Painting Insights

Painting Insights episodes:

• 06.05.2024

  Season II Review

  We have come to the end of season II. Thank you to all our viewers, listeners and supporters. In this episode Simon and Richard catch up and share some news and look back on season II. We look forward to...

  
• 05.29.2024

  Heather Jeanne Chontos

  This week we are joined by the wonderful Heather Jeanne Chontos. Heather’s dynamic and idiosyncratic style is immediately recognisable. She joins us to discuss her work and share insights from her creative journey. “As a painter, I work impulsively, harnessing...

  
• 05.22.2024

  Pete Monaghan

  This week we are joined by Pete Monaghan. Living and working in North Wales, Pete’s idiosyncratic approach to mark making and composition result in fascinating paintings that are concerned with both landscape and architecture. Pete says of his work “Most...

  
• 05.15.2024

  Zoey Frank

  This week we are joined by Zoey Frank, a representational oil painter whose work includes perceptual painting, narrative, and formal investigations. Zoey shares insights from her creative journey along with thoughts on painting, passion for representing the figure and...

  
• 05.08.2024

  Gavin Glakas

  This week we are joined by Gavin Glakas. Gavin is a painter and teacher whose draftsmanship and technical skills result in brilliant paintings, capturing the life and soul of the scene. From plein air landscapes to portraiture, Gavin shares insights...

  
• 05.01.2024

  Bhavani Krishnan

  This week we are joined by painter and teacher, Bhavani Krishnan Born in Switzerland and raised in India, Bhavani Krishnan currently lives and paints in beautiful Oregon, USA. After pursuing a career in engineering, she picked up the brush again...

  
• 04.24.2024

  Ken Goshen

  This week we are joined by Ken Goshen, who shares his insight into his painting journey, teaching and art education. Ken Goshen (חן גושן, b. 1988, Jerusalem) is an artist and educator based in NYC. His paintings bring together classical...

  
• 04.17.2024

  John Wentz

  This week we are joined by John Wentz. John Wentz is a contemporary artist whose work is an exploration of process and technique. Working within the classical idiom of the human figure, his goal is to reduce and simplify the...

  
• 04.10.2024

  Sharon Schock

  This week we are joined by Sharon Schock. An Oil and Gouache painter from California, her paintings sing with the natural light of the area. Sharon shares with us her creative journey, her process and navigating being a painter and...

  
• 04.03.2024

  David Baird

  David Baird (b. 1986, USA) is an oil painter and draftsman focused primarily on figurative work. While inspired by subject matter familiar to art history, his work is equally motivated by the translation of perception into painting, a process by...

  
• 03.27.2024

  Emanuel De Sousa

  This week Simon is joined by painter, Emanuel De Sousa. Known for his loose but highly skilled figurative paintings in Acrylic. From pop cultural references to portraiture, Emanuel shares insights into his creative process and the inspirations behind his striking...

  
• 03.20.2024

  Michael Weller

  This week we are joined by Michael Weller. Michael is a still life painter whose rich and colourful work is a testament to a meditative study of colour and form. A member of the NEAC, Michael discusses his process and...

  
• 03.13.2024

  Kim Eshelman: Part Two

  This week we welcome back Kim Eshelman for part two of her interview. Kim is a soft pastel artist whose beautiful works capture the spirit of light and the landscape in which she lives. In this episode we discuss more...

  
• 03.06.2024

  Floyd Strickland

  This week, Simon speaks to Floyd Strickland. Based in Los Angeles, CA, Floyd’s work offers a reflective and critical exploration of American culture, particularly through the perspectives of black and brown children. Inspired by his childhood environment, Strickland employs realistic...

  
• 02.28.2024

  Julia Kamenskikh

  This week we are joined by Julia Kamenskikh. Based in Georgia USA, Julia’s paintings exude a beautiful light that captures the very essence of the landscape. We discuss her painting practice and creative journey along with the particulars of colour...

  
• 02.21.2024

  David Gray

  In this episode we are joined by painter David Gray. David joins us to talk about his creative journey, influences and his process. We also have a fascinating conversation about abstraction and the differences in approach between realism and abstract...

  
• 02.14.2024

  Amy Dury

  Amy Dury is a figurative painter from Brighton on the South Coast of the UK. Her paintings evoke memory and time through portraiture. Drawing inspiration from vintage family movies and photographs, Amy’s unique vision captures stories and histories that are...

  
• 02.07.2024

  Alex Foltz

  Alex Foltz is a portrait painter who specializes in Alla Prima oil painting using rich colour and expressive brushwork that captures the subtle character of his subjects. Alex joins Simon to talk about his background and journey to becoming...

