Drawing Inspiration

Mike reflects on a small flood as well as some recent artwork. Hannah Shand then joins the podcast to talk about her journey from fashion design to a becoming successful artist with a focus on rendering birds in ink. Mike and Hannah explore her art, inspiration, tools, and also talk about photography. Hannah drops some golden nuggets of advice for all creatives and she provides two homework exercises.

Feeding bitterns (YouTube)

Paper sizes A1-A6

Staedtler Pigment liners (0.05)

Staedtler Mars Lumograph 2B pencils

Fabriano Artistico hot press extra white

Staedtler Mars Matic 0.13 

Ian de Hoog

Bird in a flower (hiding feet :-) )

’Whisper’ owl

Face to face with a toutouwai

Panasonic G9

Lumix 100-400

Nikon P950

Huia (extinct) Wikipedia

Huia ‘A Lost Harmony’

Huia video link found on this page

Charcoal work (on IG)

Cole LaBounty McNair

Making a Time capsule

===== How to reach Hannah Shand =====

Instagram - @hannahshandart

HannahShandart.com

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com 

Instagram @Mike_Hendley 

Twitter @MikeHendley

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

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Mike Hendley shares a sketchbook tour on Instagram and talks about some of his entries in his perpetual journal. Mike visits a local tulip festival to create some sketchbook entries outside. Inspired by the outdoor experience, Mike does an overview of his current plein air/urban sketching set-up. He covers everything from where to sit, what tools work and how to set up the best creative experience outdoors. Easels, sketchbooks, paints and brushes and so much more are covered in this episode.

Sketchbook tour IG reel (part 1, part 2)

Magnolia 

Fiddleheads

Tulips

Canadian Tulip Festival

Christel (@artsbychristel on IG)

Bee

Umbrella (on Amazon)

Walkstool

James Gurney Easel

James Gurney on Drawing Inspiration

Manfrotto Tripod

Stablo

Etchr sketchbook

Hannemuhle watercolor book

Pentalic

Casein paint

Pentel Graphgear 1000

Tenwin eraser

Tombow Mono eraser

Blue tack

Sailor pen

Carbon ink

France van Stone on Drawing Inspiration

Rosemary & Co

Escoda Versatil

Pentel Water brush

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com 

Instagram @Mike_Hendley 

Twitter @MikeHendley

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

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Mike has a productive couple of weeks and is set to appear as a guest on another podcast. Google Art Director Matthew Cruickshank joins the podcast to talk about his latest Google Doodle exploring Route 66. Matthew talks about his early days with Warner Brothers and Disney and how his sketchbook brought him to Google.

Make Do podcast

Frog and butterfly 

Mouse in tulip

Butterfly

Firefly larva

Sea turtle (image, IG reel)

Pussy willow

Pasque flower

===== Interview Notes =====

Tom and Jerry

WALL-E

Frank Espinosa

Ye Crooked Leg (Matthew’s blog)

Mike Dutton

Rodin Google Doodle

Submit your own ideas via the Google Doodle page

Stephen Hawking birthday Doodle

Dr Who Doodle

Earth day with Jane Goodall

Gabriel Garcia Marquez (100 years of solitude)

Cintiq

Route 66 Video Doodle

Route 66 Wikipedia

Celebrating Georges Méliès

Oscar Grillo 

===== How to reach Matthew Cruickshank =====

Twitter (@MatthewCruicks4)

Blog

YouTube “Smiles per Gallon”

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com 

Instagram @Mike_Hendley 

Twitter @MikeHendley

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

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Mike continues with his entries in his perpetual journal and some other studies with ink and watercolor. Mike also creates an alternative for those interested in supporting him and the podcast. Paul Heaston sits down with Mike to talk about his journey from drawing whales to his MFA and now urban sketching. He talks about his teachers' powerful influence on his creative journey and how he sought creative inspiration from his interests. Paul talks about his tools, approach, and experimentation driven by curiosity. His homework will offer you a different view of the world.

