Ep. 169 Topher Straus – American Impressionistic Landscape Artist – 2023 Check-in
This week, Wes and Todd do their annual interview with Artist Topher Straus. Topher talks about technology, Maui, charities, Sauvage Spectrum Winery, changes in his business model, World Heritage Sites, marketing & advertising, Vail International Gallery, the secondary market for his work, new gallery representation, Japan, traveling, new work, photo collages, the Design With Us competition, proven business tactics and goals.
Ep. 133 Mark Zimmerman – Painting, Ink Transfer Drawing
Mark Zimmerman discusses living in the Black Hills, his love of the Plains and wide open spaces, squares, being a South Dakota Arts Council Artist in Residence, working in rural schools and communities, the Art Center in Jamestown, the Suzie Cappa Art Center, go to work attitude, routine, pushing paint, rocking chairs, process, landscapes, Green Ink Gallery, dyslexia, writing, ink transfer drawing, searching for the visual language for his new work, synesthesia, climate change and the environment, Coneflowers, the Northern Goshawk, reducing lenses, passion, painting and prose.
Ep. 095 Brenda Stumpf – Contemporary Sculptor and Painter
Wes and Todd talk with Contemporary Sculptor and Painter, Brenda Stumpf. Brenda talks about growing up in a family of makers, quitting art school, Cy Twombly, poetry, mythology, trusting your intuition, process, finding beauty where you’re at, the Colorado art community, connection, cautionary tales, integrity of the work, and advice to aspiring Artists.
Ep. 082 Kristina Davies – Abstract Expressionist and Figurative Painter
Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Kristina Davies about her journey from Educator to full-time Artist, her insatiable love of learning, what draws her to Abstract Expressionism, meditation and art, mentoring, art and social issues, inspiration, dealing with rejection, residencies, pricing and selling art, her exhibit “Interconnected”, and what it means to be bold.
Ep. 060 Paul Weiner - American Contemporary Abstract Artist
Wes and Todd talk with Paul Weiner. Weiner talks about infusing social commentary into his art, art and Covid, Covid lexicon, process, Instagram, art and the American flag, free speech, Pierre Soulages, patriotism, art as investment, collecting, zombie abstraction, gallery representation, residencies, Kehinde Wiley, pricing, and legacy.
Ep. 052 James Holmes - Abstract Artist, Executive Director of Cherokee Ranch & Castle Foundation
Wes and Todd talk with James Holmes. Holmes talks about lettering race cars as a kid, auto racing, his various business ventures, motorsports sponsor management, Cherokee Ranch & Castle Foundation, how to pivot during the pandemic, the incident that was the catalyst for him becoming an artist, his criteria for himself to be called an Artist, social media, collecting art, art advocacy, pricing, art and social commentary, the role of music in the creative process, and the power of positive thinking.