation about her work and the experiences that surround it. Process, process, process is the main element keeping Danielson's practice together and...

  
• 06.08.2015

  Martina Nehrling Interview

  Words of the day: optimism. audible. flying. direct. whale.Martina Nehrling, painter based in Chicago, joins ahtcast to talk process, scale of the work, and how some pieces require a lot of "think time." Martina Nehrling also shares her reasons for...

  
• 09.23.2014

  Brenda Hope Zappitell Interview

  Words of the day: intuitive. doodle. travel. process. environment.Splitting her studio time between Santa Fe, NM and Delray Beach, FL, Brenda Hope Zappitell finds her work heavily influenced and inspired by travel and life experiences. Family and scheduling studio time...

  
• 09.22.2014

  Brenda Hope Zappitell Interview

  Words of the day: intuitive. doodle. travel. process. environment. Splitting her studio time between Santa Fe, NM and Delray Beach, FL, Brenda Hope Zappitell finds her work heavily influenced and inspired by travel and life experiences. Family and scheduling studio...

  
• 09.08.2014

  Jennifer Shepard Interview

  Words of the day: simultaneous. absurd. journey. celebration. intervention.Brooklyn, NY artist, Jennifer Shepard joins ahtcast and shares a bit on her art and practice. Early on, Shepard was active in both art and music, and thought it was tough to...

  
• 06.23.2014

  Ian White Williams Interview

  Words of the day: immediacy. environment. intimate. respond. This interview is with Ian White Williams. With roots as a sculptor, Williams finds himself drawing and painting as of late. He gives us a history of 'why the shift to painting?' Also...

  
• 05.20.2014

  Adam Lovitz Interview

  Words of the day: immediate. energy. inform. nature. color.This interview is with Philadelphia based painter, Adam Lovitz. We dig in and talk a bit about education and how Lovitz was encouraged to create daily while growing up. Balancing work and...

  
• 03.18.2014

  Fiona Stanbury Interview

  Words of the day: shape. space. arrangement. up-side-down.London based artist, Fiona Stanbury, shares her thoughts on painting and process in this interview. Inspiring to Stanbury, early on, was her time living in Africa, she details that the "Colors, deep shadows...

  
• 03.02.2014

  Stephen Wright Interview

  Words of the day: grid. imagination. fundamental. intentional, and pair.Stephen Wright, based in Kentucky, is a painter deeply moved by color, not just any color, but greys. Wright talks at length about his relationship with the perceived meaning of his...

  
• 02.14.2014

  Podcasting Painters: David A. Linneweh and Phillip J. Mellen

  Words of the day: share. stories. share. community building. share. David A. Linneweh joins ahtcast to share his experiences as host of the esteemed Studio Break podcast. Linneweh talks about the beginning of his podcast and how it has grown to...

  
• 02.11.2014

  Matt Schaefer Interview

  "There's no place for being careful when making art." This episode is with Rapid City, South Dakota artist, Matt Schaefer. Schaefer's beginnings with art worked in tandem with playing music. Painting shortly took over his focus and his unique ways...