Talking with Painters

Talking with Painters episodes:

• 04.21.2024

  Ep 157: Caroline Zilinsky

  Podcast listeners click here to view the works Caroline Zilinsky's paintings freeze pivotal moments in our culture's history, encouraging us to reflect upon our times, whether it's the absurdity, the horror or the humour. At the risk of being labelled a conspiracy...

  
• 04.04.2024

  The Story Behind the Painting (Part 2)

  Podcast listeners click here to see images of the work Over the years, podcast guests have shared some fascinating back stories to paintings they have made, stories which you could never have guessed just on viewing the work. Sometimes that back...

  
• 02.19.2024

  The story behind the painting: Fantauzzo, Flint, Quilty and Dobell

  Podcast listeners click here to see images of the works Over the years, podcast guests have shared some fascinating back stories to paintings they have made, stories which you could never have guessed on merely viewing the work. Sometimes that back...

  
• 01.23.2024

  Inspiration from the archives | The Flow State

  Podcast guests talk with me about the flow state! See below for timestamps and links to each guest's full podcast interview and video 3:39 Julie Nicholson and Fiona Verity - Podcast | Instagram video 6:40 Ann Thomson - Podcast | YouTube 7:54 Joshua Yeldham...

  
• 12.02.2023

  Ep 153: Jan Senbergs

  Above photo of Jan Senbergs by Riste Andrievski Click play for my podcast introduction to this interview and scroll down for the transcript. Podcast listeners click here and scroll down for transcript. Watch the YouTube video of Jan Senbergs' studio and work here Links ...

  
• 11.05.2023

  Ep 152: ‘Kandinsky’ with co-curator Jackie Dunn and artist Desmond Lazaro

  See a video version of the interview with curator Jackie Dunn here See a video version of the interview with artist Desmond Lazaro here The largest exhibition of Kandinsky's work ever to be seen in Australia has just opened at the Art...

  
• 10.21.2023

  Ep 151: James Powditch live at the AGNSW

  This episode is a conversation between James Powditch and Maria Stoljar in front of an audience at the Art Gallery of NSW, recorded by the Art Gallery Society James Powditch has always loved the movies. As a child in the 70s and 80s he would watch whatever...

  
• 10.07.2023

  Inspiration from the Archives | Risk

  Risk. Some painters want it in their toolbox while others are terrified by it. But nearly every painter will tell you that you need it in order to move forward in your practice.  It might be using a new material, drastically altering...

  
• 09.10.2023

  Inspiration from the Archives | Colour (Part 2)

  More inspiration from the archives! Here are another 12 past podcast guests talking with me about colour. Links to full podcast conversations and YouTube videos on each of the artists in this episode: * 2:13  David Griggs - Podcast | YouTube *...

  
• 08.22.2023

  Inspiration from the Archives | Colour (Part 1)

  This episode I'm bringing you some gems from the archives. Leading artists talk with me about colour! Episodes of featured artists: * Jo Bertini * Paul Newton * Philip Wolfhagen * Nicholas Harding * John Wolseley * Peter O'Doherty Links * YouTube...

  
• 08.09.2023

  Ep 147: Ann Thomson in her 90th year

  Watch an edited version of this conversation (4 mins) on the YouTube channel here Ann Thomson, one of Australia's most important artists, might be in her 90th year but she shows no signs of putting down the brush. A powerful collection...

  
• 06.19.2023

  Ep 146: Francis Giacco at his Australian Galleries exhibition

  Watch the edited video version of this podcast episode on the Talking with Painters YouTube channel The exhibition of Francis Giacco's paintings now showing at Australian Galleries in Sydney has been a long time coming. Covid pushed back the scheduling but...

  
• 06.11.2023

  When I won that art prize (part 4) – Georgia Spain

  In the final episode of the series ‘When I won that art prize’ we go back to 2021 when a 27 year old Georgia Spain won the Sir John Sulman Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW, the first time...

  
• 05.17.2023

  When I won that art prize (part 3) – Megan Seres

  In this episode I’m taking you back to my interview with Megan Seres who won the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize in 2016.  Megan received the $150,000 in prize money for her stunning painting, ‘Scarlett as Colonial girl’, which depicted her...

  
• 05.06.2023

  Archibald winner Julia Gutman

  You can see an edited video version of the interview with Julia Gutman here Australia's most famous art prize was awarded yesterday at the Art Gallery of NSW together with the Wynne and Sulman prizes. The $100,000 prize went to a shocked...

  
• 04.28.2023

  When I won that art prize (part 2)- James Drinkwater

  In part 2 of the series 'When I won that art prize' we go back to episode 29 when James Drinkwater recalled winning the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship in 2014.   The award included a three month residency in Paris...

