Ep. 126 Laurie Lipton – 21st Century’s Greatest Draftswoman, profound pencil and charcoal drawings.

Laurie Lipton talks about confidence, having supportive encouraging parents, being obsessed with drawing since the age of four, her mother teaching her to think outside the box, the thought behind the work, the hierarchy of art, seeing in images, drawing out feelings and emotions, Carnegie-Mellon, plotting her art life, developing her own way of drawing, Goya, living in Europe, the catalyst to move back to the United States, the pandemic, fear, process and technique, routine and discipline, legacy, transmogrification of the work, news and media, themes, pricing, Diane Arbus, galleries, commissions, social media, inspiration, and living in gratitude.

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Ep. 089 Leith O’Malley – Australian Artist and Illustrator

Wes and Todd talk with Australian Artist and Illustrator, Leith O’Malley. Leith talks about living in South Australia, kangaroos, inspiration and ideas, intuition and process, tradigital, music and art, the circus, the dark and the light, misfits and characters, truth and authenticity, landscapes, pricing and selling art, and shares a bit of his philosophy about the joy in creating art.

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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.

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Ep. 047 Anna Kaye - Charcoal Drawings

Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Anna Kaye. Kaye talks about her solo exhibit, Heatwave, at Sandra Phillips Gallery, her charcoal drawings, her love of nature and science, her fascination with wildfires, environmental advocacy, Drop-in Drawing at the Denver Art Museum, aspens, Pink Progression, community art and activism.

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