Ep. 102 Sarah Larsen – Intuitive Art
Sarah talks with us about the mediums she works with, process and exploration, the catalyst that got her back into art, juried exhibitions, being the conduit of the art, creating for the process, love, Scrupulous OCD, line art, fear and failure, intuitive art, mental health, loss, and the healing power of art.
Ep. 101 Devon Dikeou – American Artist, Editor and Publisher – zingmagazine, Founder – The Dikeou Collection
Wes and Todd talk with Devon Dikeou. Devon talks about her work, exploring the in-between, her “Mid-Career Smear”, zingmagazine, and the Dikeou Collection.
Ep. 100 Howard Harris – Photographer, Dimensional Photographic Images, Techspressionism
Wes and Todd talk with Howard Harris about his early art experiences, attending the Kansas City Art Institute, analog and digital photography, securing a patent for his layered artwork, visualization, galleries, Techspressionism, and seeing beauty wherever you are.
Ep. 099 Megan Morgan – Tusche Wash Painting & Oil Pastels On Burlap
Wes and Todd talk with Megan Morgan. Megan talks about the catalyst of using oil pastels on burlap, tusche wash painting, process, drawing, the language of art, art education, being a visual learner, interpreting art, her system of working without a studio, pricing, and advice for aspiring artists.
Ep. 098 Harrison Love – Painter, Illustrator, Bright Futurism
Harrison talks about positivity, living in Belgium, influencers, making art for the future, Bright Futurism, art and the pandemic, Contecht, autonomous storytelling, NYC Art Movement, his families art legacy, the Rhode Island School of Design, finding his voice, process, sales and commissions, and pricing.
Ep. 097 Valerie Savarie – Altered Book Artist, Book Sculpture
Wes and Todd talk with Altered Book Artist, Valerie Savarie. Valerie talks about how she got started sculpting books, working parameters, making art for yourself, process, inspiration, old books, commissions, public art, Edward Gorey, collaboration, pricing, Valkarie Gallery, and advice to aspiring Artists.
Ep. 096 Hayley Richardson – Director, Dikeou Collection
Wes and Todd talk with Hayley Richardson, Director at the Dikeou Collection. Hayley talks about her education and path to becoming the Director at the Dikeou Collection, background of the Dikeou Collection, Zing Magazine, Devon Dikeou, collecting, and the importance of networking and internships.
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. 094 Topher Straus – American Impressionistic Landscape Artist
Wes and Todd check in with their friend, Artist Topher Straus. They talk about what’s been going on since last year during the pandemic, his evolving style, Grand Teton National Park, Hawaii, gallery relationships and their importance, commissions, dealing with rejection, charitable work, wineries, art fairs, marketing, collectors and he shares with us a powerful story. We finish up with another special visit with Topher’s son, Oliver, and what’s been going on with his artistic endeavors.
Ep. 093 Sue Oehme – Artist and Master Printer
Wes and Todd travel to Steamboat Springs, Colorado to talk with Master Printer, Sue Oehme. We talk with Sue about printmaking, her work, Oehme Graphics, how the pandemic affected her studio, and a plethora of other subjects.
Ep. 092 Cipriano Ortega – Low Rock High Art, Queer Noir
Wes and Todd talk with Musician and Artist, Cipriano Ortega. They talk music, two-string bass, Morphine (the band, not the drug), painting and Cipriano and Vitaliy Minyaylo regales us with some low rock!
Ep. 091 Meghan Wilbar - Landscape, Contemporary Painting with Torn Paper
Wes and Todd check in with Pueblo Artist, Meghan Wilbar. They talk about what Meghan has been working on during the pandemic, how it affected her, her stunning solo exhibition, “Changing Light”, at Michael Warren Contemporary and the upcoming shows she’s a part of coming up towards the end of the year.
Ep. 090 Joy Redstone – Assemblage, Director of Naropa Community Counseling
Wes and Todd talk with Artist and Director of Naropa Community Counseling, Joy Redstone. Joy talks about Naropa, her journey as a mental health professional, her love of helping people, how art has helped her heal and process trauma, her assemblage art, art therapy, titration, meditation, affirmations, resilience, suicide and suicide intervention, persistence, homelessness, selling art, and saying yes.
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.
Ep. 88 Sammy Lee – Korean American Visual Artist - Installation, Sculpture, Bookbinding
Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Sammy Lee about how identity plays into her work, motherhood, growing up in South Korea, immigrating to the United States at 16, studying architecture and what it brings to her art, her current exhibition “Remind Me Tomorrow”, feng shui, hanji, her street art cart, meal casts, bookbinding and artist books, and artist residencies.
Ep. 087 Jesse Littlebird – Painter, Writer, and Film Director
Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Jesse Littlebird about deep diving into art during the pandemic, the thought and subject matter behind his art, growing up in New Mexico, gentrification, capitalism, nurturing community, learning how to listen, process, the internet and art, painting as performance, aesthetics, art and cultural appropriation, leveraging identity and privilege, making people think, identity and struggle, filmmaking, the business of art, Hamaatsa, and his solo exhibition “Western Hyperreality.”
Ep. 086 Jeff Velarde – Painter, Photorealism
Jeff talks with Wes and Todd about his exposure to art as a child, how art keeps him balanced, seeing some of his favorite art masterpieces in person, working as an Art Director for Z-Axis, traveling and how it influences his painting, balancing family with work and his fine art, working large, process, commissions, his solo exhibition “City Beats, Light and Shadow” at Bitfactory, and leaves us with some advice to aspiring Artists.
Ep. 085 Marsha Mack – Ceramicist, Mixed Media
Marsha talks about identity, the use of scent in some of her work, discovering ceramics, intuition, standards and aesthetics, having passion at the forefront of your practice, her solo exhibition “Exotic/Sophisticated”, Pocky, her previous work and projects, collaboration, production and the pandemic, residencies, making art your job, the trap of comparison, and believing in yourself.
Ep. 084 Romelle – Abstract Maximalist and Muralist
Wes and Todd talk with Abstract Maximalist Painter, Romelle. Romelle talks about her work, Michigan, art residencies, moving to Denver from Detroit, community, Babe Walls, what draws her to abstract work, Bridget Riley, process, her current exhibit “Supersonic Nonplace,” meditation, the conversation of painting, art and healing, murals, and collecting and connection…
Ep. 083 Brett Matarazzo – Mixed Media, Co-Founder of the BRDG Project
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.