  
• 04.22.2023

  When I won that art prize (part 1) – Prudence Flint

  Golden moments from the archives! While I'm busy updating my YouTube channel and taking a break from new interviews, I'm thrilled to bring you a new series featuring clips from past podcast guests. In my first series 'When I won that art...

  
• 03.18.2023

  Ep 140: Idris Murphy: Backblocks (live at the S.H.Ervin Gallery)

  See the YouTube video of Maria Stoljar's earlier conversation with Idris Murphy here Last Thursday I was thrilled to speak with Idris Murphy, leading contemporary artist and a previous podcast guest, in front of a live audience at the S.H.Ervin Gallery...

  
• 02.27.2023

  Ep 139: Yvette Coppersmith

  For those of you interested in portraiture in Australia, Yvette Coppersmith needs no introduction.   She has painted dozens of portraits, including a collection of fascinating self-portraits, and is regularly shortlisted in the country's most competitive portrait awards. In 2018 she...

  
• 02.02.2023

  Ep 138: Anthony White

  The gestural marks in Anthony White's work are often bold and demanding of the viewer's attention. These abstract works vary from swirling lines in saturated colour, to textured surfaces and more formal collaged constructions. What is not apparent on the surface of...

  
• 12.28.2022

  Ep 137: Paul Newton (part 2)

  Most artists know that painting a portrait in a tradition where colour and form appear realistic takes years of training where trial and error play an important part. This is part 2 of my interview with leading portrait painter Paul...

  
• 12.20.2022

  Ep 136: Paul Newton (part 1)

  It was the 80s. Paul Newton had finished a science degree and was a singer in a band. He sensed, though, that this was not meant to be his life's work. 'I'm a bit of a perfectionist and unless I can...

  
• 11.27.2022

  Ep 135: Belinda Street

  It's hard to define what makes a good landscape painting but, if you investigate the backstory, you might find the artist has a close connection with that place. In Belinda Street's October show at Straitjacket Artspace, 'Keep your feet on the...

  
• 11.02.2022

  Ep 134: Nicholas Harding (2019)

  We lost one of our greatest artists last night. Nicholas Harding - landscape, still life and portrait painter - and my heart sank when I heard the news.  It’s early afternoon and already there are many tributes coming through in the...

  
• 10.15.2022

  Ep 133: Fred Fowler

  You can also see a short video of Fred in his studio here There is something mesmerising about Fred Fowler’s paintings. The multitude of small, colour-filled shapes scattered across a monochrome background raise a lot of questions. Is that a...

  
• 09.20.2022

  Ep 132: Jacqui Stockdale and ‘Heads of the Family’

  Jacqui Stockdale is a previous podcast guest . I asked her back onto the show after I saw a series of moving portraits she posted on Instagram.  Her stepfather, George Stirling, was nearing the end of his life and Jacqui was painting...

  
• 08.25.2022

  Ep 131: Idris Murphy

  See an edited video version of this conversation on the Talking with Painters YouTube channel here  'Colour, for me, is the main game' Idris Murphy tells me as we sit in his studio in Sydney's southern suburb of Kurnell, a stone's...

  
• 07.25.2022

  Ep 130: Luke Sciberras (uncut)

  For over 25 years, previous podcast guest Luke Sciberras has been immersing himself in landscapes across the world, returning to his studio to draw on the smaller works created from life. His paintings are bold and have a commanding presence....

  
• 07.03.2022

  Ep 129: Daniel Boyd

  Click play for the podcast episode - you can also watch an edited video version of this episode on the TWP YouTube channel.  Most artists remember their first show. Maybe they were lucky enough to sell a few works, usually to...

  
• 06.13.2022

  Ep 128: Sam Leach

  Scroll down to watch two videos of Sam on the TWP YouTube channel. In 2010 Sam Leach won the Archibald and Wynne Prizes, two of Australia's most famous awards for portraiture and landscape painting, becoming only the third person in the...

  
• 05.25.2022

  Ep 127: Blak Douglas, Nicholas Harding, Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro

  It's that time of the year! The winners of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes have been announced at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and in this episode you'll hear my interviews with each of those artists about their...

  
• 05.11.2022

  Ep 126: Del Kathryn Barton – ‘the women who fell to earth’

  One of Australia’s most significant artists returns to the podcast! Del Kathryn Barton spoke with me the day before the opening of her spectacular exhibition ‘the women who fell to earth’ at Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, showing until 28 May 2022....

  
• 04.10.2022

  Ep 125: Steve Lopes -‘Encountered’

  See video highlights of this conversation on the Talking with Painters YouTube channel It's not often that an artist gets to see almost a quarter of a century of their work in one space but in this episode Steve Lopes tells...

