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Feature Conversation

In the conversation you'll learn the steps needed to build a bright and loose painting, how to manage your palette and all about gouache. 

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You’ll discover strategies for getting lighter without getting too chalky and a bunch of great conversation about color, color, color. Listen here.

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Episode 15 guest Debbie Miller is BACK and we are talking hashtag challenges. What they are, why you might join one, and how they can help you get better at painting. 

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Please note: You can find a list of Hashtag Challenges here: The Ultimate Hashtag Challenge List

Learn more about the Podcast Art Club Mini Sprint Challenges here. 

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Welcome to Ep.82 with acrylic painter Dianna Shyne.

In the conversation, you’ll learn what you need to outrun those negative voices, a system to help you think through color mixing, and how using different combinations of primaries will get you different moods plus a whole lot more. 

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Shyne was so generous with her time and so the extended cut bonus is basically a whole second episode. You’ll learn how to approach the color of light and the absolute importance of the creative process.  Listen here. 

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Todd M. Casey (Ep.24) is back and he’s here to talk about a very practical tool, the color wheel. 

There are a bunch of color wheels in his new book The Oil Painter’s Handbook: A Contemporary Guide to Color Mixing, Pigments, Palettes and Harmony and for today’s mini we focus on the one that’s most relevant to painters for color mixing, the traditional subtractive color wheel. Referred to in the show as The Color Wheel. 

In the conversation, you’ll learn how it’s set up, what it’s based on and then we dive into using it for color mixing. 

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In the feature conversation with Zoey Frank, discover how to take on large, complex subjects, how you can use historical work as inspiration for your compositions and why you might want to  leave some colors OFF your palette. Plus a whole lot more.

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In your Extended Cut Bonus [Patreon], explore how doing a study in the middle of your process may help you problem solve and the importance of having really specific ideas when we explore.  Listen here. 

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Welcome to the special segment: The Art Habit, where I talk with artists who are creating their art journeys.

Here's a 20-minute preview of the full 47 minute episode.

The full episode was live for a week and now you’ll have access to the full episode at Patreon for Art Club Members. Here's a direct link to the episode and it'll explain how to sign up.

ALLISON MOIR-SMITH

Moir-Smith is an acrylic painter who came to art as part of a recovery process after a brain injury. She needed something to do for Brain Breaks and she found adult coloring books. This has expanded to a robust daily(ish) art practice where she explores subjects from flowers to landscape to fruit to now people.  

In the full interview, you’ll learn how to use hashtag challenges to improve your work, some great advice on making Instagram art friends  and why those friends will help you be a better painter AND you’ll discover that sometimes you absolutely don't have to forge a new path. Just use the path that comes with the map.  Plus  a whole lot more.

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Moir-Smith mentions a few images and materials in the conversation. You can find them here:

Her Sta-Wet palette.

Windy plein air event.

Mini Sprint Value Challenge

Belly painting and drawing

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Mastering Watercolor Painting with Ron Stocke: Techniques, Materials, and Creative Expression

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Feature Interview

In the conversation you’ll discover a unique way to approach the colors on your palette, how to decide whether to paint around or through an object, and what you need in your focal area … and everywhere else. 

Extended Cut Bonus [Podcast Art Club]

In the Extended Cut Bonus, you’ll learn how Stocke gets strategic about his subjects from a color standpoint and some of artist’s favorite combinations of gray. Join the Podcast Art Club on Patreon, here.

Episode Highlights:

•  Materials-Brushes and paint: Find the right tools for capturing fleeting moments and avoiding excessive detail. Plus learn how your watercolor palette may be working against you and what you can do about it. 

• The significance of pigments: Discover what's in your paint and why that makes a difference in your paintings. 

• Stocke's process: From observing the subject to applying washes and adding final details, learn how Stocke's process helps him (and maybe you) create powerful paintings.

• Selecting a scene: Explore the role of light, shadow, and composition in creating captivating watercolor paintings.

• -Understanding focal areas: Learn why Stocke moves from big to small shapes, where he uses details and where he uses abstraction to create visually compelling compositions.

• Practical tips for painting on location: Get ideas on how to deal with changing light including what you need to get in your initial sketch so that you can paint even after all your shadows move.

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Ron Stocke as he shares his expertise, techniques, and insights into mastering the art of watercolor painting. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this episode offers valuable knowledge and encouragement to fuel your own creative journey.

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Welcome to the DESIGN episode with Mark Eanes. This is Eanes second time on the show. He first joined us in Episode 11 to talk color. 

In this episode you’ll learn the difference between design and composition, the basic elements of design and then we walk through each of the 7 principles of design and talk in depth about what they are and how to make sure you have them plus a whole lot more.

Listen to the Patreon Bonus Episode  here.
Check out the written interview Mark did with me all about the importance of drawing, here.

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The “I don’t have time to paint” problem is one all of us face. But in today's episode, we explore all the benefits of starting small. 

You’re going to learn how to shift your success metrics, get some ideas for what you can do in 20 minutes and how just a small amount of daily practice helps you and those you love get ready for a larger art practice. 

Today we’re going to discover the mighty power of 20 minutes. 

So if you don’t paint consistently but want to or are struggling with finding time in your schedule, this is the show for you. 

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Teddi Parker: Embracing Art and Daily Painting

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Feature Conversation:

In the conversation you’ll discover two totally different approaches you can use to build a painting, everything you need to know about using house paint as your acrylic paint, and how your brush strokes can help you create paintings that are loose and impressionistic. Plus a whole lot more.

Extended Cut Bonus

We talk color including how Parker approaches her palette and mixing, how she handles saturation, and how her faith has helped her have a healthier relationship with social media. Listen here.

Episode Highlights:

• Early days: Teddi Parker's discovery of the daily painting movement and its influence on Parker's art practice.

• Making time: How to balance motherhood and painting including places you might look to carve out time. 

• Excitement as your driver: Learn why excitement is your best guide and why its important to learn to trust it. 

• Paint choices: When and how you might decide to use Golden Acrylics or switch to house paint.

• Brush preferences: How flat, large brushes might help you create the looser style you’re aiming for.

• Building a painting: Discover how different methods for building up paint work with different types of subjects.

• Getting loose: Learn what you need from your drawing, materials and process to create loose paintings.

• The importance of references: How to set up a still life that also creates a strong painting.

• Series: How working with a single idea can help you play and find your next ideas.   

Join us as we dive into the artistic journey of Teddi Parker. From growing up in a creative household to discovering the daily painting movement, Parker's passion for art and her ability to trust her own gut, has helped her paint bright and joyful paintings.  

In the conversation, we explore how she makes time in a busy life for a robust art practice, how she avoids burnout and all things technical from the paint she uses to how she keeps her brushstrokes loose.  

Tune in for an inspiring exploration of dedication and creativity.

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