John Dalton - gently does it . . .

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January 12, 2018 Ep 102 – Painting The Figure Now with David Hummer and Walt Morton
Patreon and Paypal link This is another collaboration with Poets and Artists Magazine, this time for an edition and exhibition called, Painting The Figure Now, which will be held in July 2018 at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art. In this episode I talk with two of the curators, David Hummer, from the Wausau Museum […]
49 min
December 29, 2017 Ep 101 – Cesar Santos : Technique and Process
Patreon and Paypal link I’m delighted to have Cesar Santos back on the podcast. It is nearly two years since he was last on and in the intervening time I have added a lot of in-depth technical questions that I never got to ask him. So here he is, larger than life and ready to […]
1 hr 19 min
December 12, 2017 Ep 100 – Future Generations
Patreon and Paypal link With the 100th episode, I wanted to highlight some of the best moments from the podcast so far. The one constant in all the podcasts is the question I ask at the end, “If there was one thing you could pass onto future generations what would it be?” Listening back to […]
2 hr 12 min
November 21, 2017 Ep 99 – Shane Berkery : Stress Free Success
Patreon and Paypal link At 25 years old Shane Berkery has done a lot. Based in Dublin, he has also lived in Japan and America. He paints figurative paintings that are beautifully executed and humm with a kind of ambivalent nostalgia. He has won some prestigious awards, had some solo shows, he’s taken part in […]
46 min
November 04, 2017 Ep 98 – Zoey Frank : Contemporary Classic
Patreon and Paypal link Based in Loveland, Colorado, artist Zoey Frank paints complex representational paintings that are deep, textured and beautiful, with a great lightness of touch. Her work is shown in galleries across America and Europe. She has received numerous honors and awards, and she has been featured in magazines like Fine Art Connoisseur […]
51 min
October 18, 2017 Ep 97 – Nick Alm : An Openness to Change
Patreon and Paypal link Stoic and funny, Swedish artist Nick Alm was a revelation to chat with. He paints beautiful figurative paintings, often with groups of people in enigmatic situations. He has won awards from the Portrait Society of America, and the International Art Renewal Center Salon, to name a few. Nick is very popular […]
55 min
October 02, 2017 Ep 96 – Mia Bergeron : Aim For Your Own North Star
Patreon and Paypal link Possessed of great humility, insight and flat out exuberance, artist Mia Bergeron was a joy to chat with. Based in in Chattanooga she paints mostly portraits that capture light, intimacy and vulnerability in a style that is breathy-dynamic and has the focused looseness that only a master painter can pull off. […]
1 hr 26 min
September 16, 2017 Ep 95 – Cayce Zavaglia : Life is calling
Patreon and Paypal link Embroidered portraits of friends and family sounds like a terrible idea for a serious art career but artist Cayce Zavaglia makes it work – and then some. I had a great conversation with Cayce who is based in St. Louis. She makes remarkable portraits that look like paintings but are actually […]
1 hr 20 min
August 29, 2017 Ep 94 – Rachel Moseley : Call Your Mom
Patreon and Paypal link I had a great chat with artist Rachel Moseley in Las Vegas. Rachel is an artist. She paints with the technical chops of an old master and the eye of an urban street photographer. Such is the demand for her work that her paintings sell before they’re even finished and she […]
1 hr 34 min
August 15, 2017 Ep 93 – Lisa Golightly : Empathic Memories
Patreon and Paypal link I had a great conversation with artist Lisa Golightly – yes, that’s her real name – in Portland. Lisa paints figurative and abstract paintings. Her figurative paintings are like faded memories of an idyllic summer and her abstract paintings have a powerful organic simplicity that is hard to get right. She […]
51 min