  
• 03.21.2022

  Ep 124: Marikit Santiago

  Marikit Santiago is one of Australia's most impressive artists, combining a skilful representational painting technique with powerful imagery. Mythology, Disney, her Filipino heritage, religion, guilt, motherhood and family are examples of the subject matter she draws from and her upcoming show,...

  
• 02.27.2022

  Ep 123: Summer Series – Tom Carment

  I interviewed the acclaimed artist Tom Carment for the podcast in 2019 and this episode is the extended audio recording from video I filmed in his studio. A lot was going on creatively for Tom at the time. It was...

  
• 02.14.2022

  Ep 122: Summer Series – Nicole Kelly

  This is the second episode of my summer series where I’m bringing you longer conversations with past podcast guests, from recordings when taking video of the artists for the Talking with Painters YouTube channel. The video of this episode's fabulous artist,...

  
• 01.14.2022

  Ep 121: Summer Series – Joshua Yeldham

  In podcast episode 101 I spoke with leading Australian artist Joshua Yeldham in the lead-up to his sell-out show ‘Providence’ at Arthouse Gallery in Sydney. I remember being fascinated by his approach to painting and his views on the creative...

  
• 12.19.2021

  Ep 120: Robert Malherbe

  Whether it’s a moody vase of flowers, a reclining nude or the incredible ridges of the Blue Mountains, Robert Malherbe depicts his subject matter in sensuous, fluid brushstrokes which give the impression the painting was completed only moments ago. Working from...

  
• 12.09.2021

  Ep 119: Justin Paton, curator of ‘Matisse: Life and Spirit’

  A video version of this episode can be viewed here Justin Paton is the co-curator of the most exciting exhibition to arrive on Sydney’s doorstep since our world was upturned by the pandemic. ‘Matisse: Life and Spirit, Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou,...

  
• 11.28.2021

  Ep 118 Fiona Verity and Julie Nicholson from the Art Wank podcast

  Fiona Verity and Julie Nicholson have a lot in common; they were both born in the UK, both met their husbands while backpacking in Australia, are both emerging artists and are both very funny. But they also have distinctly different personalities...

  
• 11.15.2021

  Ep 117: Julian Meagher

  Watch highlights of this episode on the YouTube channel The impacts of COVID have challenged the world in a multitude of ways, but for Sydney artist Julian Meagher they appear to have sharpened his focus.  Over the last 14 months, with no...

  
• 10.17.2021

  Ep 116: Aida Tomescu (uncut)

  See the YouTube video version of this podcast episode here Fresh out of Sydney lockdown, the incredible works of Aida Tomescu are showing both in Sydney with Fox Jensen Gallery and in Hong Kong with Flowers Gallery in two outstanding exhibitions....

  
• 09.20.2021

  Ep 115: The Archibald Winners

  Scroll down for transcript If you’ve been listening to this podcast over the years, you would probably know I’m a self-confessed Archibald tragic. I'm fascinated by the depiction of the human face and figure in paint and that is exactly what...

  
• 08.31.2021

  Ep 114: Kim Leutwyler

  Many Australians may have seen Kim Leutwyler’s work without ever having set foot in a gallery. In 2019 her impressive Archibald painting of television presenter Faustina Agolley was splashed across Sydney to promote the prize. The striking image was on a...

  
• 08.03.2021

  Ep 113: Georgia Spain

  One of Georgia Spain's paintings was taking up more than its fair share of her Tasmanian studio. So she thought one way of freeing up some room would be to send it to the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney...

  
• 07.10.2021

  Ep 112: Jo Bertini

  Jo Bertini's recent exhibition at Sydney’s Arthouse Gallery, ‘Songs of Dry Hills’, alluringly portrayed the landscape she is drawn to repeatedly - the desert. Her love of that landscape and its First Nations People has led her to spend months at...

  
• 06.15.2021

  Ep 111: Joanna Logue – ‘Alone on the Marsh’

  'Everyone has a COVID story' Joanna Logue told me when we spoke recently about her show with Scott Livesey Galleries in Melbourne. Part of Joanna's story is that, for the first time in her career, she wouldn't be attending the...

  
• 05.24.2021

  Ep 110: Robin Eley

  We’ve all been there. You see an artwork and think 'surely, that is a photo'. But as you get closer and read the description, you accept it is made of paint, expertly applied, creating the illusion of reality. I am...

  
• 05.06.2021

  Ep 109: Filippa Buttitta (with Louisa Chircop)

  In early 2020, as COVID was sweeping the world, Filippa Buttitta (pictured right) was facing her own personal crisis. She had been working on her entry for the Archibald prize when she had trouble with her eyesight and was finding...

  
• 04.06.2021

  Ep 108: Guido Maestri

  See my video of Guido Maestri painting in the field on the TWP YouTube channel A riverbank in the Australian bush would be the perfect plein air location for many artists. A rushing stream, long tree trunks and a deep vista...