Mike reflects on 2021 and the success of the podcast. He also touches on some recent watercolor and colored pencil pieces. Cole LaBounty McNair then joins the podcast to talk about his journey in art from a young age to where he is now. They talk about education, skill, inspiration, and building your brand. Cole shares some insights around his success and his approach to running a creative business. Cole’s homework will give you pause.

Bison

Black swallowtail

Dragonfly

Monet

Rembrandt

Vermeer

The Cooper Union (New York)

Maryland Institute College of Art

Art Institute Chicago

Vanessa Foley 

Eurasian Buzard on tree stump

Tricoloured heron

Faber Castell Polychromos

Caran d’Ache Pablo

Staedtler Lumograph black

Afmat sharpener

Tombow mono zero

Arches hot press

John Singer Sargent

Fabriano Artistico

Max Packs (Retro Maxpack)

Aaron Blaise brush sets

Nomad Sculpt

Epson P900

Hahnemuhle William Turner printer paper

Wolf

Squarespace

Shopify

Da Vinci app (iOS)

Etchr Sketchbooks

The Last Vermeer (movie)

Sylvie Mahdalova (artist)

Hannah Shand (artist)

===== How to reach Cole LaBounty McNair =====

Instagram (@clm.artistry)

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

Tiktok @clmartistry

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MikeHendley.com 

Instagram @Mike_Hendley 

Twitter @MikeHendley

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Mike talks about a recent course, some new pieces in his online store as well as revealing his 2022 theme. Mike is then joined by Marta Witkiewicz who talks about her journey from the forests and meadows to Poland to a world of magic and fantasy. Marta talks about her demons and how art has provided her with a safe harbor. She shares her technical skills, her love of writing, and her thoughts about social media. Her homework will leave you wondering, why?

Dog and chickadee

Dragonfly

Art vs artist

Eating Disorders (WebMD)

Stanislaw Witkiewicz

Salvador Dali

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Pre-Raphaelites 

Art Renewal Center

Academy of Realist Art in Toronto

Barcelona Academy of Art

Arantzazu Martinez (Atelier in Madrid)

Ear, eye and nose

”Daughter of the Night Sky”

Canson Bristol

Fabriano paper

Strathmore 400 series Bristol

”The Keeper”

“Distractions”

Alla Prima

===== How to reach Marta Witkiewicz =====

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/martawit_art/

Web https://martawitkiewicz.com/

Twitter 

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

MikeHendley.com 

Instagram @Mike_Hendley 

Twitter @MikeHendley

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Mike talks about a change to Patreon, some new artwork, and setting your theme for 2022. Mike is then joined by artist and educator Ian de Hoog who shares his creative journey that involves music and art. Ian goes into detail about his tools and his approach to creating. They explore his recent works and talk about his current course on watercolor. Ian also shares homework that will provide you with an easy opportunity for improvement into 2022.

Mushroom Recursion Collection

Hahnemühle William Turner Inkjet Paper

Patreon

Chickadee

Stoat

Victoria BC

University of Victoria

Pentel 3 mm and 5 mm pencils

Staedtler 2 mm leadholders 

Nobel 2mm sharpener

Etchr course (Introduction to Watercolour for Animals)

Arches Cold Press

Saunders Waterford paper

Fabriano Artistico

Daniel Smith Watercolor

Working with a Split Primary Palette (Daniel Smith)

Neutral tint (payne’s grey)

Downy woodpecker

Happy Dot Brush

Flow Brush

Sumie style painting

Paperlike (iPad screen protector)

Sketchboard Pro

Blue Heron

Winslow Art Center

===== How to reach Ian de Hoog =====

Instagram (@iandehoogart)

Web (iandehoog.com) 

Youtube

Etchr video - Definition, Control and Consistency with Watercolours

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

MikeHendley.com

Instagram @Mike_Hendley

Twitter @MikeHendley

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Mike brings some snow and talks about Nomad Sculpt for iPadOS. Stephanie Darlene Greenwald joins the podcast to talk about how she recently rediscovered her art again after spending two decades as a graphic designer. She shares her expertise as an artist/illustrator as well as a businesswoman and a single parent. She talks about how she creates, what inspires her and some things she has learned along the way. The homework is something we can all identify with so have fun! :-)

Drawing Inspiration Playlist on Spotify

Nomad Sculpt

The 100 day project (#the100dayproject)

Portfolio

Caran d’Ache

Procreate

The Create! Podcast by Ekaterina Popova

===== How to reach Stephanie Darlene =====

Instagram (@stephaniedarlene.art)

Web (stephaniedarlene.com)

Facebook (@stephaniedarlene.art)

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

MikeHendley.com

Instagram @Mike_Hendley

Twitter @MikeHendley

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Mike talks about his recent mushroom ink piece and shares a view into his pencil case. Mike is then joined by Stephen Silver to talk about the creative journey that has allowed him to work at Disney, Nickelodeon, and many others. Stephen shares what inspires him and how he arrived at the point of being an artist as well as a teacher. He talks about what he has learned as a teacher and he shares what we can learn from having a positive creative mindset.

