Ep. 029 Fritz Anders - Wood Artist
Wes and Todd visit with fine wood burning artist, Fritz Anders. They talk about his journey to becoming a full-time artist, his process in creating his wood masterpieces, pricing, galleries, the virtues of being frugal and always keeping an open mind as you never know how or where you might get that next big sale.
Ep. 028 W. Max Thomason - Painter of Realism & Abstraction
Wes and Todd visit with artist and gallerist, W. Max Thomason. They talk about his journey as an artist, the different series he has explored, promotion and pricing, and then we change gears and talk about his gallery, Bitfactory, how it came about, the mission of the gallery, the studios that he runs in conjunction with the gallery, and the business side of having a gallery.
Ep. 027 Lisa Siciliano - Concert & Documentary Photographer
Wes and Todd visit with renowned Boulder photographer, Lisa Siciliano. They talk about documenting the icons of Rock & Roll for her various clients, concert photography etiquette, business, giving back to the community, and her awe-inspiring new work called the Lumin Project.
Ep. 026 Dan Drossman - Graffiti, Cartooning, & Abstraction Merge
This week, Wes and Todd visit with Denver artist, Dan Drossman. They talk about art as therapy and meditation, staying true to your vision as an artist, promotion and social media, process and staying creative during the pandemic. Searching for a visual language that teeters the line between figurative and abstraction, intellect and emotion, construction and deconstruction.
Ep. 025 Meghan Wilbar - Landscape Painter
This week, Wes and Todd make a virtual visit to Pueblo, Colorado to talk with the remarkable Meghan Wilbar. Meghan specializes in Contemporary Painting, Landscapes and Torn Paper Drawings.
Ep. 024 Lorenzo Chavez - Art of the American West, Pastel and Oil Landscapes
Wes and Todd talk with award-winning fine artist, Lorenzo Chavez, a painter known for his oil and pastels of the American West and Southwest. Collected throughout the United States, Chavez is considered by many to be the west’s premier pastel painter.
Ep. 023 Todd and Wes COVID-19
This week Wes and Todd sit down and talk about where they are at with the Tenet podcast and what the future holds during the COVID-19 pandemic. A checking in episode as they reboot for these strange times.
Ep. 022 Darla Drew - Community Arts
Wes talks with Rapid City Council Woman Darla Drew.
Darla talks about her musical career with DD & The Fayrohs, her experience on the Rapid City Common Council, city budgets and the municipal funding for the arts. She also touches on her time with the Dahl Fine Arts Center and her current position with the Black Hills Playhouse.
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. 009 Chris Sessions - Photographer/Filmmaker
Wes and Todd sit down with Chris Sessions, photographer, filmmaker and musician. A prolific artist and creative force working in commercial advertising, documentary and fine art.
Ep. 005 Stevon Lucero, Part 2
Part 2 with with Denver Artist, Stevon Lucero, Painter, Poet, Philosopher and Visionary.
