John Dalton - gently does it . . .

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John Dalton - gently does it . . . episodes

August 02, 2017 Ep 92 – Open Call : Visions of Venus – Venus’ Visions
This is a slightly different episode. It is an open call for artists and writers to submit new work for an exhibition to be held in Chicago next year. That’s 2018 and that could be you! The show is being organised by Poets and Artists Magazine. If you’ve never heard of Poets and Artists before […]
19 min
July 19, 2017 Ep 91 – Maria Kreyn : Allowing Life To Have You
Patreon and Paypal link I had a lively conversation with artist Maria Kreyn in New York. Maria paints soulful paintings in the style of the old masters, of modern people in timeless moments. She exhibits internationally, and her work is in collections throughout the United States and Europe. We talk about the Salton Sea, lifting […]
1 hr 29 min
June 23, 2017 Ep 90 – Dianne Gall : One Painting for Life
I had a lovely conversation with artist Dianne Gall in Australia. Dianne has been painting for the last 30 years. Her paintings are like film stills from a movie you’ve never seen but you’d like to. They are lush, textural, and are populated by women with something on their minds. Dianne’s paintings are collected internationally […]
49 min
June 11, 2017 Ep 89 – Shireen Atassi : Syria – Art and Beauty
Syria is not the first place that comes to mind when I think of art. At least that was until I wandered into an exhibition of Syrian art in Dubai a couple of months ago. The exhibition was showing part of a collection built over decades by one Syrian family. In this episode I’m chatting […]
1 hr 5 min
May 23, 2017 Ep 88 – Vincent Xeus : Working On The Bigger Picture
I had a wide ranging and thoroughly enjoyable conversation with artist Vincent Xeus in New York. Vincent paints rich paintings in the style of the old masters with a contemporary twist that lives somewhere between figuration and abstraction. Vincent has won awards from the Portrait Society of America and the Art Renewal Center among others. […]
1 hr 31 min
May 23, 2017 Ep 88 - Vincent Xeus : Working On The Bigger Picture
I had a wide ranging and thoroughly enjoyable conversation with artist Vincent Xeus in New York. Vincent paints rich paintings in the style of the old masters with a contemporary twist that lives somewhere between figuration and abstraction.
Vincent has won awards from the Portrait Society of America and the Art Renewal Center among others. He has had many solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group shows and his paintings are collected eagerly throughout the world.
We talk about, life, the universe, Vincent’s childhood in China, Marilyn Monroe, and of course art, lots of art and painting . . .
Here are the main points of what we talk about:
Architecture,
Sculpture,
Inspirations,
Writing,
Reference,
Capturing light,
Model making,
Color palette,
Artistic motivations,
Crossing eye vs squinting,
Canvas shape,
Copyright photo reference,
Work space,
Underlying themes,
Chinese Scar artists,
Big art dreams,
Collectors,
Business,
Most moving painting,
To find out...
1 hr 31 min
May 09, 2017 Ep 87 – Kyle Staver : Human Touch And Persistent Heart
I had such an enjoyable conversation with artist Kyle Staver in Brooklyn. Kyle has been painting for the last 30 years or so. Her large-scale figure paintings are magical, funny, very human and they convey a world that Kate Leibman of the Brooklyn Rial described as coming up from behind to meet the surface of […]
1 hr 29 min
May 09, 2017Ep 87 Kyle Staver : Human Touch And Persistent Heart
I had such an enjoyable conversation with artist Kyle Staver in the Brooklyn. Kyle has been painting for the last 30 years or so. Her large-scale figure paintings are magical, funny, very human and they convey a world that Kate Leibman of the Brooklyn Rial described as coming up from behind to meet the surface of the image and pressing up against it. Which I think is a great description.
As well as other awards, Kyle is the recent recipient of a Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Purchase Prize. And Her work has been exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions.
We talk about, selling rugs, bears, camel trading, paper plates, and of course art, lots of art and painting . . .
Here are the main points of what we talk about:
Humour,

Cynicism,

Renoir,

Movies and books about...
1 hr 29 min
April 21, 2017 Ep 86 – Mary Jane Ansell : Impress Yourself First
I had a lovely chat with artist Mary Jane Ansell in the U.K. Mary paints pristine paintings of modern subjects in a style she describes as, “contemporary romanticism.” She has been a finalist in the BP Portrait Award in 2004, 2009, 2010 and 2012. Her work features on the covers of a number of novels, […]
1 hr 28 min
April 21, 2017Ep 86 - Mary Jane Ansell : Impress Yourself First
I had a lovely chat with artist Mary Jane Ansell in the U.K. Mary paints pristine paintings of modern subjects in a style she describes as, “contemporary romanticism.” She has been a finalist in the BP Portrait Award in 2004, 2009, 2010 and 2012. Her work features on the covers of a number of novels, and an Adam Ant album cover. She has shown her work in numerous group and solo exhibitions around the world.
We talk about Leonard Cohen, baking, baths, kebabs, and of course art, lots of art and painting . . .
Here are the main points of what we talk about:
Adam Ant,

Influences,

Idea origins,

Dreams,

Choosing models,

Photo shoots,

Fixing charcoal layers,

Aluminum panels,

Color palette,

Lint,

Mediums,

Varnish,

Action painting,

Painting women,

Artistic dreams,

Underlying themes,

BP portrait...
1 hr 28 min