Artful Painter
Episodes
Doug & Susie Haugen - There's a Story Behind Every Painting
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In each episode of The Artful Painter, the tagline (or show description) is: "Art lessons for artists, collectors, and people who love art." However, ...
Chris Kolupski - Paint Out West
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Artful Painter returns! It's good to be back in the saddle again. My friend, Chris Kolupski kindly and patiently agreed to help me dust off my rec...
Kami Mendlik - Surrender to the Process (72)
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kami Mendlik's exquisite landscape paintings shimmer and vibrate with animated light and color. Her life-long journey of curiosity and keen observatio...
Greg Newbold - Evidence of Process (71)
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Newbold is a fine art painter and illustrator based near Salt Lake City, Utah. Greg says that for him, "art is a soulful expression." His hope is...
Priya Gore - A Dash of Wilderness (70)
21 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Priya Gore's extraordinary paintings of birds and wildlife are breathtaking. Her paintings are full of color, vibrancy, and energy. She says painting ...
Craig Stephens - Drawn to Form (69)
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Stephens is an artist who delights in painting everyday things. I started following Craig after a chancing upon his Instagram account. I was ins...
Kim Lordier - An Inner Strength (68)
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Lordier is an extraordinary pastel painter whose works are cherished by collectors from around the world. Her path to becoming a full-time painter...
Brian Buckrell - Freedom to Play (67)
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Buckrell is a full-time Canadian painter. After a long, successful career as a Professor of Veterinary Medicine, he made the decision to switch ...
Mitchell Albala - Mystery and Atmosphere (66)
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mitchell Albala is a fine art painter, noted author, and beloved workshop instructor. His first book, Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techn...
Ariana Richards - Poetic Realism (65)
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ariana Richards delights in expressing her creativity in both painting and acting. Encouraged by her family at an early age, she developed an intense ...
Robert Henri - A Secret Identity (64)
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Henri's book The Art Spirit inevitably makes it in any artist's top ten artbook recommendations. As passionate students of Art, we know Robert ...
Scott L. Christensen - Managing Chaos (63)
12 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scott L. Christensen must paint - it is core to his very being. His keen eye and probing curiosity of nature reveal a deep love of not just being outd...
Britt Snyder - A Sense of Something More (62)
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Britt Snyder focuses on capturing memories and feelings on canvas. Though influenced by late 19th century impressionism, Britt's paintings are clearly...
Frank Serrano - The Air Between Things (61)
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Serrano's paintings have a sense of atmospheric depth that seem to extend far beyond the two dimensional surface of a canvas. As you look at one...
Kevin Kehoe - Western Therapy (60)
26 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Kehoe began his remarkable career as a fine art painter just a little over eight years ago. Though he had attended Art Institute of Boston, it ...
Denise LaRue Mahlke - A Sense of Peace (59)
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Denise LaRue Mahlke paints with soft pastels - which are to her the purest form of artist color. Unfettered with complicated materials, she is free to...
Eric Bowman - Following a Circuitous Path (58)
22 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Bowman could never have imagined the path his life would take for him to become a fine art painter. He wanted to go to art school but the prospec...
Vianna Szabo - Finding the Why (57)
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vianna Szabo comfortably switches between painting with pastel, watercolor, acrylic, or oil. She paints beautifully sensitive portraits. Her landsca...
Chris Kolupski – Disappearing Into Time (56)
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Kolupski began painting outdoors as a teenager in the forests of Upstate New York and Canada. He credits his high school art teacher David DeCl...
Shanna Kunz - Forging a Visual Connection (55)
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shanna Kunz is a contemporary landscape painter whose work is a conscious play of mood, light and color. As a naturalist raised and rooted in the dive...
Mitch Baird - Patience and Perseverance (54)
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mitch Baird is a passionate representational painter. He believes that painting is a celebration of life and the beauty that surrounds us. He is devot...
G. Russell Case - A Higher Perspective (53)
06 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
G. Russell Case is a Western painter inspired by the beauty of creation. Based in Utah, he brings to life the epic landscapes that surround him with a...
Kyle Buckland - Making a Difference (52)
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle Buckland's bold paintings are deeply rooted in the philosophy and approach of the impressionists. As a teenager, his interest in art began to edg...
Steven S. Walker - Transparency and Light (51)
26 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Walker captures the essence of the impressions of a long meditative walk along the back alley street of a small town or a quiet, rural road. Hi...
Oberg, Smith, Whitcomb, and Young - Four Directions - Common Paths (50)
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gàbor Svagrik presents Ralph Oberg, Matt Smith, Skip Whitcomb, and Dan Young in Four Directions - Common Paths. The Artful Painter has reached a new ...
