John Dalton - gently does it . . .

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.) Classicly trained and technically brilliant her work brings you powerfully into her world.

Normally based in Washington, she chatted with me from the Hauge in Holland where she was between teaching assignments in Europe.

We talked about the structure of education, architecture, triptychs, swimming in the North Sea, Pokemon Go and a lot more . . .

Here are the main points of what we talk about:

Teaching in Brugge,

Creative process,

Painting while traveling,

Frames and framing,

Odd Nerdrum,

Teaching,

The Da Vinci initiative,

Art education,

Developing personal painting style,

The place of art in society,

Clothing,

Collections,

Clowns,

Mexican Slovenian connections,

Abstract...

I had a great conversation with figurative artist Jennifer Gennari in Brooklyn. Jennifer’s work is beautiful, powerful, technically brilliant, full of symbolism, and kind of throbs with vitality, for me at least. We talked about her time at Hallmark cards, her classical training in Florence, her love of video games, Jeff Koon’s ninja stealth skills […]

I had a great conversation with figurative artist Jennifer Gennari in Brooklyn. Jennifer's work is beautiful, powerful, technically brilliant, full of symbolism, and kind of throbs with vitality, for me at least. We talked about her time at Hallmark cards, her classical training in Florence, her love of video games, Jeff Koon's ninja stealth skills and a lot more . . .

Here are the main points of what we talk about:

Working at Hallmark,

Creative heroes,

Video games,

Virtual reality,

Creative process,

Favorite materials,

Florence academy of art training,

Jeff Koons,

If old masters were working today,

Marrying classical training and illustration,

Teaching,

Writing book,

Instructional videos,

Artistic challenges,

I had a great time with Canadian artist Danielle Krysa. As well as an artist Danielle is also a writer, a curator, a podcaster and a public speaker.  She is probably best known for, “The Jealous Curator,” the art blog and podcast she hosts.  In her art practice she works mostly in collage. Her work […]

I had a great time with Canadian artist Danielle Krysa. As well as an artist Danielle is also a writer, a curator, a podcaster and a public speaker. She is probably most well known as, "The Jealous Curator," the art blog and podcast she hosts. In her art practice she works mostly in collage. Her work has been shown throughout the US and Canada.

Here are the main points of what we talk about:

Chinese editions of Daniell’s book, Creative Block,

Book review from Jerry Saltz,

Creative heroes,

Comedians,

Creative process,

Photoshop,

Animation,

Gifs,

Collage in movies,

Collage in music,

The artists way,

Art school,

Writing,

Talking to other artists,

Imposter syndrome,

Similarities between art making and writing,

Art...

I had a great conversation with Australian artist Lucy Hardie.  Lucy specialises in highly detailed pen and ink drawings. Her pictures are sensual, mysterious, evocative and made with a very high level of skill. Her work has appeared in numerous solo and group shows and her work is collected around the world. She talked about […]

I had a great conversation with Australian artist Lucy Hardie. Lucy specialises in highly detailed pen and ink drawings. Her pictures are sensual, mysterious, evocative and made with a very high level of skill. Her work has appeared in numerous solo and group shows and her work is collected around the world. She talked about the philosophy behind her are, the importance of the viewer, and the evolution of consciousness.

Here are the main points of what we talk about:

Collaborations,

Abbotsford convent,

Returning to painting,

Creative heroes,

Creative process,

Teaching,

Gothic art,

Integral philosophy,

Symbols,

Work as meditation,

Balancing other worldly work,

The purpose of sharing work,

Social media,

Selling prints,

Most moving picture to make,

Artistic challenges,

I had a great conversation with artist and writer Daniel Maidman in New York. Daniel’s art practice consists of striking representational paintings, mostly of figures – and drawings – lots of drawings.  His writings on art have been featured in ARTnews, American Art Collector, and International Artist, among others, and he writes a regular column on […]

Canadian artist Kristy Gordon was so enjoyable to chat with. She is based in New York and her paintings are figurative, contemporary and arresting.  She has won numerous awards, including the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant (3 times!), and an exceptional merit award from the American portrait society. She has been in numerous solo and group […]

Canadian artist Kristy Gordon was so enjoyable to chat with. She is based in New York and her paintings are figurative, contemporary and arresting. She has won numerous awards, including the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant (3 times!), and an exceptional merit award from the American portrait society. She has been in numerous solo and group shows and her work is held in over 500 collections around the world. She is very down to earth with plenty of practical tips and has a great laugh.

Here are the main points of what we talk about:

Working in animation,

Artistic heroes,

Creative process,

Palette,

Following your intuition,

Teaching,

Online teaching,

Writing an artist bio,

Writing an artist statement,

Now pages,

Balancing the light and dark of life,

Living in New York,

Changing the world with paint,

Most moving painting to...