Buymeacoffee (Buy Me a Brush :-) )

Live draw (spider - coloured pencil on black paper)

Owl (coloured pencil)

Perpetual journal (common hooded merganser, painted turtle)

Milkweed, lily of valley, blue jay feather

Calvin and Hobbes

The Far Side

The Simpsons

Tom & Jerry

The Voyage of the Mimi

California Gray whale

Alice Neel (artist)

Chuck Close (artist)

Philip Pearlstein (artist)

Sliding tile puzzle

Ed Ruscha and “Every Building on the Sunset Strip”, 1966

Gabi Campanario 

Urban Sketchers (Instagram, Web)

Liz Steel

Everyday Matters (Danny Gregory)

Creative Talent Network  - VizDev show

Lamy Safari

Alvin Wong

Hero M86 Fude Pen (The Pen Addict Review)

Stillman & Birn - Epsilon Series

Etchr

Hahnemuhle Nostalgie

Platinum Carbon Ink

De Atrementes Document Ink

Ed Mostly

Noodler’s Lexington Gray

Gelly Roll White Pen

Signo white pen (Uniball)

Posca paint pens

Molotow white paint marker

Deleter White 2 for Manga

Artgraf Watersoluble Graphite

Urban Sketching Summer Retreat - Madeline Island school of the Arts

===== How to reach Paul Heaston =====

Instagram (@paulheaston)

Facebook

Twitter (@paulheaston)

TikTok (@paulheaston)

Blog

YouTube

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com 

Instagram @Mike_Hendley 

Twitter @MikeHendley

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

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Mike talks about his recent perpetual journal entries, an Instagram reel, and celebrates some friends who have reached 100 episodes of their podcast. Mike also talks about his live draws, being kind to yourself, and using social media for your own needs. Mike is then joined by Craig Williams. Craig has an interesting story from a science degree to illustrating some interesting animals in his home in Tasmania. His use of graphite is incredible, and his journey to acrylic has produced some incredible bird illustrations on the pages of vintage books. 

Make Do Podcast 

Live draw/paint (dragonfly)

Mike Hendley Fine Art on YouTube

Perpetual journal entries (daffodil, rose hips)

Rose Hip Reel on Instagram

Happy Pencil Day

Tasmania Devil

Wombat

Astacopsis gouldi (giant fresh water crayfish)

Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery

Peter Trusler

Carbon dust on clay board

Guild of Natural Science Illustrators

Thylacine

Golden Open paint

“Talent is Overrated” by Geoff Colvin

Biz Buds Podcast

===== How to reach Craig Williams =====

Instagram @cswilliamsart

Website cswilliamsart.com

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com 

Instagram @Mike_Hendley 

Twitter @MikeHendley

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

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Mike reflects on some recent live draws, discusses reference photos, and is ready for acrylics. Mike is then joined by Lara Call Gastinger to talk about her journey from nature to science and art. She talks about her award-winning botanical work as well as her interactions with her followers via Patreon and live draw events. She covers her process and speaks to some of her recent work. She also talks about how she developed The Perpetual Journal and why everyone should try it. Her homework will leave you wanting more. 

YouTube (Mike Hendley Fine Art)

Pixabay

Unsplash

Claire Walker Leslie

Roger Tory Peterson

Piedmont Region of Virginia

Echinacea 

Milkweed

Peony

Bee balm

Fabriano Artistico Hot Press

Schmincke

Winsor Newton

Daniel Smith

Pigma Micron

Winsor Newton series 7 brush

Patreon (Lara Call Gastinger)

Perpetual Journal

Lindsey Mears handmade books

Lara Call Gastinger Pandemic Print

Tattly

===== How to reach Lara Call Gastinger =====

Instagram @laragastinger

Website laracallgastinger.com

Perpetual Journal

Patreon

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com 

Instagram @Mike_Hendley 

Twitter @MikeHendley

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

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Mike continues his live draw sessions on Instagram and talks about how to become a guest. Mike is then joined by Glen Southern who has been working in 3D modeling for over 20 years. He shares his journey and then they dive deep into the hardware and software that allows for the magic to happen. They cover desktop apps but spend much more time on the iPad as a creative tool. They also touch on 3D printing. Glen’s homework may leave your favourite character exposed.

