Ep. 068 Michael Dowling – Drawing, Painting, Sculpture
Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Michael Dowling about the value of repetition, his start as an artist, deciding to pursue his art full-time, moving to Florence, routine and discipline, what it takes to be successful as an Artist, setting money goals, creating an art life, time management, deadlines, shows, galleries, the Denver art community,advice, promotion, pricing, and art during Covid.
Ep. 057 Rose Fredrick & Krista Hanley Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale 2021
Wes and Todd talk with Curator, Rose Fredrick and Coordinator, Krista Hanley of the Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale. They discuss how they have had to pivot to an online format due to the pandemic, how the Young Guns and Coors Western online auctions will work, virtual events, and the ongoing online artist talk series, Inside the Artist’s Studio.
Ep. 053 Wes and Todd's Year In Review
This week Wes and Todd reflect on their first year of doing the podcast, what they expect in the coming year, what guests they would like to get on and then they are joined by surprise special guest and friend, Dan Drossman.
Ep. 048 Collin Parson - Artist, Director, Curator - Arvada Center
Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Director and Curator, Collin Parson. Parson talks about growing up in an artistic family, his formal and informal art education, the definition of an Artist, being an Artist as a profession, influences, process, George Carlin and Carl Sagan, his public art project for the City of Lakewood, and his favorite exhibits that he has curated for the Arvada Center.
Ep. 046 Jerry De La Cruz - Denver Art Legend
Jerry De La Cruz. De La Cruz talks about growing up in North Denver, being drafted during Vietnam, using his GI bill to go to art school, his early years as an artist in Denver, teaching at the Art Students League of Denver, art advocacy, producing Art Barn in 1987, owning a radio station in Pueblo, Art in Action Studios, the Denver scene...
Ep. 021 Steve Allender - Rapid City Mayor on funding for the arts
In this episode, Wes talks with Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender.
Steve talks about his career as a police officer, why he ran for mayor, city budgets and the municipal funding for the arts. He also touches on the One Heart and Care Campus, school funding, and the volatility of sales tax.
Ep. 020 Ed Dwight - Sculptor and America's First Black Astronaut Candidate
Wes and Todd talk with world renowned artist and sculptor, Ed Dwight.
Ed talks about his early days growing up in Kansas City, Kansas, how he joined the Air Force and became a pilot, his time as America’s First African American Astronaut Candidate, his various business ventures, and how he became a world renowned sculptor creating memorials and works all over the United States.
Ep. 015 Peggy Detmers - Sculptor
In this episode, Wes and Todd are in Rapid City, South Dakota, to talk with artist and sculptor, Peggy Detmers.Detmers talks about how she got her start in sculpture, her precognitive dream that foretold the large commission, “Lakota Bison Jump”, she did for actor Kevin Costner’s Dunbar Resort, a resort that never came to fruition…
Ep. 014 John Lopez -International Artist, Sculptor
In this episode, Wes and Todd travel to Lemmon, South Dakota to visit with international artist and sculptor, John Lopez. John talks about how he became a sculptor and how he started his brand of sculpture, “Hybrid Metal Art”…
Ep. 003 Jerry & Jay Jaramillo - Artists, Father & Son, Murals, Painting, & Sculpture
Hosts, Wes Brown and Todd Pierson, sit down with father and son artists, Jerry and Jay Jaramillo. Jerry talks about how he got his start as an artist and Jay talks about how his father mentored him to become an artist…Jerry and Jay talk about the importance of art in the community and the value it brings to those that live there.
Ep. 002 Bob Ragland, Non-Starving Artist, Denver Art Legend
In this episode Wes Brown and Todd Pierson visit with long-time Denver Artist, Bob Ragland. Bob talks about his youth in Cleveland, Ohio, and how he got his start as an artist. The discussion then turns to art business tactics and his "Non-Starving Artist" project.
