Bastards of Art: Too polished for folk art, too punk for fine art.

Episode 8

The Path to Digital Drawing

It is inevitable that your art work will become digital.  If you have posted a picture on a social media outlet, it already has. It may have started as a tangible pencil drawing that could be smeared and torn but as soon as that picture was taken, it became a file and is now viewable from laptops to mobile phones.

Matt and Jonathan discuss their adventures discovering the process of making art with computers and tablets.  There is a small learning curve but it unlocks techniques that could not have been phathomed in the traditional proccesses.

If you have been interested in switching over to a world where Tron meets Picasso, this episode will shed some light on the subject of digital art.

 

 

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Matt Hodel is the owner of Ragtime Tattoo and Lillian Press in St. Louis Missouri. Working as a self-employed artist since 1995, he left his fine arts degree for a path in the low brow art world. He apprenticed for tattooing in the 90's at Iron Age Studios. From there he has traveled the globe working as an artist.

Today Matt splits his time between St. Louis and the Ozark Mountains. He enjoys Risograph Printing, landscape painting, and digital painting. Matt brings these podcasts to you the listener in hopes to inspire and motivate.

For other projects vist: Matt Hodel Design

Episode 7

Time Managment

Did you make time for your personal "Honey do list?"  If you are like most people, the end of the day comes at you faster than you expedted.  It can leave you feeling swamped and overwhelmed.  If only there was a few more hours before bed time!

The "Bastards of Art Episode 7" has five tips to help you focus on what you want to accomplish.  It all starts with a simple plan and understanding how to organize your time.  Here is a quick list of tips to remember:

* Write it Down!

* Identify Time Wasters.

* DO NOT Multitask.

* Prepare for Tomorrow.

* Hard Stop.

For more information, listen to Matt and Jonathan break down how they use the list above!

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Matt Hodel is the owner of Ragtime Tattoo and Lillian Press in St. Louis Missouri. Working as a self-employed artist since 1995, he left his fine arts degree for a path in the low brow art world. He apprenticed for tattooing in the 90's at Iron Age Studios. From there he has traveled the globe working as an artist.

Today Matt splits his time between St. Louis and the Ozark Mountains. He enjoys Risograph Printing, landscape painting, and digital painting. Matt brings these podcasts to you the listener in hopes to inspire and motivate.

For other projects vist: Matt Hodel Design

Carl Nappa

Producer/Engineer

Carl Nappa is the poster child for talent infused with hard work.  He worked his way up from the bottom in an unforgiving music industry.  He has more than 30 million gold, platinum and multi-platnuim albums to his credit. It would be impossible for you to have never heard an album he has worked on.

Carl has enjoyed working with Parsons, Ray Bardani, Jerry Brown, Teddy Riley, P Diddy, Wyclef Jean, Kevin Law, Madonna, Micheal Jackson, Prince, Nelly, Chris Brown, R. Kelly, N’SYNC, Limp Bizkit, Ice Cube, NRBQ, Blondie, Moody Blues, John Mellencamp, Mariah Carey, Prince, Wyclef Jean, Run DMC, Pet Shop Boys, Alan Parsons, David Bowie, Missy Elliot, and Riley James.

The most important value I found in Carl's interview is humility.  He is at ease with his craft and presents it in such a way that it puts the listener at ease with.  Carl will remind you that with a little bit of talent and some long hours, the future of your career is only limited by you.

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Bastards of Art Host: Matt Hodel

Matt Hodel is the owner of Ragtime Tattoo and Lillian Press in St. Louis Missouri. Working as a self-employed artist since 1995, he left his fine arts degree for a path in the low brow art world. He apprenticed for tattooing in the 90's at Iron Age Studios. From there he has traveled the globe working as an artist.

Today Matt splits his time between St. Louis and the Ozark Mountains. He enjoys Risograph Printing, landscape painting, and digital painting. Matt brings these podcasts to you the listener in hopes to inspire and motivate.

For other projects vist: Matt Hodel Design

Episode 6

Whats Your Style?

Being and artist is about self expression and standing on the outside of the crowd.  The hunt is own to develop your personal style.  You stare at a blank canvas and wonder how to create imagery that be eye-catching.  Have you ever wondered just how your favorite artist get their look?

Would you believe me if we told you that style was just as much of a byproduct of your work than a conscience effort?  In this Bastards of Art Podcast, we discuss just how to build up your strengths in order to find your voice.

 

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Matt Hodel is the owner of Ragtime Tattoo and Lillian Press in St. Louis Missouri. Working as a self-employed artist since 1995, he left his fine arts degree for a path in the low brow art world. He apprenticed for tattooing in the 90's at Iron Age Studios. From there he has traveled the globe working as an artist.

Today Matt splits his time between St. Louis and the Ozark Mountains. He enjoys Risograph Printing, landscape painting, and digital painting. Matt brings these podcasts to you the listener in hopes to inspire and motivate.

