John Dalton - gently does it . . .
Episodes
Ep 82 – Jane Filer : Being Who You Are
20 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I had a wonderful chat with Jane Filer in North Carolina. Jane paints the world through her own distinctive lens. Nature spirits with cars, wood elves...
Ep 81 – Adrienne Stein: Enthusiasm and Grace
08 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Patreon and Paypal link I had a lovely conversation with Adrienne Stein in Colorado. Adrienne paints dreamy visions of a beautiful world, classically ...
Ep 80 – Dave Lebow: Classical Retro
29 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great chat with artist Dave Lebow in California. Dave paints retro pulp subject matter in a classical style. Aliens, robots, vampires, winged ...
Ep 79 – Alexandra Manukyan : Craft and Heart
19 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I had a brilliant chat with Alexandra Manukyan in California. Originally from Armenia, Alexandra paints surreal figurative paintings that are technica...
Ep 78 – Felicia Forte : Economy and Finesse
09 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great conversation with Felicia Forte in Detroit. Felicia paints intimate paintings that highlight the wonder of the easily overlooked, a sand...
Ep 77 – Vincent Desiderio : Intellectual Equipment For Imaginative Spaces
24 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 76 – Pamela Wilson : Heartfelt Rule-Breaking
17 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great chat with Pamela Wilson in California. Pamela paints evocative, narrative, figurative paintings, technically brilliant and packed with a...
Ep 75 – Andrea Kowch : The Mystery Of The Authentic Self
07 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Patreon and Paypal link I had a lovely conversation with Andrea Kowch in Michigan. Andrea paints figurative paintings with a kind of magical realism. ...
Ep 74 – Katie O’Hagan : Getting On With Grit
28 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It was a riot chatting with Scottish American artist Katie O’Hagan in Upstate New York. Katie paints compelling figurative paintings that are techni...
Ep 73 – Alex Gross : A More Beautiful World
19 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great conversation with American artist Alex Gross in Los Angeles. His paintings are figurative, surreal and are filled with his personal refl...
Ep 72 – Jane Radstrom : Looking In Humanity
07 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
  I spoke with American artist Jane Radstrom in Berlin. Jane is a contemporary figurative painter. She is technically brilliant across a number o...
Ep 71 – Alicia Armstrong : Feeling Intuition And Spirit
30 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I laughed a lot in my chat with artist Alicia Armstrong in North Carolina. Alicia paints figurative and abstract paintings about memories, longings, d...
Ep 70 – Jacob Dhein : Knowing When To Let Go
17 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great chat with San Francisco based artist Jacob Dhein. Jacob’s work balances on the edge of realism and abstraction. He paints beautiful fi...
Ep 69 – Bo Bartlett : Working With The Breath Of Life
28 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great conversation with American figurative artist Bo Bartlett. Bo’s paintings have a deep emotional and spiritual impact. He’s be...
Ep 68 – Natalia Fabia : Painting With A Clear Strong Voice
16 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Patreon and Paypal link I had a great time chatting with artist Natalia Fabia in California. Natalia paints realist oil paintings with a high level of...
Ep 67 – Dorian Vallejo : Art And Grit And Love
10 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great conversation with artist Dorian Vallejo. Son of artists Boris and Doris Vallejo, Dorian grew up surrounded by creativity and inquiry, an...
Ep 66 – Mike Leavitt the model artist
31 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
  I had a great chat with Mike Leavitt in Seattle. Mike is a pop artist and sculptor. His work includes painting, sculpture, design and satire, l...
Ep 65 – Teresa Oaxaca : Sumptuous Excellence
24 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Patreon and Paypal link Teresa Oaxaca’s paintings look like a Ringling Circus, a Flower Show, and a Vintage Clothing festival all mashed into on...
Ep 64 – Jennifer Gennari : The Importance Of Staying Excited
18 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great conversation with figurative artist Jennifer Gennari in Brooklyn. Jennifer’s work is beautiful, powerful, technically brilliant, f...
