Ep. 159 Mick Burson – Multidisciplinary
Mick discusses bath houses, living on the road, murals, graffiti, exhibitions, growing up knowing he was going to become an Artist, mentors, painting trains, painting for people in the backseat, his parents, Waco, and how it plays into his work, pursuing degrees in Art, sketchy painting scenarios, being arrested, what compels him to create, painting walls, horses, the Richard Levy Gallery, being a conduit for creation, impulse, acquiring materials through connection, sculpture, orphaned work, matches, journeys, selling art, business, pricing, retirement, and sobriety.
Ep. 045 Melissa Richardson Banks, Photographer
Melissa Richardson Banks, President and Founder of CauseConnect, a consulting firm, servicing clients nationwide in the arts. She is also a photographer that has documented the Arts District in downtown Los Angeles and is known by the moniker Downtown Muse. Melissa has produced, marketed, managed, and toured museum exhibitions of Cheech Marin’s Chicano Art collection.
Ep. 039 Krista Lea - Artby13, Painter
Wes and Todd talk with Denver artist, Krista Lea aka Artby13. Krista talks about growing up in the Texas Panhandle, entering art contests in her youth, getting a masters in accounting, rediscovering and pursuing art again at age 25 following a devastating ski accident, using art as therapy and negotiating bipolar disorder, and the exploration and dissection of culture and society in her art.