Season 6 of Ask An Artist returns on Friday 1st March 2024. 

In this teaser episode, Peter and Tom talk about the topics and interviewees they have planned for the season. New episodes will be released fortnightly, on Fridays, throughout the year!

We look forward to speaking to you in the studio from this Friday 1st March!

This season of the podcast is sponsored by Rosemary & Co Brushes and Jackson’s Art Supplies.

For more information about our sponsors, please visit:

Rosemary & Co Brushes: www.rosemaryandco.com
Jackson’s Art supplies: www.jacksonsart.com

Crew Collective
A podcast about the wild, weird, and deeply human side of cosmic storytelling.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts  

In this episode Tom and Peter interview Marine Costello, the Head of Communications at Parker Harris. The focus of the episode is all about online marketing for Artists. Marine talks about her background in art history and arts management and shares her wisdom, in a no-nonsense way, offering tips and strategies which Artists can implement easily and immediately, to grow their business.

Find out more about Parker Harris and the opportunities they are involved with on their website: www.parkerharris.co.uk

This Podcast is sponsored by Rosemary & Co Brushes,  Search Press publishers and Jackson’s Art Supplies.

For more information about our sponsors, please visit:

Rosemary & Co Brushes: www.rosemaryandco.com
Search Press publishers: www.searchpress.com
Jackson’s Art supplies: www.jacksonsart.com/blog

Crew Collective
A podcast about the wild, weird, and deeply human side of cosmic storytelling.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts  

In this episode, Peter and Tom answer some of your artistic questions. This week they discuss what they would create if no-one was watching, the do's and don'ts of putting together an Artists' CV and collecting other Artists' work.

If you have a question you’d like to put to us and would be happy for us answer it here on the podcast please send it to us via our website here or alternatively you can send it to us via Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.

This Podcast is sponsored by Rosemary & Co Brushes,  Search Press publishers and Jackson’s Art Supplies.

For more information about our sponsors, please visit:

Rosemary & Co Brushes: www.rosemaryandco.com
Search Press publishers: www.searchpress.com
Jackson’s Art supplies: www.jacksonsart.com

Crew Collective
A podcast about the wild, weird, and deeply human side of cosmic storytelling.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts  

In this episode, Peter and Tom interview Penny Harris, co-founder and expert mentor at Parker Harris. Emma Parker and Penny Harris created Parker Harris in 1990. Their partnership is now one of the leading visual arts consultancies in the UK. Penny explains the importance of providing real opportunities for Artists and how this underpins everything which Parker Harris gets involved with. She also discusses the role of an Artist's mentor.

Find out more about Parker Harris and the opportunities they are involved with on their website: www.parkerharris.co.uk

This Podcast is sponsored by Rosemary & Co Brushes,  Search Press publishers and Jackson’s Art Supplies.

For more information about our sponsors, please visit:

Rosemary & Co Brushes: www.rosemaryandco.com
Search Press publishers: www.searchpress.com
Jackson’s Art supplies, canvas builder: www.jacksonsart.com/bespoke-canvas-builder
Jackson’s Art supplies, framing services: www.jacksonsart.com/studio/framing

Crew Collective
A podcast about the wild, weird, and deeply human side of cosmic storytelling.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts  

In this episode, Peter and Tom discuss discounting work; when it might be appropriate and even beneficial to do so for your business.

This Podcast is sponsored by Rosemary & Co Brushes,  Search Press publishers and Jackson’s Art Supplies.

For more information about our sponsors, please visit:

Rosemary & Co Brushes: www.rosemaryandco.com
Search Press publishers: www.searchpress.com
Jackson’s Art supplies, blog: www.jacksonsart.com/blog

Crew Collective
A podcast about the wild, weird, and deeply human side of cosmic storytelling.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts  

In this episode, Peter and Tom welcome back Dr Curtis Tappenden, this time to pick his brains as a Senior Lecturer in Art and Design and ask the question Peter and Tom get asked most often; should I go to art school?

