Hooked on Art Podcast

Subscribe & Rate this podcast on Spotify and Apple | Show your support for the podcast: here Have you noticed you can’t stand violence watching movies? Or that you get really upset being rejected? Or you feel drained after visiting a party? Most artists I know are highly sensitive people including me. Our sensitivity lets […]

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In this podcast episode you’ll meet with a family of two art collectors – Steven Alan Bennett and Dr. Elaine Melotti Schmidt who established The Bennett Collection of Women Realists® in 2009. They focus on collecting art of a specific art style. Their collection consists of figurative realist paintings of women by female artists. By […]

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In this episode I list at least 7 strategies to make money as an artist. They’re not get rich quick schemes. Each strategy is work. However, they’re totally possible to implement to make money as an artist. Artists use several income streams to support themselves. I list every income stream to give you ideas.

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Do you know the difference between fixatives and varnishes? I invited Ed S Brickler, Technical Consultant from Chartpak, Inc. to explain the common mistakes artists make varnishing their paintings. Visual artists who do acrylic, watercolor, pastel, oil painting and drawing will learn how to varnish and protect art from UV light and deterioration using proper […]

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I’ve been following Tanja Gant’s art for many years. She is one of the top hyperrealist colored pencil artists working today. Every time I open social media I see yet another major award taken by the artist. I think Tanja collects them all like candy on Halloween. But in all seriousness, Tanja’s drawings mesmerize me […]

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My guest is super talented, realist colored pencil artist Jesse Lane. His large, realist colored pencil drawings demonstrate thorough understanding of colored pencil techniques, creativity and vision. He is the recipient of many prestigious awards including The Best of Show in 2020 by the Colored Pencil Society in America. Jesse shares his thoughts on motivation, […]

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My guest is an American watercolorist- Alayne Sahar. She creates watercolor paintings aiming to uplift other women. In her art, Sahar wants to celebrate our inner strength, belief in ourselves and our divine nature. In this interview Alayne shares her life-long journey of studies, day jobs, frustrations and wins becoming one of imaginative figurative artists […]

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In this episode you meet with a beautiful soul and amazing realist artist – Michael Hlousek-Nagle. Inspired by nature, classical music, Roman civilization, Egyptian art and archeology, the artist depicts personal space of solitude, quietness, introversion and hope. His canvases are female portraits set against dark, mysterious landscapes. Moody, solitary figures are caught up in […]

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Why artists don’t make money and how you can: strategies for artists In this episode, I interview a colored pencil artist- John Middick. He is the creator of Sharpened Artist podcast and Sharpened Artist Academy. We discuss why artists don’t make any money and how to turn that around with teaching. We talk about some […]

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