Paul Foropoulos - Painting Along Life's Path (49)
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Foropoulos is a Greek artist born on the tiny, beautiful island of Samos, Greece. Today, he and his wife divide their time between their home in ...
Stephen C. Datz - The Rhythm and Geometry of Nature (48)
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen C. Datz paints the American Western landscape in his own clear voice. Strong, angular design, rich harmonious colors, and a striking interpret...
Lorenzo Chavez - The Emotional Landscape (47)
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lorenzo Chavez paints the American Western landscape with passion. As he applies each stroke of color – whether he is using pastels or oil paint –...
Jeffrey T. Larson - Finding Deeper Beauty (46)
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffrey T. Larson's evocative paintings are stunning visual essays of beauty. His contemporary paintings are deeply rooted in academic realism. Becaus...
Dan McCaw - Painting Purple Trees (45)
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dan McCaw believes that art is a "collaboration between the heart and mind." The result of that often contentious, frustrating collaboration are paint...
Alex Hillkurtz - The Language of Cinema in Watercolor (44)
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Hillkurtz is a renowned storyboard artist for feature films, television, and commercials. His film credits include Argo, Almost Famous, It's Comp...
Bill Anton - A Passion for Painting the West (43)
29 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Anton was the first professional painter I ever met. It was a chance encounter. In the late 1990's my family and I were vacationing in Jackson, W...
Len Chmiel - Making it His Own (42)
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Len Chmiel has no interest in merely copying what he sees. He says that he allows his "intuition to speak." His intention is to expand the boundaries ...
TJ Cunningham - The Wonder of Being in the Landscape (41)
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Cunningham grew up in Vermont in an area that was also a favorite place for Aldro Hibbard and Emile Gruppé to paint. If you have ever visited that...
John Pototschnik - Paintings That Speak to the Heart (40)
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John Pototschnik is a fine art painter who resides in Wylie, Texas. As a young boy, his parents instilled in him a strong work ethic. Doing chores, se...
DK Palecek - Painting Curiosity (39)
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
DK Palecek is a painter who embraces her left-brain-centric worldview. Starting with degrees in both Math and Finance, she worked as a mathematician, ...
Bryan Mark Taylor and Keith Huang - Sentient Academy (38)
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan Mark Taylor is no stranger to many outdoor painters. He's the inventor of the outdoor painting system STRADA Easel. He's a remarkably versatile ...
Amanda Lovett - Telling a Story With a Brush (37)
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Lovett says she "grew up in a family of storytellers; people who could take a moment in time and make it come to life using words." She says, "...
Crista Pisano - Capturing Nature's Grandeur (36)
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Crista Pisano was born and raised in northern New Jersey and began painting in oils in 1989 under the instruction of John Phillip Osborne at the Ridge...
Kathleen Hudson - A Sense of Possibilities (35)
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kathleen Hudson's paintings capture fleeting moments of light and atmosphere. She says, "My paintings represent specific places and moments in time: t...
Jill Steenhuis - Dance With Nature (34)
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jill Steenhuis is an American Impressionist painter – originally from Atlanta, Georgia, who now lives in Aix-en-Provence, France. It's been her home...
John P. Lasater IV - Aiming for Something Higher (33)
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John P. Lasater IV is a representational painter whose works are a synthesis of nature, perception, and deep roots in art history. And by deep roots, ...
Cynthia Rosen - Letting Loose With Color (32)
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cynthia Rosen would rather paint outdoors working on location. Her paintings radiate an exuberant celebration of sparkling light, brilliant colors, an...
Suzie Baker - Raising the Bar (31)
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Suzie Baker's paintings are full of light, color, and texture. Her paintings fill the viewer with questions, with the whole story not revealed. She se...
Kyle Ma - Keeping an Open Mind (030)
26 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle Ma is an extraordinary artist and a student of geology. His keen observation skills are honed by his geoscience training at the University of Tex...
Jonathan McPhillips - Capturing the Presence of Man (29)
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan McPhillips' paintings shimmer with atmosphere and sparkle with light. Each painting he creates he views as a welcome problem to solve, a deli...
Nancy Tankersley - Geometry of Shapes (28)
18 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Tankersly approaches painting with experimentation and curiosity. The results are impressionistic paintings that are not so much about the subje...
Patrick Saunders - No Preconceptions (27)
12 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Saunders' paintings have won many awards and received much recognition. His studio works earned him membership in notable painting organizatio...
Matt Ryder - A Clear Vision (26)
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Ryder is an award-winning British artist living and working in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates. Matt finds inspiration in the wild beauty of th...
Michael Chamberlain - Forging His Own Way (25)
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Chamberlain says that if Vincent Van Gogh were alive today, he would be a vlogger on YouTube. Van Gogh was a prolific letter writer to an audi...
