Drawing Inspiration

Mike gets a little too close to a possessed 1936 Dodge and draws some more insects. Wildlife artist Sophie Green joins the podcast to talk about her creative journey from teacher to an accomplished and successful artist. Sophie talks about her recent pieces from elephants, to bisons, penguins and whale sharks. Sophie donates a percentage of her income to various charities around the world focused protecting animals and their environments. They also discuss the role social media has for an artist.

Donna Stewart on Instagram

Louise (1936 Dodge)

Monarchs

Starting a dragonfly

’Hannibal’ (elephant)

Golden Paint

’Resurgam’ (whale shark)

The March

Grid method

’Revival’ (Bison)

David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation

David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year 2021

Tusk

Shark Trust

===== How to reach Sophie Green =====

Web site

Instagram (@sophiegreenfineart)

Twitter (@sophiegreenart)

Art Basket

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

MikeHendley.com

Instagram @Mike_Hendley

Twitter @MikeHendley

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Mike has had some recent success in exploring nature journaling. He shares his tools, techniques, and some tips along the way. He also talks about some of his recent nature illustration pieces.

Jo Brown (@bernoid on Twitter, @taojb on Instagram) - Episodes 13 and Episode 40

Secrets of a Devon Wood

Unsplash

Pixabay

Daniel Smith Watercolor

Water brushes from Pentel

Etchr Sketchbook (cold and hot press)

Faber Castell Polychromos

Bees

Stoat

Cecropia moth

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

MikeHendley.com

Instagram @Mike_Hendley

Twitter @MikeHendley

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Mike continues his work with watercolor by painting a tractor and some bees and then he draws some rocks. France Van Stone then joins the podcast to share her creative journey. France has been able to carry her passion for art through her life while working full-time as a French teacher. She talks about the influence of living near a large car manufacturer in France when she was younger and the lovely accidents along the way that shape our art. They explore the tools, materials, and approaches she has used to develop her work. They also talk about the impact of social media on creating and sharing and services like Micro.blog and owning your own content. 

Danny Gregory (book “Creative License”)

R60 Motorcycle with Alvin

BIC Pen

Pentel

Alvin Chong

Liz Steel

Moleskine Sketchbook

Blick Smooth Bristol paper

Procreate Brushes

Micro.blog

Sketch! (Book)

Procreate

Paper

Linea

Happs.tv

The Boneyard

Christine

The Car

===== How to reach France van Stone =====

Instagram (@wagonized)

Sketch! (Book)

Web site

Procreate Brushes

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

MikeHendley.com

Instagram @Mike_Hendley

Twitter @MikeHendley

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Mike reflects on the last few interviews and the year to date. He talks about his recent foray into watercolor with more detail around some recent pieces as well as his toolkit. It’s also time for a creative check-in to consider what is important and whether you are on the right track. He also talks about finding art time within the nooks and crannies of life and also some interesting homework using your phone.

• Duckling
• Dave O’Neill on Instagram
• Rabbit
• Egret
• Bluejay
• DeSoto
• Ducks on rocks
• Daniel Smith paint
• Pentel water brushes
• Faber Castell Watercolor pencils
• Pencil case
• Etchr
• OCV Students Grade 10 Gallery

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

MikeHendley.com

Instagram @Mike_Hendley

Twitter @MikeHendley

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Mike works with a new online drawing tool and plays with watercolor, again :-) Sam Gillett then joins the podcast as an early-career artist to share his journey so far. Sam has been drawing for some time but only recently started sharing his work online as well as opening his Etsy store. Sam and Mike discuss the power of observation and his inspiration for his work. Sam then talks about his recent and upcoming Skillshare classes. 

Aggie.io (Magma Studio)

Owl in Procreate

Baby Killdeer

Eastern Bluebird

Barn Owl

Chronicle of Narnia

LOTR

Redwall (book series)

Eragon

Procreate post with ship

Strathmore sketch book

Moleskine

Airship Notebooks

Staedtler pens

Sakura Micron pens (005)

Skillshare

Instagram

Etsy

Color and Light (James Gurney)

Aaron Blaise (digital brush sets)

MaxPacks (Procreate brushes)

To Live and Die in LA (Podcast)

Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)

===== How to reach Sam Gillett =====

Instagram

Skillshare

Etsy

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

MikeHendley.com

Instagram @Mike_Hendley

Twitter @MikeHendley

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Mike talks about an online collaborative tool for digital art as well as a couple of graphite pieces. Scott Christian Sava joins the podcast to talk about his journey and fulfilling his dream to work on Spider-Man. He then talks about his Netflix movie, “Animal Crackers”. They explore Scott’s posting and daily painting practice on TikTok. Scott shares how he does not let TikTok define him while still allowing it to affect him. Scott then shares how he is leaving breadcrumbs for himself through his work.

Aggie.io

Snapping turtle (graphite pencil)

Dragonfly (graphite pencil)

Tom Bancroft (website)

Atari (Wikipedia)

Malibu Comics (Wikipedia)

Stan Lee (Wikipedia)

Marv Wolfman (Wikipedia)

Barry Windsor-Smith (Wikipedia)

Casper (IMDB)

Alex Ross (website)

Len Wein (marvel)

Axel Alonso (Wikipedia)

The Dreamland Chronicles (Website)

Little Nemo In Slumberland (Wikipedia)

Animal Crackers (Netflix, IMDB)

The Hobbit Hole (TikTok)

Swiss Medic Bag (TikTok)

Galen Leather Writer’s Medic Bag

James Gurney Episode 18 Drawing Inspiration Podcast

Robin Williams (TikTok)

Stan Lee (TikTok)

===== Scott Christian Sava =====

Blue Dream Studios

Instagram (@ssavaart)

Twitter (@ssava)

YouTube

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

MikeHendley.com

Instagram @Mike_Hendley

Twitter @MikeHendley

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Mike talks about some his recent works and morel mushrooms. Samantha Dion Baker then joins the podcast to talk about her evolving art practice from graphic design to illustration and author. She share her journey that has resulted in volumes of sketchbooks in her house. She talks about about her process, tools and approaches for creating wonderful memories through a mix of pencil, ink and paint. Mike and Samantha talk about her upcoming book, “Draw Your World” which will inspire artists at all stages of their careers. They also explore what it means not to be precious and in order to be a beautiful artist you don’t have to try so hard.

Patreon for the podcast

Newsletter

Eastern bluebird

Mountain bluebird

Morel mushroom

Caran d’Ache

Peg and Awl

CW Pencil Enterprise

Muji Pencil Sharpener

Copic Multiliner

Pigma Micron

Greenleaf & Blueberry

Derwent Inktense Paint

Case for Making

Daniel Smith Watercolor

===== Samantha Dion Baker =====

Sdionbaker.com (official site)

Order the book, “Draw Your World”

Skillshare

Instagram

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

MikeHendley.com

Instagram @Mike_Hendley

Twitter @MikeHendley

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Mike talks about some colored pencil pieces and future plans. Artist and author Kimberly Brooks joins the podcast to talk about her journey and her new book, “The New Oil Painting”. They talk about her beginnings and how she took control of her own journey. She talks about color versus line for all artists and not being precious about your work.

Cardinals ( version 1 digital, version 2, version 3 )

Sketch of Carter

Carter on Spotify

Interlochen Centre for the Arts

Walter Landor

White on white painting (K. Malevich)

LeonardShlain.com

Grace Coddington

Creative process in 8 steps (TEDx Talk)

===== Kimberly Brooks =====

KimberlyBrooks.com

The New Oil Painting (official site for the book)

First Person Artist

Kimberly Brooks (@kimberlybrooksartist on IG)

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

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Mike follows up on some UFOs and shares some thoughts on his current art pieces. Mike is then joined by artist Sunaina Buckshey to talk about her creative journey. As a recent graduate of the London School of Arts with an MFA, Sunaina shares her thoughts on art degrees. She then talks about her exploration of pigments and how 28,000-year-old cave paintings have inspired her to create her own paints. Mike and Sunaina then talk about the new Clubhouse app in how it works as well as the impact on creatives.

UFO Town on CBC (mentioned on Episode 32)

Tractor Painting with Ian Fennelly (Episode 25)

Snapping Turtle Final 

Sunaina digital works

Lascaux caves in France

Glass muller (for grinding pigments)

===== How to reach Sunaina Buckshey =====

Clubhouse (@sunaina_kb)

The Artist’s Cove on Clubhouse

Instagram

Web site

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

MikeHendley.com

Instagram @Mike_Hendley

Twitter @MikeHendley

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Liza Donnelly joins Mike on this episode to talk about her creative journey in becoming a cartoonist for the New Yorker, Medium, Cosmopolitan, and so many other publications. She talks about her mindset, tools and what it takes to become a successful cartoonist by sharing her stories and experiences along the way. Liza’s drive to make people happy which started when she was quite young is still what drives her today. Mike and Liza discuss the role of cartoons in modern society, live draws, thoughtful reactions to news events and her role in promoting women’s rights and freedom of speech.

Cardinal sketch

Snapping turtle update

James Thurber

Sam Gross (cartoonist)

Charles Addams (cartoonist)

Roz Chast (cartoonist)

Paper app on iPad

Crow quill pen and a hunt 107 nib

Higgins black magic ink

Charlie Hebdo shooting

Danish cartoon controversy

The Nib

Jan Goodall

===== How to reach Liza Donnelly =====

Web site

Medium

Twitter

Instagram

Happs

Liza's TED talk

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

MikeHendley.com

Instagram @MikeHendley

Twitter @MikeHendley

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Cartoon image copyright Liza Donnelly and The New Yorker Magazine