This Podcast is sponsored by Rosemary & Co Brushes,  Search Press publishers and Jackson’s Art Supplies.

For more information about our sponsors, please visit:

Rosemary & Co Brushes: www.rosemaryandco.com
Search Press publishers: www.searchpress.com
Jackson’s Art supplies, blog: www.jacksonsart.com/blog

Crew Collective
A podcast about the wild, weird, and deeply human side of cosmic storytelling.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts  

In this episode Peter and Tom talk to Edd Ralph, Senior Editor at Search Press publishers, leading supplier of Art & Craft books. They discuss Edd's role as senior editor, the process of writing a book and how and why it can be beneficial for working Artists to consider writing one.

This Podcast is sponsored by Rosemary & Co Brushes,  Search Press publishers and Jackson’s Art Supplies.

For more information about our sponsors, please visit:

Rosemary & Co Brushes: www.rosemaryandco.com
Search Press publishers: www.searchpress.com
Jackson’s Art supplies, canvas builder: www.jacksonsart.com/bespoke-canvas-builder
Jackson’s Art supplies, framing services: www.jacksonsart.com/studio/framing

Crew Collective
A podcast about the wild, weird, and deeply human side of cosmic storytelling.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts  

In this episode, Peter and Tom answer some of your artistic questions. This week they discuss AI, creating work under pressure and copying other Artists’ work. 

If you have a question you’d like to put to us and would be happy for us answer it here on the podcast please send it to us via this website here or alternatively you can send it to us via Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.

This Podcast is sponsored by Rosemary & Co Brushes, Jackson’s Art Supplies and Search Press publishers.

For more information about our sponsors, please visit:

Rosemary & Co Brushes: www.rosemaryandco.com

Jackson’s Art supplies, canvas builder: www.jacksonsart.com/bespoke-canvas-builder

Jackson’s Art supplies, framing services: www.jacksonsart.com/studio/framing

Search Press publishers: During July and August 2023, you can get 25% off a range of titles, plus free UK post and packaging, when you visit searchpress.com/arty23 and use code SPAAA. 

Crew Collective
A podcast about the wild, weird, and deeply human side of cosmic storytelling.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts  

In this episode, Peter & Tom interview Dr Curtis Tappenden about his 30 year career as a professional illustrator.
For Curtis, art and drawing have always been passions and he shares the story of how he became an illustrator with grace, humour and humility. Curtis discusses what it is to be an illustrator and what his working day or week might look like. Curtis also shares his wisdom on the necessary qualities for anyone considering illustration as a profession and why the world needs illustrators, perhaps now more than ever.


Find out more about Curtis on his website: https://curtistappenden.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curtis.tappenden/?hl=en-gb
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/curtis.tappenden/?locale=en_GB

For more details from our sponsors please visit:
- Rosemary & Co, www.rosemaryandco.com
- Jacksons Art Materials, www.jacksonsart.com
- Search Press publishers: During July and August 2023, you can get 25% off a range of titles, plus free UK post and packaging, when you visit searchpress.com/arty23 and use code SPAAA. 

Crew Collective
A podcast about the wild, weird, and deeply human side of cosmic storytelling.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts  

In this episode Tom and Peter interview Gary Thompson, the founder and CEO of Jacksons Art Supplies about his journey from humble painter to founding and growing a now global, art supplies company.
Gary's story is an example of how careers in the art world are not necessarily planned or straight forward but how creativity, drive and a belief in delivering the best you can, will ultimately bring about success.

Visit their website: www.jacksonsart.com

For more details from our sponsors please visit:
- Rosemary & Co, www.rosemaryandco.com
- Jacksons Art Materials, www.jacksonsart.com
- Search Press publishers: During July and August 2023, you can get 25% off a range of titles, plus free UK post and packaging, when you visit searchpress.com/arty23 and use code SPAAA. 

Crew Collective
A podcast about the wild, weird, and deeply human side of cosmic storytelling.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts