"The less thinking you do, the more freedom you have." Join ahtcast as we are brought into the thoughts and process of Pennsylvania based artist, David T Miller. Miller describes his process as a "one person collaborative event" along with speaking of the "call and response" element of making art. Listen in and see why his work has been said to have a "twang." Enjoy!


Artist's website: http://davidtmillerart.com/

(podcast intro/outro music by Ani DiFranco and Utah Phillips)

David T Miller Interview

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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 paintings question, of course, as well as their influences and ideas, a little bit about titles.Also part of the interview is a tip on how to stay out of trouble while painting, writing in 3 different books as part of her studio practice, and so much more…listen in!
 

 
The artist's website: https://www.lisakellner.com/
 
 
Thanks for listening!
 
(Original intro song by David T Miller and Phillip J. Mellen)

Lisa Kellner 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. Symmetry. Sharp. Bright. and Aquatic.In the conversation Debbi shares some of her experiences from growing up in the Pacific-Northwest as well as being home schooled until high school where her artistic life was encouraged at a whole other level.
Now living in Brooklyn we talk about how her experiences prior to that makes its way into her work as well as the city’s influence. And more...
Also part of the interview are two questions submitted by previous guest Connie Goldman so be sure to listen for those. Listen in for more!
 

 
 
The artist's website: https://debbikenoteart.com/
 
 
Thanks for listening!
 
(Original intro song by David T Miller and Phillip J. Mellen)

Debbi Kenote Interview

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 about her paintings. She had a lot to share about where her paintings have been over the years and, in my humble opinion, returning in force!
And as always, I encourage listeners to visit the artists’ websites while listening and look along. Or visit ahtcast.com for images of the guest artist’s work.And one more tidbit, submitting 2 questions to the conversation was previous ahtcast guest Cologne based painter Sabine Tress, so be sure to listen for those.
Welcome Inga Dalrymple back to the program…...listen in!
 

 
The artist's website: https://ingadalrymple.com/home.html
 
 
(Original podcast intro song by David T Miller and Phillip J. Mellen)
 
Thanks for listening!

Revisited: Inga Dalrymple and Phillip J. Mellen in Conversation

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 at The Front gallery NYC, with an opening reception Thursday December 8th 2022 from 6 to 8 pm. And that is at 131 Chrystie Street New York, NY.
We also talk a bit about the early days in Becky’s journey in art and the traditional methods of preparing her linen used for painting which provides a perfect surface for producing truly amazing layering techniques. And stay for a rich glimpse into the content in the work as well.
Also in the episode is a multi-part question submitted by previous Ahtcast guest Sarah Boyts Yoder…(thanks Sarah!).
Listen in for more…thanks!
 

 
The artist's website: beckyyazdan.com/
 
Thanks for listening!
 
(Original intro song by David T Miller and Phillip J. Mellen)

Becky Yazdan Interview

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 up and talk about Brooke’s current show and the work in it, along with details regarding her varied and focused working methods.
Brooke’s show is titled Divulgences, catch it if you are in the New Bedford, MA area for the reception October 13th 2022 from 5:30pm. The exhibition runs September 12 – October 20, 2022 at the Co+ Creative Center at 137 Union Street in New Bedford, MA.
Also featured in the interview are 3 questions submitted by previous podcast guest and Chicago based painter, Renee Robbins!
 

 
The artist's website: https://www.brookemullins.com/index.html
 
 
(Original podcast intro song by David T Miller and Phillip J. Mellen)
 
Thank you for listening!

David T Miller Interview

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