Large mushroom piece

What’s in my pencil case

Tom and Jerry

The Flintstones

Norman Rockwell

Mort Drucker

Jack Davis

Al Hirschfeld

Famous Artists School

J. C. Leyendecker

Silvertoons

ArtStation

Titmouse

Clerks: The Animated Series

The Weekenders

Kim Possible

Danny Phantom

Cintiq (by Wacom)

Workshop November 12-14, 2021

Wallace Wattles

Gorilla Marketing (book)

Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines (book)

===== How to reach Stephen Silver =====

Instagram (@stephensilver7)

SilverDrawingAcademy.com

Silvertoons.com

YouTube

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

MikeHendley.com

Instagram @Mike_Hendley

Twitter @MikeHendley

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Mike takes an episode to reflect on being a creative over the last couple of months. He explores some of the challenges we experience and considers how to build a recipe for recovery for your creative practice. He then answers questions about creating mushroom ink and then painting with it and ends with what a short shutdown of Facebook and Instagram means for creatives.

Tree frog in ink

Sam Gillett episode

Sam Gillett

Greydiance

Raven in pencil

Jo Brown on IG

Shaggy mane ink cap

First Ink cap pic

Solitary ink cap

Mushroom on a tree

WIP of mushroom on forest floor

IGTV of making ink

Arches cold press

Rosemary & Co (here and here)

Micro.blog

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

MikeHendley.com

Instagram @Mike_Hendley

Twitter @MikeHendley

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Mike talks about a very special crossover episode of this podcast. He also talks about Inktober and an NFT drop. Bethan Burton, artist and host of the “Journaling with Nature” joins the show to talk about capturing and documenting the world around us. She talks about fine-tuning your senses and using intentional curiosity to find the hidden secrets at our feet. She shares her experiences in empowering kids and adults. She also talks about the annual event that was the reason she started the podcast. 

Journaling with Nature

Inktober

Rhino

Mergansers

Digital Emergence on Opensea.io

Phenology wheel

Magpie season

John Muir Laws

Sketchboard Pro

Nature Journaling Week

Mike on Journaling with Nature (Episode 58)

===== How to reach Bethan Burton =====

Instagram (@JournalingwithNature)

Web (JournalingwithNature)

MikeHendley.com

Instagram @Mike_Hendley

Twitter @MikeHendley

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Mike talks about some recent work, podcast starter packs, and Inktober plans. Artist and writer Glendon Mellow joins the podcast to talk about scientific illustration also know as #sciart. He talks about his journey from a fine art degree, to retail and then writing for Scientific American. Mike and Glendon talk about the tools of the trade and how being a dad impacts your art. They also talk about finding your ambassador piece. Glendon then provides some helpful information on how to navigate social media as an artist and the importance of online allies.

Tardigrade sketches (web)

Wood duck (web)

Drawing Inspiration Discord Server

Drawing Inspiration Starter Packs (web)

Carl Zimmer (web)

Ed Yong (web)

Riley Black (web)

David Orr (web)

John Hawks (Twitter)

Emily Willingham (web)

Invivo (web)

Symbiartic (web)

Carla Patriquin (Twitter)

Trilobite (Wikipedia)

Flying Trilobite (web)

Tardigrade (Wikipedia)

Carl Buell (web)

Mikes short video about tardigrades (YouTube)

ArtRage Vitae (web)

Procreate (web)

Fabriano (web)

Michael Whelan (web)

Royal Ontario Museum - ROM (web)

Mark Witton (web)

Brian Engh (YouTube)

Crash McCreery (IMDB)

Liz Butler (Twitter)

Eric Orchard (Wikipedia)

Facebook Now Holding Your Audience for Ransom - Katie McKissick

Emily damstra (web)

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

===== How to reach Glendon Mellow =====

Twitter (@FlyingTrilobite)

Web site (glendonmellow.com)

Instagram (@flyingtrilobite) 

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

MikeHendley.com

Instagram @Mike_Hendley

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Mike completes another page in his nature journal, visits a local historic site and talks about prompts like #sciartseptember and Inktober. Artist and teacher Gayle Kabaker joins the podcast to talk about her creative journey from fashion illustrator to portraiture and cover design. She recently complete her seventh cover for The New Yorker Magazine. She has also done work with Vital Voices including a book with 100 of her portraits.

Newsletter

Dragonflies

King estate paint

Maya Hum

Liz Butler and Glendon Mellow for #SciArtSeptember

Inktober

Instagram (@GayleKabaker)

The New Yorker

“Blown Covers” by Françoise Mouly

“June Brides”

Vital Voices

Vital Voices Book

Jennifer Orkin Lewis (@augustwren)

“100 Days of Drawing” by Jennifer Orkin Lewis

Sketching my way through crisis - Washington Post Article

Strathmore Mixed Media Soft Cover

===== How to reach Gayle Kabaker =====

Instagram (@GayleKabaker)

Web site (gkabaker.com)

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

MikeHendley.com

Instagram @Mike_Hendley

Twitter @MikeHendley

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Mike prepares some starter packs for those interested in a list of curated episodes around certain topics. He also shares a strategy in how to share your work. Alvin Chong joins the podcast to talk about his beginnings and his journey from creativity and back again. Alvin talks about his art, his tattoo business, and how the lockdown opened up new possibilities for him online.

Podcast starter packs

Elephant

Orangutan

Checkiday.com

Miami Ink

LA Ink

The Art of Alvin: A Collection of Sketches

Staedtler pencils

Etchr

Alvaro Castagnet

Etchr course - August 28, 2021

Paul Heaston

Episode 52: Color Versus Line and Demystifying Oil Painting with Kimberly Brooks

===== How to reach Alvin Chong =====

Instagram (@artofalvin)

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

MikeHendley.com

Instagram @Mike_Hendley

Twitter @MikeHendley

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