The FASO Podcast

By FASO

Learn the business of visual art from today's finest artists and art marketers.

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Number 1: 193 So You Wanna Be a Full-Time Artist — Our Best Advice
Join our next FASO Show Live! https://artists.boldbrush.com/p/the-faso-show Learn the magic of marketing with us here at BoldBrush! boldbrushshow.com -- Welcome to a special edition of The FASO Show. If you've listened for a while, you already know the drill: near the end of almost every conversation, we ask our guest some version of the same question. What advice would you give to someone who wants to make this a full time life? Over a hundred episodes, we've collected a hundred different answers. So today, we're doing something different. No new guest, no new interview. Just the best of that advice, all in one place, back to back. Consider this your one-stop pep talk from a room full of working painters. Let's get into it! Episodes mentioned (in order of appearance):156 Shanna Kunz165 Cindy Baron112 Philippe Gandiol179 Tanner Steed142 Grace DeVito144 Christine Code137 Chris Krupinski104 Thomas Schaller121 Paul Batch120 Kim Casebeer145 Erik Koeppel175 Emma Kalff159 Barbara Jaenicke167 Stephanie Marzella165 Cindy Baron133 Ginny Butcher126 Scott Tallman Powers116 Liz Haywood Sullivan114 Kyle Stuckey105 S.C. Mummert190 Robert Goldman
August 26, 202648min
Number 2: 184 Jennifer Balkan — Fall in Love with the Process
Join our next FASO Show Live! https://artists.boldbrush.com/p/the-faso-show Learn the magic of marketing with us here at BoldBrush! boldbrushshow.com -- For today's episode we sat down with Jennifer Balkan, a contemporary representational oil painter and art instructor based in Austin, with an academic background in behavioral neuroscience and sociology. She describes how a lifelong love of drawing crystallized into a serious painting practice after a transformative, self-gifted trip to Paris, which led her to take her first painting class in Austin in 2001. Despite completing a PhD and following a more “rational” career path, she felt an irresistible pull toward painting, ultimately choosing to pursue art full time even amid concern and confusion from friends and family. Jennifer explains that her scientific and sociological studies deeply inform her figurative work, especially her focus on the emotional, cerebral life beneath a subject’s expression and her love of optical color mixing and visible mark-making. She discusses how her inspiration has evolved from narrative series into a stronger emphasis on shapes, light, and color relationships, and how experimenting with different media during the pandemic revitalized her practice and fed back into her oil painting. Jennifer also highlights the central role of Atelier Dojo in her life—as both a co-created figurative hub and an atelier program that nurtures students’ individual voices. Jennifer also shares practical, grounded advice for aspiring full-time artists about embracing multiple income streams, loving the process, and committing to sustained, disciplined practice. Finally, she tells us all about her upcoming shows and workshops! Jennifer's FASO site: jenniferbalkan.com/ Jennifer's Social Media: instagram.com/jenniferbalkan/ Atelier Dojo! atelierdojo.com/
June 08, 20261h 30min
Number 3: 180 Linda Doll — Start with Your Strength
Join our next FASO Show Live! https://artists.boldbrush.com/p/the-faso-show Learn the magic of marketing with us here at BoldBrush! boldbrushshow.com Get over 50% off your first year on your artist website with FASO: FASO.com/podcast --- For today's episode we sat down with Linda Doll, an 84‑year‑old lifelong multimedia artist. Linda shares how a childhood spent drawing in Brooklyn and studying at the Brooklyn Museum eventually led her to pursue art seriously after age 30, culminating in graduating with honors in painting and printmaking. She describes a pivotal moment with California watercolorist Rex Brandt, whose advice to “start with your strength” helped her stop imitating others, list her own strengths, and finally claim her unique artistic voice. Linda explains that when she began painting her family and scenes of peaceful, everyday life purely for herself, that work unexpectedly became her signature style, winning major awards, building an international reputation, and leading to teaching engagements around the world. She emphasizes that artists should find a niche at the intersection of what they love, what they’re good at, and what others respond to, while being realistic about business: pricing low at first, raising prices gradually, and building a solid collector base. Linda also shares practical and philosophical advice on staying creative over a lifetime—working in series, experimenting with multiple media, adapting to physical limitations, and maintaining a daily practice of “wetting the brush” or drawing. Above all, she urges aspiring full‑time artists to be themselves, trust their inner voice, and use their personal strengths so they’re leading with their own vision rather than constantly chasing trends. Finally, Linda tells us about her upcoming demos and urges us to keep up with her events by visiting her website! Linda's FASO Site: lindadoll.com/ Linda's Tutorials and Mentorship: lindadoll.com/page/13300/videos-and-classes Linda's YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@lindadoll Linda's Social Media: facebook.com/lindaadoll/ instagram.com/lindadoll5/
