Artsy AF

This week's episode features Martin Stensaas (@martin_stensaas) painter of etheral, non-linguistic imagery of the collective unconscious! Martin and I talk about Alan Watts' telephone, his process in painting, a novel that he's working on, UFOs, some of his creative influences and the idea of utopias. Martin has a lot of insights on art as well as life and I think you'll get something enriching from this conversation.

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As always, thanks for listening and SHOUTS to you and your creative journey!

Welcome to another episode of Artsy AF podcast. Thanks for being here!

First off, I wanna give a big big shouts to Justin Valentine for becoming the newest Patreon subscriber this week. You can find him on instagram @thejustinvalentine! Please go check out the Patreon to support the show! https://www.patreon.com/artsyafpodcast

This week's guest is the super talented oil painter, Olivia Jane (@oliviajaneart) ! Olivia tells us about going from a sales rep in the cannabis industry, working about 80 hours a week, not getting a sales commission because she was a young woman to traveling the world solo for 2 and a half years! We get in the details of how traveling changes a person for the better, the ability to say no, comparison on social media, and dealing with the inner critic. 

Check out Olivia's website: https://www.oliviajaneart.com

As always, thanks for listening and please give us a follow, a rating, a review and definitely feel free to give us some SHOUTS on the social media platform of your choice. It helps get the podcast in front of more eyes and ears 

Greetings, friends! Welcome to another episode of Artsy AF, thanks for being here!

In this episode of the podcast I connect with Uri Martinez (@uriginalbcn) and Irene Lopez Leon

SHOUTS to John Endicott-a recent Patreon subscriber- who's Instagram handle I didn't get last week. You can find him on there at @caughtinal00p , go connect with your Artsy AF homies! If you're interested in becoming a subscriber, this week would be a special gift to me as it's my birthday on Thursday. *wink wink* https://www.patreon.com/artsyafpodcast

Thanks as always for your listening ears, I hope you enjoy this episode

Shouts! to the three new Patreon subscribers this week! Chris McCall (@chrismccallart), John Endicott (social handle coming soon) and Josh Tjapkes (@tjapkesart) !! Please check out the Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/artsyafpodcast to support the show and my sanity. 

So, if you want to see the show grow, watch videos of each episode, make guest suggestions and snag some exclusive merch head on over! Also, please remember to rate, review, subscribe and do the little things that help get this podcast firmly planted in the cultural zeitgeist. 

Randal Roberts (@randalrobertsart) makes a return appearance on the show! We talk conspiracy theories, art being central to shaping the world, what makes him tick, some stories and looking at life in the number of days- rather than the number of years- you have left. I found this a very helpful re-framing of existence that inevitably leads to an increase in cherishing time and energy. Insights and humor abound in this episode and I hope you enjoy it! 

https://www.allofthisisforyou.com

This week's guest is Logan Walden (@loganwaldenart). Logan is a painter and full time artist living near Cincinnati, Ohio. His style blends sci-fi art influenced by John Harris, Frank Frazetta and Moebius with the psychedelic and abstract contemporary art of the festival art world.

We goof off and improvise a lot in this episode so, for those who are looking for a bit of entertainment as well as inspiration this episode is for you. We get in to Logan's story about working in the film industry in L.A. and having to make a decision between having a job as a producer's assistant or starting his painting career. We also get in to Logan's early ventures in to throwing art shows, the value of mentors, the effect of getting compliments and criticisms, why he creates art and Logan's graphic novel in progress. 

Big shouts to this week's newest Patreon subscriber, Ct Nelson! (@ctnelsonartist) I imagine that most listeners are familiar with Ct's work but if you're not, go give him a follow. One of the best in the community. Thanks Ct! If you're interested in subscribing to the Patreon go to https://www.patreon.com/artsyafpodcast and check out the tiers. For $48/year you can support the podcast, get a shoutout at the top of the show, and watch the video for every episode. It helps me run this project and keeps me motivated to stay consistent!

https://www.loganwaldenart.com

Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! trailer (the first film Logan worked on)

Ryan Connell is a gallerist and art curator and collector. His new space, Ryan Joseph Gallery just opened up a new spot in Denver featuring an opening solo show from Andrew Davis (the guest on episode 73). 

