John Dalton - gently does it . . .

I had a great chat with San Francisco based artist Jacob Dhein. Jacob’s work balances on the edge of realism and abstraction. He paints beautiful figures and cityscapes, and he’s also a fan of plein air painting. We talked about rollerblading, distinguishing yourself as an artist, letting go of things that hold you back, Irish bars and a lot more . . .

Here are the main points of what we talk about:

Painting with family,

Early mentors,

Sculpture,

Planning workflow,

Cityscapes,

Figurative painting,

Painting on board,

Color palette,

Plein air painting,

Abstract painting,

Working in bars,

Portrait painting,

Craftsmanship,

Teaching,

Art business,

Social media,

Most emotional picture to paint,

Future projects,

Current artists challenges,

Learning,

To find out more...

I had a great conversation with American figurative artist Bo Bartlett. Bo’s paintings have a deep emotional and spiritual impact. He’s been painting for the last 40 years and it shows. Bo is highly revered and his work is collected around the world in private collections and museums.  This is a long conversation and as […]

I had a great conversation with American figurative artist Bo Bartlett. Bo's paintings have a deep emotional and spiritual impact. He's been painting for the last 40 years and it shows. Bo is highly revered and his work is collected around the world in private collections and museums. This is a long conversation and as we got deeper into it Bo talked about his experience of life and death and the underlying philosophy of his work and life.

Here are the main points of what we talk about:

Sky paintings,

Norman Rockwell,

Learning to paint in Florence,

Painting large,

Brushwork as a byproduct of being,

Anticipating interpretations,

Andrew Wyeth,

Color,

Filmmaking,

The Bo Bartlett Centre,

Art in schools,

Art with the homeless,

Spiral dynamics theory,

Going blind,

Visions,

Life and death,

Intention,

Current...

Patreon and Paypal link I had a great time chatting with artist Natalia Fabia in California. Natalia paints realist oil paintings with a high level of technical skill. Her subject matter is predominantly strong women viewed through the lens of punk rock glam. She has been featured in magazines like Juxtapoz, New York Arts magazine, […]

I had a great time chatting with artist Natalia Fabia in California. Natalia paints realist oil paintings with a high level of technical skill. Her subject matter is predominantly strong women viewed through the lens of punk rock glam.

She has been featured in magazines like Juxtapoz, New York Arts magazine, and Hi Fructose to name a few. Her work has been shown in numerous solo and group shows. We talk about yoga, hookers, pop art, knitting, ladybugs and a lot more . . .

Here are the main points of what we talk about:

Creative heroes,

Creative process,

Photo shoots,

Artistic growth,

Artistic benefits of Yoga,

Artistic benefits of meditation,

Artists and hookers,

Kawaii,

LA and New York scenes,

Teaching art,

Fashion,

Parenthood,

The art business,

Most moving painting to make,

Current artistic challenges,

I had a great conversation with artist Dorian Vallejo. Son of artists Boris and Doris Vallejo, Dorian grew up surrounded by creativity and inquiry, and it shows. His work is technically brilliant, his paintings, otherworldly. Floating figures in beautiful, natural, dreamlike worlds. We talk about sewing, tennis, the wild ones, bodybuilding, holding your breath underwater, […]

I had a great conversation with artist Dorian Vallejo. Son of artists Boris and Doris Vallejo, Dorian grew up surrounded by creativity and inquiry, and it shows. His work is technically brilliant, his paintings, otherworldly. Floating figures in beautiful, natural, dreamlike worlds. We talk about sewing, tennis, the wild ones, bodybuilding, holding your breath underwater, oh, and painting, lots and lots of painting . . .

Here are the main points of what we talk about:

Dorian’s father Boris Vallejo,

Creative heroes,

Creative process,

Growth through failure,

Scene machine,

Creating reference material,

Underwater model photography,

Favorite color palette,

Building reference material,

Favorite tools,

Daily practice,

Meditation,

Portraying the interplay between the conscious and subconscious,

Conceptual and abstract art,

...

  I had a great chat with Mike Leavitt in Seattle. Mike is a pop artist and sculptor. His work includes painting, sculpture, design and satire, lots of Satire. He has had more than 126 exhibitions around the world and sculpted over 400 figures. In his own words he is a, “38-year-old making dolls in […]

I had a great chat with Mike Leavitt in Seattle. Mike is a pop artist and sculptor. His work includes painting, sculpture, design and satire, lots of Satire. He has had more than 126 exhibitions around the world and sculpted over 400 figures. In his own words he is a, “38-year-old making dolls in his basement, articulating the voice of a generation in need of action heroes." We talk about, virtual reality, the joys of angle grinding, polite stalking, and a lot more . . .

Here are the main points of what we talk about:

Vashon Island,

King cuts exhibition,

Spike Lee,

Walt Disney,

Creative process,

Painting,

3D printing,

Virtual and Augmented reality,

Rotocasting,

Bernie Sanders doll on Kickstarter,

Cake tops,

Donald Trump,

Current artistic challenges,

To find out more about Mike and his work

Patreon and Paypal link Teresa Oaxaca’s paintings look like a Ringling Circus, a Flower Show, and a Vintage Clothing festival all mashed into one.  (I’m quoting her twitter profile.)  Classically trained and technically brilliant her work brings you powerfully into her world. Normally based in Washington, she chatted with me from the Hague in Holland […]