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I had a great conversation with Tamara Muller in Holland. Tamara paints evocative paintings of childlike figures that are sort of realistic and sort of not, and they all have Tamara’s face. Her work is much sought after and she is collected internationally. We talk about gardens, wigs, stickers, cycling and of course art, lots […]

I had a great conversation with Tamara Muller in Holland. Tamara paints evocative paintings of childlike figures that are sort of realistic and sort of not, and they all have Tamara’s face. Her work is much sought after and she is collected internationally.

We talk about gardens, wigs, stickers, cycling and of course art, lots of art and painting . . .

Here are the main points of what we talk about:

Irish connections,

Influences,

Performance art,

The choice of painting,

Painting inspiration,

The Ideal model,

Cutting, pasting and gluing,

Graphic design training,

Artists for parents,

Childhood impressions,

Innocence and children,

Core of art making,

Calculation and intuition,

Interpretations and reviews,

Certainty,

Where the wild things are,

Painting style,

Underlying themes,

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I had a great conversation with artist Ted Randler in Washington. Ted paints contemporary figurative scenes made from tiny abstract marks that live somewhere between mosaic and pixels. Ted came through art schools in the punk era of the early 80’s making big collages combining figurative painting with found objects. Then he veered into writing and illustration, which led to a highly successful publishing business. Ted returned to painting full time 3 years ago and recently opened his first first solo show in 30 years. We talk about Game of Thrones, orchids, racquetball, and of course art, lots of art and painting . . . Here are the main points of what we talk about:Growing up with technology,Art show apprehensions,Pet portraits,Referencing classical paintings,Art school,Influential artists,Pointillism,Pixel influence,Website coding influence,Origins of paintings,Instagram,Art world,Texture and process,Underlying themes,Naming paintings,Writing and painting crossovers,Succeed in the fine arts/gallery...

I had a great conversation with Australian water-colorist Janine Gallizia from her home and studio in France. Janine’s paintings are skillful, atmospheric and ethereal. She exhibits her work and teaches internationally. She has won numerous awards, has written three books on watercolor painting and one children’s book. She is also the Art Director of the magazine The Art of Watercolor. We talk about bikers, medicine, traveling, frogs with baguettes and of course art, lots of art and painting . . .Here are the main points of what we talk about:Living in France,Early influences and associates,Australian connection,Inception of a painting,Painting from life,Paper,Brushes,Palette,Mediums,Gouache,Multitasking,Holistic approach,3 facets of painting,Starting out with watercolor,Paper dynamics,Tips for watercolor beginners,Rembrandt and the weather,Working in design,Books,Parenting and art,Underlying themes,Watercolor world,Art business,Social media,Teaching,Most emotional painting to make,To find out more about...

  I had a great conversation with Australian water-colorist Janine Gallizia from her home and studio in France. Janine’s paintings are skillful, atmospheric and ethereal. She exhibits her work and teaches internationally. She has won numerous awards, has written three books on watercolor painting and one children’s book. She is also the Art Director of […]

I had a great conversation with artist Ted Randler in Washington. Ted paints contemporary figurative scenes made from tiny abstract marks that live somewhere between mosaic and pixels. Ted came through art schools in the punk era of the early 80’s making big collages combining figurative painting with found objects. Then he veered into writing […]

I had a wonderful chat with Jane Filer in North Carolina. Jane paints the world through her own distinctive lens. Nature spirits with cars, wood elves and steam ships, horses and high-rises. Her paintings are deep and dreamy. She has won many awards and high profile commissions in her 40+ year career as a painter. […]

I had a wonderful chat with Jane Filer in North Carolina. Jane paints the world through her own distinctive lens. Nature spirits with cars, wood elves and steam ships, horses and high-rises. Her paintings are deep and dreamy. She has won many awards and high profile commissions in her 40+ year career as a painter. She has had numerous solo and groups shows and her work is collected widely throughout America and the rest of the world.

We talk about ducks, dreams, comedians, and of course art, lots of art and painting . . .

Here are the main points of what we talk about:

Australian influences,

Primitive art and post-impressionist,

Abstract under painting,

Surface modeling,

Being polite,

Developing style,

Unseen worlds,

Teaching art,

Classical training,

Underlying themes,

Sculpture,

Performance art,

Social media,

Art Business,

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Patreon and Paypal link I had a lovely conversation with Adrienne Stein in Colorado. Adrienne paints dreamy visions of a beautiful world, classically realist in style, highly detailed in execution. She has won numerous awards and participated in many group and solo shows. Her work is much sought after and collected within America and around […]

I had a lovely conversation with Adrienne Stein in Colorado. Adrienne paints dreamy visions of a beautiful world, classically realist in style, highly detailed in execution. She has won numerous awards and participated in many group and solo shows. Her work is much sought after and collected within America and around the world.

We talk about county Kerry, Andrew Lloyd Webber, roadkill, and of course art, lots of art and painting . . .

Here are the main points of what we talk about:

Laguna College of Art & Design,

Contemporary art training,

Sculpture,

Critiques,

Creative lulls,

Life experience,

Triggers,

Recording ideas,

Working from life,

Photoshop,

Colour studies,

Palette,

Details,

Art history,

RJD Gallery fire,

Underlying theme to work,

Poetry,

Pre-Raphaelite parallels,

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