For other projects vist: Matt Hodel Design

Episode 5

Creativity

Are you still creative?  Do you feel like a dull pencil when you sit down to work? Episode 5 of the Bastards of Art Podcast explores how to tap into your creative side.  Sometimes productivity is confused with creativity. After getting  your work done for the day, can you say that you pushed your thought process to think outside of the box?

Creative people share these common traits:

* Roadblocks are considered opportunities

* Passionate

* Open to new ideas

* Divergent thinking

* Daydreamer

* Enjoys solitude

* More sensitive to their surroundings

If the list above sounds like I just read your astrological sign, then you are not alone.  Enjoy this episode on creativity and get a fresh perspective from a few special guests!

 

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Matt Hodel is the owner of Ragtime Tattoo and Lillian Press in St. Louis Missouri. Working as a self-employed artist since 1995, he left his fine arts degree for a path in the low brow art world. He apprenticed for tattooing in the 90's at Iron Age Studios. From there he has traveled the globe working as an artist.

Today Matt splits his time between St. Louis and the Ozark Mountains. He enjoys Risograph Printing, landscape painting, and digital painting. Matt brings these podcasts to you the listener in hopes to inspire and motivate.

For other projects vist: Matt Hodel Design

Episode 4

Practice Being a Student

Welcome to Bastards of Art, Episode 4.  All artist want to get better. As artists, we set personal goals to achieve.  An easy thing to forget about is a continuous education in our chosen craft. In Episode 4, Matt and Jonathan discuss the importance of learning and resources.

The world is full of information. It is what feeds an artist’s soul. Expressing those feelings is the struggle.  Conveying a message to an audience is how we get our feed back. The best way to ensure we are getting the response that is expected, is to keep learning.

Listen to some tips Matt and Jonathan use to keep themselves the perpetual students of ART!

 

 

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Bastards of Art Host: Matt Hodel

Matt Hodel is the owner of Ragtime Tattoo and Lillian Press in St. Louis Missouri. Working as a self-employed artist since 1995, he left his fine arts degree for a path in the low brow art world. He apprenticed for tattooing in the 90's at Iron Age Studios. From there he has traveled the globe working as an artist.

Today Matt splits his time between St. Louis and the Ozark Mountains. He enjoys Risograph Printing, landscape painting, and digital painting. Matt brings these podcasts to you the listener in hopes to inspire and motivate.

For other projects vist: Matt Hodel Design

Episode 3

Positivity

The number one killer of Artist Motivation is self doubt.  Keeping a positive attitude towards yourself and your goal as an artist is crucial to your career. The only roadblocks to success are the ones you make.  Jonathan Fournier and Matt Hodel share their personal experiences pushing through fear and self doubt.

 

 

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Bastards of Art Host: Matt Hodel

Matt Hodel is the owner of Ragtime Tattoo and Lillian Press in St. Louis Missouri. Working as a self-employed artist since 1995, he left his fine arts degree for a path in the low brow art world. He apprenticed for tattooing in the 90's at Iron Age Studios. From there he has traveled the globe working as an artist.

Today Matt splits his time between St. Louis and the Ozark Mountains. He enjoys Risograph Printing, landscape painting, and digital painting. Matt brings these podcasts to you the listener in hopes to inspire and motivate.

For other projects vist: Matt Hodel Design

Episode 2

Goals

In this episode, Matt and Jonathan talk about setting goals.  Without out goals, we are just drifting. The Bastards share there experience with how they follow through with long and short term goals.

We all day dream of great projects and awesome artwork.  You probably can relate to the most artist when it come to finishing what we start. We start off hot and heavy, but before our project can cross the finish line, it get abandoned.  We get distracted and overwhelmed too easily. Matt and Jonathan discuss how they learned to fail before they could start to succeed with their personal goals.

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Bastards of Art Host: Matt Hodel

Matt Hodel is the owner of Ragtime Tattoo and Lillian Press in St. Louis Missouri. Working as a self-employed artist since 1995, he left his fine arts degree for a path in the low brow art world. He apprenticed for tattooing in the 90's at Iron Age Studios. From there he has traveled the globe working as an artist.

Today Matt splits his time between St. Louis and the Ozark Mountains. He enjoys Risograph Printing, landscape painting, and digital painting. Matt brings these podcasts to you the listener in hopes to inspire and motivate.

For other projects vist: Matt Hodel Design

There are no Secrets.

In the first episode of The Bastards of Art Podcast, Matt Hodel and Jonathan Fournier share some insight into being successful as an Artist.  What’s the big Secret to Success? There are no Secrets!

Many Artist decide their fate earlier on by thinking there is a “special something” that they lack and everyone else has secretly obtained.  This is just not true.  Matt and Jonathan discuss their work ethics and self imposed disciplines that help to push the boundaries.  The Bastards of Art believe success is inside everyone.  To unlock it takes some work, fresh perspective, and time management.

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