May 13, 20261h 7min
Number 4: 179 Tanner Steed — Persistence Pays Off
Join our next FASO Show Live! https://artists.boldbrush.com/p/the-faso-show Learn the magic of marketing with us here at BoldBrush! boldbrushshow.com Get over 50% off your first year on your artist website with FASO: FASO.com/podcast --- For today's episode, we sat down with Tanner Steed, a Denver-based oil painter and instructor who built a full-time career through self-directed classical training, mentorships with leading figurative artists, and a practice rooted in painting his lived experiences with a focus on strong composition and poetic mystery. Tanner shares how he built his career by treating art like any other skill in the brain—showing up daily, doing master copies, and effectively creating his own “atelier” when formal schools weren’t an option. He urges artists to paint what they genuinely love instead of chasing trends or specific collectors, trusting that sincere, well-crafted work will find its audience. A big part of his advice is to start paintings over and over to strengthen composition and value design, build or initiate community (from family collectors to plein air groups), and maintain multiple income streams through galleries, direct sales, teaching, and educational content. He also emphasizes persistence—reaching out repeatedly to mentors, reinventing yourself socially when needed, and committing to be “the last one standing” in the long game of artistic mastery. Finally, Tanner closes by mentioning current and upcoming projects, including his 100 Flowers Sale, a group show at Saks Galleries, an Art Renewal Center piece showing at Sotheby’s, workshops in Rome through Rome Art Residencies, and a future painting workshop along the Danube River cruise. Tanner's Sale!: tannersteedart.com/collections/228563 Tanner's FASO site: tannersteedart.com/ Tanner's Social Media: instagram.com/tannersteedart/ Tanner's YouTube: youtube.com/@tannersteedart
May 06, 20261h 2min
Number 5: 174 Matthew James Collins — Painting as a Lifelong Odyssey
Join our next FASO Show Live! https://artists.boldbrush.com/p/the-faso-show Learn the magic of marketing with us here at BoldBrush! boldbrushshow.com Get over 50% off your first year on your artist website with FASO: FASO.com/podcast --- To end off season 13, we sat down with Matthew James Collins, a figurative painter, portrait painter, and sculptor living and working in Florence, Italy. Matthew traces his path from a creative childhood in Oak Park and frustration with contemporary-focused art school to then find classical, atelier-based training in Florence. Matthew explains how Old Masters like Titian, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, and Velázquez shaped his devotion to painting from life, Baroque optical effects, and the idea of following their principles—especially observation of nature—rather than copying their style. Matthew also explains how cameras and screens distort our sense of seeing, why young painters should “go cold turkey” from photographic reference when possible, and how experiencing art in person and in context is radically different from viewing it in what Matthew calls “art zoos” (museums stripped of original context). Matthew shares concrete insights on portraiture—sight-size work from life, historical palettes, thoughtful posing and lighting, and the slow, conversational sittings needed to reveal character—as well as his teaching method of painting alongside one or two students and correcting in real time. Underneath it all, the conversation keeps returning to bigger themes: the likeness of artistic voice to a lifelong "Odyssey", the role of culture and curiosity, the practical and emotional difficulty of being an artist today, and the enduring importance of making ambitious, sincere, beautifully crafted work that lives with people in everyday spaces. Matthew's FASO site: matthewjamescollins.com/ Matthew's Social Media: instagram.com/matthewjamescollinsartist/ facebook.com/matthewjamescollinsartist/ Matthew's Articles: Historical Approaches for Contemporary Portrait Practice Dancing Faun of Pompeii: Removed From Habitat, Out of Context
March 25, 20261h 26min