  
• 01.31.2024

  Andrew Farmer: Part One

  The podcast returns with our excellent guest, Andrew Farmer. Andrew is a British Plein Air and observational painter from the North of England. A member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, his work is both painterly and considered. From...

  
• 01.10.2024

  End of season 1: Recap

  To celebrate the end of season one, we share some clips from its episodes and share some news and updates. It has been a great journey so far and we are looking forward to catching up with you all soon!

  
• 01.03.2024

  Mark Stopforth

  Mark Stopforth is a British landscape painter. He joins us to talk about his painting process, influences and the ideas behind his work. Greatly inspired by the landscapes of his upbringing, Mark’s paintings embody elements of the sublime and the...

  
• 12.27.2023

  Richard K Blades & Simon Renshaw

  In this episode, Painting Insights hosts Simon & Richard have a conversation of their own. From the podcast and the idea behind it to its future and reflections on the experiences and guests so far. They also discuss Art...

  
• 12.20.2023

  Kim Eshelman: Part 1

  A Pastel painter, Kim's landscapes are inspired by the beautiful woods of Washington State where she lives. She plays with light filtering through trees, reflective ponds, and stunning skies. She also enjoys the occasional still life and wildlife painting. In...

  
• 12.13.2023

  Andrew Tischler: Part 2

  Andrew Tischler is an accomplished and internationally celebrated painter and teacher. In this second part, Andrew discusses his painting practice and both the technical and theoretical elements of his work. From plein air and working direct from observation to bringing...

  
• 12.06.2023

  Ralph Sanders from Ffin y Parc Gallery

  Ralph joins us to discuss being a gallerist, his journey into the business and the passion that underlies it. From how he began after being inspired in a Cardiff gallery to how Ffin y Parc was created, Ralph shares important...

  
• 11.29.2023

  Andrew Tischler: Part 1

  Andrew Tischler is an accomplished and internationally celebrated painter and teacher. In this first part, Andrew shares important insights into his creative journey, how he begun his painting career and where he is now. We explore the subjects of creative...

  
• 11.22.2023

  Linda Mann

  Linda Mann’s dramatic still life paintings evoke an ordered, stylized reality. Mann paints with an understanding of how people see and know the world, not by recording every detail, as a camera or computer would, but rather by observing the...

  
• 11.15.2023

  Tim Benson

  Tim Benson is an oil painter specializing in figurative and landscape work. As well as working on commissioned pieces, he seek’s to tell the stories of people around the world whose voices are rarely heard. Learn more about Tim here

  
• 11.08.2023

  Daniel Shadbolt

  Daniel Shadbolt is painter based in London. A member of NEAC, his work captures the familiar of domestic scenes, in a unique and highly skilled painterly language. Daniel joins us to talk about his creative journey, training and artistic influences....

  
• 11.01.2023

  Sonia Bukhgalter

  Sonia was born in 1996 in Florence, Italy. She is half Scottish-Canadian and half Ukrainian. As a young child she was able to experience the beautiful renaissance city of Florence and the incredible artistic ability of its historic master artists....

  
• 10.25.2023

  Gino Santa Maria

  Saint Louis based artist, Gino Santa Maria, is a representational oil painter with a passion for exploring the transformative effects of light and color in the world around us. Born in Peru, he showed a strong inclination for painting...

  
• 10.19.2023

  Yulia Klishina

  This week we are joined by Ukrainian painter, Yulia Klishina. Yulia talks to us about her painting practice, her creative journey and how the war in Ukraine has affected Art, artists and painting. Yulia’s insights help show that the power...

  
• 10.11.2023

  Sarah Manolescue

  Sarah Manolescue is an observational artist with an unrelenting fascination for light and its effects.Working in oil and predominantly plein air, Sarah prefers to work on small boards and in one session, so to preserve a freshness and immediacy in...

  
• 10.04.2023

  Tad Retz

  This episode is with the very talented Tad Retz.Tad Retz resides in upstate New York and embarked on his artistic career directly upon graduating from high school. In those eight years, his drive and daily focus on his craft has...

  
• 09.27.2023

  Rod Major

  Rod Major is a plein air painter from the UK. His unique, post impressionist style of painting is immediately recognisable. In this episode, Rod shares his important and fascinating insights with us, not only on plein air painting but also...

  
• 09.20.2023

  Jocelyn Roberts

  Jocelyn Roberts is a painter from North Wales, specialising in still life painting of found objects.

  
• 09.13.2023

  Erin Spencer

  Our interview with Rhode Island based, plein air painter, Erin Spencer. Erin shares insights into her process, inspirations and creative journey. Erin’s website can be found here

  
• 09.01.2023

  Tushar Sabale

  Our interview with London based, plein air painter, Tushar Sabale. Tushar shares insights into his process, inspirations and creative journey. Tushar’s website can be found here