I’m talking with artist Nancy Reyner. In the conversation you’ll discover the absolute versatility of acrylics, the power of learning to look at your work like a viewer, and how to not destroy a painting that’s almost finished plus a whole lot more.

In the bonus conversation available on Patreon , we dig more into Reyner’s ocean and gold leaf series and you’ll learn how focal points can help move your viewer’s from a left brain to a right brain experience and why it matters.

Show notes:
https://www.learntopaintpodcast.com/podcast/episode63

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Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.

This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.
If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. 

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Ep.14 guest Lisa Daria Kennedy is back and this time, we’re going large!

Kennedy joined me back in Episode 14 to talk about her work as a daily painter. That means she starts and finishes a painting every day. But that’s only part of her studio practice, which includes much larger work. And that’s what we’re talking about today. 

In the conversation, you’ll discover the power of setting time limits for working big, how larger, more experimental pieces can be a great fit with your daily art practice and how to overcome that blank giant canvas.

Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.

This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.
If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. 

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Welcome to Ep.61 with Ali Kay. In the conversation you’ll discover some planning options if you’re not keen on thumbnail drawings, new ways to approach your underpainting and a great combination of colors to mix a whole array of skin tones. 

In the bonus conversation available, in the Podcast Art Club on Patreon, we talk more about how Kay creates her bold, colorful work.

Show Notes:
www.learntopaintpodcast.com/podcast/episode61

Join the Podcast Art Club Community: https://www.patreon.com/learntopaintpodcast

Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.

This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.
If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. 

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In episode 60, I’m talking with Sarah Sedwick about an absolutely essential concept for artists: value.

In Part I, you’ll discover great tools for simplifying that complexity and why they are critical to creating stronger paintings. You’ll learn all about creating focal points, deciding hierarchies and the power of contrasts.

In Part 2 available over on Patreon, we move from Sedwick’s preparatory studies into how she thinks about value in her full color paintings. 

You’ll discover new ways to think about your most saturated colors, reasons to premix your paint piles and why Sedwick is always keeping an eye on her whites.

Show Notes:
www.learntopaintpodcast.com/podcast/episode60

Join the Podcast Art Club Community: https://www.patreon.com/learntopaintpodcast

Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.

This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.
If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. 

Learn more here today!

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In Ep. 59,  I'm talking with watercolorist Steve Griggs. In the conversation, you’ll discover the benefits of replicating your teachers and how to know when it’s time to move beyond their style, how to approach your primaries if you want bright colors and an incredibly powerful way to use sketchbooks in your art process. 

Podcast Art Club: Your ad free episode is available here. 

Plus, want the extended cut? It’s available on Patreon. We dig deeper into loose painting and you’ll learn some of Grigg's favorite ways of mixing watercolor paints on your paper. You can find all of that at patreon.com/learntopaintpodcast

Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.

This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.
If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. 

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In the conversation, you’ll discover Morris' system for keeping loose when working large, how to keep yourself from being overwhelmed when you buy flowers for painting and so many great tips on color. Seriously, you’ll want to write these down. 

Patreon: Check out your bonus conversation with Morris here. We talk ugly middle stages and how to learn from your teachers without copying them (and why that will help you in the long run.) Plus, 7 Painting & Color Tips from Morris. 

Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.

This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.
If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. 

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Welcome to a new Podcast Art Club segment called, The Art Habit. 

In it, I talk with artists who are creating their art journeys.

This is a Podcast Art Club exclusive so I've shared the first 10 minutes of the new segment here and if you'd like to listen to the full episode, head to Patreon.com/learntopaintpodcast

First up: Tait Preis.

If you’re on Instagram you may know her as proununcedtyte. Preis is an oil painter and in the full conversation, you’ll learn how to deal with burnout, how to find a schedule that works and ideas on where you might adjust your schedule so that you can paint more. 

Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.

This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.
If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. 

Learn more here today!

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Welcome to my conversation with artist and illustrator, Tara Kate.

In the conversation, yes we do talk about birds, but really it’s a conversation about details and realism and setting up an art practice that works for you.

In the conversation you’ll get some ideas for setting up focused practice, how your tools can help you train your eyes to see, and what you might need in a reference especially if you’re interested in realism. Plus we talk feathers and feet and a whole lot more.

Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.

This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.
If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. 

Learn more here today!

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This week, we're talking with Brian Miller. 

In the conversation you’ll learn the difference between oil and acrylic and which you might want to use if you're just getting started plus a great breakdown of how to create stronger shadows in your work. And always a whole lot more. 

If you get to the end of the conversation and you’re not ready to be done,  join us in the Podcast Art Club on Patreon where you’ll have access to the extended cut bonus conversation. In it, Miller talks about finding your style and gives some great ideas for how to get started strengthening your sense of composition. Head to the Podcast Art Club to learn more. https://www.patreon.com/learntopaintpodcast


For show notes including links to Brian Miller's workshops, head here: https://www.learntopaintpodcast.com/podcast/episode56

Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.

This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.
If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. 

Learn more here today!

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Jed Dorsey's Acrylic University is sponsoring the show this August and what a great reason to reshare Ep. 27 where I first had the chance to talk to Dorsey.

If you've already heard it, I encourage you to relisten. You are a different artist from when you first heard the conversation, and what you hear will be different as well.

In the conversation, you’ll learn the stages of creativity and why they matter, ways to make your photo reference work with your canvas shape, and how to get harmonious color every single time.

Doors are open for the next round of the 20for20 Art Challenge.

This is a structured 20-day challenge where you spend 20 minutes a day painting or drawing. We begin with Prep Week to help you choose a project, set up materials, and make a realistic plan so you can follow through.
If you’ve been struggling to stay consistent with your art, this is a great place to start. 

Learn more here today!

Support the show