Eastern Bluebird - Mike

Raccoon - Mike

Autodesk 3ds Max 

Maya

Creativity Inc

ZBrush

Blender

Penny Dreadful

Adobe Substance

Fusion 360

Rhinoceros 3d

YouTube channel

Nomad Sculpt

Forger

Adobe Medium 

Gravity Sketch

Oculus Quest 2

Adobe Medium video

Qlone 

Creality Ender

Elegoo Mars

Phenom 3D printer

Vertex Show in UK

===== How to reach Glen Southern =====

SouthernGFX on the web

SouthernGFX on Twitter

SouthernGFX on Instagram

SouthernGFX on YouTube

SouthernGFX courses web site

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com 

Instagram @Mike_Hendley 

Twitter @MikeHendley

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

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Mike creates a 3D render of his art for a visually impaired friend and continues his live draws. Mike is then joined by artist, poet, and astronaut Dr. Sian Proctor to talk about her creative journey. They explore her early interest in science and nature and how her career in science led her to unleash the artist and poet within. Dr. Proctor shares her experience as an artist and poet in space and also talks about her new book. Her homework involves the exploration of the concept of JEDI. \

Mushroom in graphite

Mushrooms in mushroom ink

Snow Leopard in ink

Spider in ink

Inspiration4 supporting St. Jude

“Space2Inspire: The Art of Inspiration” (Amazon)

Seeker

Richard Garriott (Explorer’s Club)

Challenger Deep

Marinas Trench

Cinquain poem

NFT.goingtospace

Netflix series “Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space”

Polaris Program

Space2Inspire video

YouTube video of painting in orbit

STEM vs. STEAM

Patreon

Foundation series

Hari Seldon

Man from Atlantis

Stargate SG-1

Battelstar Galactica

Star Trek Discovery

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

===== How to reach Dr. Sian Proctor =====

Instagram - @DrSianProctor

Twitter - @drsianproctor

Web - DrSianProctor.com

Space2Inspire - myspace2inspire.com (shop)

“Space2Inspire: The Art of Inspiration” (Amazon)

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com 

Instagram @Mike_Hendley 

Twitter @MikeHendley

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

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Mike talks about his new role as an Artist Ambassador for Pentel Canada. He also talks about his recent works using a mix of different media including 3D printing. Mike is then joined by self-taught artist Eric Romero whose representational style embraces work that reflects the influences from New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment. His influences from the old masters are evident in his work. They talk about his journey in becoming a self-taught artist, working with grants as well as pricing your art. The homework will elevate your creativity.

Pentel Canada Artist Ambassadors

Frog

Tiger

Black Stonehenge watercolor paper

Thingiverse (3D Printing Plans)

Lithophane Creator

Caravaggio 

Artemisia Gentileschi

Albrecht Dürer

Michaelangelo 

Lapis Room

Sandro Botticelli’s - The Birth of Venus

”Mestizaje” by Eric Romero

Silver Brush

Williamsburg Oil Paints

”Belemente Dolorosa” by Eric Romero

Gesso

Eric Romero’s Digital Afterlife NFTs on OpenSea

Tiledo

Sara Jessica Kollig 

“Imperfect Perfection” by Eric Romero

“Art Imitating Art” by Eric Romero

Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation

Retablo by Eric Romero

Nicolas Otero

===== How to reach Eric Romero =====

Instagram - @ericromeroart

Web - ericromeroart.com

TikTok - @ericromeroart

Lapis Room Gallery - Lapis Room

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com 

Instagram @Mike_Hendley 

Twitter @MikeHendley

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

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Mike plays with colored pencils on black toned paper and revisits graphite with a wonderful photogenic gecko. Mike is then joined by Shima Star who is an amazing artist he met through Clubhouse. They talk about her journey from exploring creativity in secret to creating and then following her own path. Shima talks about her inspiration for her work and mediums. She also speaks to building a large community on Clubhouse and how to foster acceptance as well as empowering and celebrating women and people of color. Her homework will provide you with a vision.

Mushroom solo (Coloured pencil on Strathmore black 400 series)

Mushroom with webs (Coloured pencil on Strathmore black 400 series)

Gecko (Graphite on Strathmore Bristol Smooth)

Cole (@Tropicol on Instagram)

David Hockney Polaroid collage of grandmother

“Quiet” by Susan Cain

Bipolar 

Queen Shima Kali

Kiki

Art Club on Clubhouse

Paula Rego Studio

Frida Kahlo

===== How to reach Shima Star =====

Instagram (@shimastar)

Web site https://www.shimastar.com/

Twitter

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com 

Instagram @Mike_Hendley 

Twitter @MikeHendley

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

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