In this episode we talk about Ryan's journey from selling art work for friends (for free) to opening up his own gallery here in Denver. It's an inspiring story who's moral is to follow your interests and not be so worried about making a buck. We also discuss pricing paintings, some  happenings in the art world, super powers and getting in to some healthy routines.

Patrons will get the in-person video featuring some of the work up at the gallery! If you're interested in becoming a patron head on over to https://www.patreon.com/artsyafpodcast and check out the tiers available, starting at just $4/month You can find Ryan and his gallery on Instagram @ryanjosephgallery and his website: https://ryan-joseph-gallery.myshopify.com/

Big ol' shouts to the one and only Jarred Michael Trantham aka @lostsailorleather for becoming the newest Patreon subscriber this week!

Support the podcast by going to https://www.patreon.com/artsyafpodcast and getting a monthly subscription. You'll find three different tiers of support starting at $4/month and each tier has things like shoutouts, video access and merch.  

This week I bring back former co-host and legend John Speaker (@johnspeaker). We have a little bit of fun pretending John is an Illuminati millionaire who has clones, talk about human behavior on the internet, the CoSM controversy, separating the art from the artist, how to conquer the inner critic,  burn out and doubt, self motivation and the resistance we encounter in creating art.  Big thanks and shouts for John coming in and crushing this podcast on such short notice.

I was super busy this past week working on a painting for the Threyda group show happening May 28th and 29th. Be sure to check it out and come see some new art from a bunch of talented artists. Thank you again for your ears, SHOUTS!

This week's guest on the podcast is Andrew Davis! (@andrewdavisart) // https://www.andrewdavisart.com/ 

Andrew creates amazing paintings and has a solo show coming up this weekend on May 15th at Ryan Joseph Gallery in Denver. Details for that show can be found HERE

On this episode we talk about Andrew's history of growing up in Virginia, dropping out of art school, former jobs and how mental health influenced his decision to become a full time artist. We also go in depth on several of his paintings and their meanings and motifs. 

Patreon subscribers will see what we're talking about in the video version. If you're interested in supporting the podcast please head on over to www.patreon.com/artsyafpodcast where you will find three different tiers of participation to engage in, all of which include a video version of the audio you already enjoy.

SHOUTS!

This week's newest Patron is @observatroysystem! Thank you for your subscription! If you'd like to support this podcast and get benefits like: patron-only posts, merch, a shoutout, guest suggestions (that I will listen to) and video to go along with the audio you already enjoy...

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This week's guest is Matt Mills (@mattmillsart) Matt is a digital artist, software engineer and website designer. He has licensed his art and worked with names like: ODESZA, Opiuo/CloZee, Louis Futon, Red Light Management, Tenderfoot TV, Dell, Disney and more. Check out his website at https://mattmillsart.com/

In this episode Matt tells us his artist's story- which involves a love for music and a gig working on a video game. We also get in to how working with code informs his art, setting healthy routines, his company ARTGRAB (artgrab.co) and speculate on where ideas might come from.  

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Thanks for listening and have a creative week!

This week features Jen Ingram! ( @ancientdigital // @tribe13gallery ) is a curator, festival art co-ordinator, art history student and co-founder of Tribe 13 Gallery with Roman Villagrana- an OG artist in the live painting and visionary art community. You can find Roman's work @synchromystic on instagram. We talk about the genesis of Tribe 13, some of Jen's most memorable festival moments, the importance of clear communication and what she looks for in applicants to participate in the gallery- among several other topics. We touch a small bit on NFTs- the important thing here is to check out hicetnunc.xyz and kalamint.io for platforms minting NFTs on the Tezos blockchain, which uses proof of stake to verify transactions. Proof of stake uses a fraction of the energy that proof of work does, more or less solving for the problem of NFT energy consumption. 

https://www.exodus.com/blog/proof-of-work-vs-proof-of-stake/#head3

Last week I didn't have the instagram handle of Austin Weber, one of the first subscribers to the Patreon. You can find his acrylic paintings @notsosmooth on instagram! Big shouts to you sir!! 

Patreon subscribers will get the video of the interview and the suggestion box is OPEN for the second tier and above. I've already reached out to the suggested artists and have booked one so far. If you are interested in becoming a patron please check out https://www.patreon.com/artsyafpodcast . You can get merch, watch videos of the podcast, and even give out suggestions of artists that I should have on. SHOUTS!