George Van Hook - Truth and Honesty in Art (24)
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
George Van Hook is a painter adept in both oil and watercolor. What he paints is a visual response to the subject before him – whether it's the land...
Jim McVicker - A Way of Seeing (23)
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jim McVicker imbues atmosphere and light into his paintings that stir the heart. Whether it's an expansive view of the Pacific coast near his home in ...
Victoria Taylor-Gore - Quiet Surrealism (22)
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Victoria Taylor-Gore's surrealistic, luminous paintings are imaginary places at the boundary of twilight and dreams. Seemingly devoid of people, her p...
Skip Whitcomb - Purity of Vision (21)
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Skip Whitcomb says the subject of a painting is the painting, not the subject itself! He reasons that the viewer will never see the actual subject. Th...
John Budicin - Taught by Nature (20)
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John Budicin is a painter taught by nature. He lives in California – his home since he moved from Italy when he was eleven years old. His painter's ...
Anne Blair Brown - Inspired by Light (19)
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anne Blair Brown describes herself as a contemporary impressionist. She is drawn to impressionism because it is an interpretation of a moment in time....
Bill Farnsworth - The Story Within a Story (18)
27 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Farnsworth, a fine art artist and illustrator residing in Venice, Florida, likes to start a story in his paintings, and let the viewer finish it....
Phil Starke - Light and Simplification (17)
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Starke's goal as a painter is to suggest light. In this episode, he explains how he achieves this goal through simplification. When you view Phil...
Michelle Jung - Creating From Memory (16)
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Jung – methodical and keenly observant – creates expressive oil and mixed-media paintings that speak to the heart. When you first walk in...
Virgil Elliott - The Pursuit of Quality (15)
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Virgil Elliott is one of only 24 artists worldwide to be certified by the American Portrait Society. He is a highly sought fine artist, portraitist, t...
Kathie Odom - Nostalgic Impressionism (14)
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kathie Odom lives in Knoxville, Tennessee – not far from the beautiful Great Smoky Mountain National Park. I first met Kathie and her husband Buddy ...
David Boyd, Jr. - Southern Impressionism (13)
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
David Boyd, Jr. is a Georgia-based artist who is compelled to paint Southern Impressionism. Boyd lives in the small rural town of Newnan, Georgia–lo...
Len Chmiel - An Authentic Nature (12)
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Len Chmiel's evocative paintings push the boundaries of realism, while preserving the beauty of the landscape and infusing it with palpable emotion. C...
Brian Rutenberg - Abstraction is a Process (11)
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Rutenberg's paintings radiate the atmospheric haze, the shimmering heat, and the rich colors of the Deep South. He describes himself as a "South...
Lillian Ansley - Co-Founder of Olmsted Plein Air Invitational (10)
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lillian Ansley is the co-founder of the Olmsted Plein Air Invitational based here in Atlanta, Georgia. In its 5th year of operation (as of 2019), the ...
Christine Lashley - Painting From Memory (9)
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Christine Lashley is a contemporary impressionist painter whose works have been exhibited nationally and internationally, winning many First Place awa...
Gregory Packard - An American Impressionist (8)
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gregory Packard is an American impressionist painter. His paintings celebrate both the medium - colorful, richly textured oil paint - and the subject....
Gàbor Svagrik - Teach, Educate, and Inspire (7)
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Gàbor Svagrik is a landscape painter and instructor based in Tucson, Arizona. While adhering to the time-honored traditions and fundamentals of a lon...
Jill Carver - Breaking the Force Field (6)
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jill Carver - a fine art painter based in Southwest Colorado - paints the landscape with the keen eye of an observer of nature. She paints in order to...
Dan Young - Always a Student (5)
02 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Young is a fine art landscape painter residing in western Colorado - a land of beautiful diverse landscapes. Before Dan became a fine art artist, ...
Andrew Tischler - Pursuing Artistic Truth (4)
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Tischler pursues artistic truth in his painting. Currently residing in New Zealand, Andrew was born in Texas. Later, his family immigrated to A...
Scott Gellatly - Pushing Color (3)
12 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Gellatly - a landscape artist who currently resides in Portland, Oregon - provides your art lesson today in this episode of the Artful Painter. ...
Matt Smith - Impressionistic Naturalism (2)
24 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Smith is an outdoor painter whose style may best be described as Impressionistic Naturalism. His lyrical brush work and impressionistic portrayal...
Ralph Oberg - Mountain Painter (1)
20 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ralph Oberg - mountain painter - is an avid mountaineer and wilderness backpacker. His paintings reflect a deep love of the wilderness and unspoiled ...