Artist Solace

Recorded at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the long-awaited continuation of season 2 starts off with Dan Stanley interviewing ME! In this episode, Dan has volunteered to turn the tables around and ask me questions about my life as an artist, scientist, and podcaster. This was really fun and I cannot thank him enough for volunteering to do this. Thank you Dan! And you'll have to listen to the episode to understand how it got the title.

On this episode, I sit down with Indianapolis artist Dan Stanley. Recorded at the Indianapolis Museum of Art Cafe, we talk about his background, interests, and current work. We learn about his obsession with music (which he calls "audiophilia"), experience in the military, experience in art school, and why he chose to pursue an electronics degree. And best of all, we find out what inspires his art! Come and listen as I try to dissect his brain to figure out what motivates and inspires him!

Today I sit down with my friend Gloria Renollet! After getting to know Gloria over the years, I find her to be particularly inspiring. We discuss her experience giving a TEDx talk, power posing, how genes change as a result of experience, and her research in the Middle East! (You also get a chance to hear me totally butcher the explanation of gene expression. You're welcome.) Come and listen while I poke and prod at her brain to learn what is driving her decisions in life and see how they all connect!

This week's episode features the impressive Indianapolis painter Justin Vining! He primarily paints in Plein Air and earns a full-time income doing so. I attribute his success to is his flat-out addiction to painting, conscientious personality, and intelligence! With an incredible resume and obvious success, I wanted to really dig into his personality to understand what motivates and inspires him. I hope you can listen, find out more about his story, and extract some inspiration!

Welcome to Season 2! Joining me in the Lab today are 2 of my favorite dudes, Cory Sites and Danny Gyure on this episode called Triad Conversation. Cory is a musician, Danny is writer, and I am a visual artist. Together we form a Triad of Creativity and will be talking about the creative process from our different perspectives. We address questions like, "What do we love about our subject, do we work well under pressure, and how are we inspired?" I hope you stick around a listen to what's in store during this episode!

I close the season out this week with Dan Cooper of Indianapolis, Indiana. Dan is a visual artist, photographer, entrepreneur, teacher, scientist, among other things! We talk about the history of the Indianapolis Art Scene, his interests and experience in Religion, Science, Mental Health, Sports, Travel, and Leadership. This dude has a ton of experience with various things and is a really interesting guy. I hope you stay tuned to find out more about his life and what important advice he has for artists. You can find out more about him online at cooperfineart.com. Enjoy!

JD Bills is a visual artist living in Indianapolis, Indiana. This year, he quit his corporate job to pursue Art full-time! During our conversation, we talk about what influenced his decision to quit his job and how it has been going so far. Come and listen and extract some inspiration while listening to JD's amazing story! You can find his work online at www.jdbills.com and on Instagram as indyartwiz. Enjoy!

Becky Archibald is an award-winning pianist, recording artist, composer, and educator. We learn about her amazing journey and what inspires her along the way. I hope you can extract some inspiration, insight, and advice while listening to her story. Her website www.beckyarchibald.com showcases some of her impressive experience and musical talent. Enjoy!

Mark Kesling is the Founder and CEO of The daVinci Pursuit, a non-profit organization based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mark describes The daVinci Pursuit as "a museum without walls", which aims to bridge the fields of Art and Science and bring exhibitions into the community. Listen and learn about his fascinating background and underlying influences regarding this project! Enjoy!

Jen Edds of Indianapolis, Indiana is a full-time podcaster, podcasting editor and consultant for local business owners, and musician (among other things)! We learn about how she got involved with music, why she moved to Indianapolis, and how she started her podcasting career! She has an interesting story and some great inspiration and advice for us.