Ep 63 – Danielle Krysa : The Doing Of Joy
09 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great time with Canadian artist Danielle Krysa. As well as an artist Danielle is also a writer, a curator, a podcaster and a public speaker. ...
Ep 62 – Lucy Hardie and the power of intense moments.
01 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great conversation with Australian artist Lucy Hardie. Lucy specialises in highly detailed pen and ink drawings. Her pictures are sensual, m...
Ep 61- Daniel Maidman : Honesty And Hope
25 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great conversation with artist and writer Daniel Maidman in New York. Daniel’s art practice consists of striking representational paint...
Ep 60 – Kristy Gordon : The Rise Of . . .
19 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian artist Kristy Gordon was so enjoyable to chat with. She is based in New York and her paintings are figurative, contemporary and arresting. ...
Ep 59 – Ron English : View Master
12 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I had a thoroughly enjoyable conversation with iconic pop artist Ron English. Ron has been painting for the last 35 years. He was making street art be...
Ep 58 – Stepping through the portal with Vanessa Prager
03 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great conversation with artist Vanessa Prager in California. Vanessa paints, “dripping, melting, fading out portraits. ” Some of h...
Ep 57 – Joseph Lorusso : The Value Of Romance
23 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I had a lovely chat with artist Joseph Lorusso in Kansas. His warm, romantic paintings of people in everyday situations are expertly crafted and atmos...
Ep 56 – Richard Hearns : The Flow Of Our True Nature
08 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great chat with fellow Irishman and abstract artist Richard Hearns. Richard has been described as one of the best-kept secrets in Irish contem...
Ep 55 – Colin Davidson : Living In The Question
26 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I’m chatting with Colin Davidson in Belfast, Ireland. Colin is known for his portraits, particularly of celebrities like Liam Neeson...
Ep 54 – Large art for everyone with Fintan Magee
18 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Fintan Magee paints epic figurative murals all over the world from America, to Russia, to China, Europe and even Ireland. Growing up in Brisbane in Au...
Ep 53 – David Cheifetz : The Art of Now
11 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Patreon and Paypal link David Cheifetz is an exceptional representational artist. Based in Seattle he paints people and cityscapes, and still lifes. L...
Ep 52 – Jenny Morgan : Artmaking And The Open Heart
04 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I’m talking with Brooklyn based artist Jenny Morgan. Jenny’s paintings are figurative and contemporary. She brings a light...
Ep 51 – Richard Baker: Celebrating sunlight, shadow and color
25 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
  Richard Baker is a Californian artist. His paintings are representational yet minimal. His subject matter has been described as fresh and uplif...
Ep 50 – James Guppy : Art Seduction
10 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
  I had a great conversation with Australian contemporary artist James Guppy. His paintings are figurative and surreal and his subject matter is ...
Ep 49 – Cesar Santos : Courage And Creative Freedom
29 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great chat with Cuban American artist Cesar Santos in his studio in Miami. Cesar was first exposed to art through his uncle in Cuba who is an ...
Ep 48 – Candice Bohannon & Julio Reyes : Dancing On The Precipice
23 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Patreon and Paypal link Candice Bohannon and Julio Reyes are award winning figurative artists. They are also married to each other. Candice’s painti...
Ep 47 – Michael Shane Neal : Painting the essence
02 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
  Michael Shane Neal is one of the most sought after portrait artists in America. He has painted Supreme Court Justices, U.S. Senators, State G...
Ep 46 – Brad Kunkle : The Golden Touch
27 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Brad Kunkle is a Brooklyn based artist who uses gold and silver leaf to paint figurative pictures that are both symbolic and surreal. Originally from ...
Ep 45 – Stephen Bauman : Finding Yourself As An Artist
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Bauman is an award winning artist and principal instructor with the Florence Academy of art in their Swedish campus. Last year I wrote an ar...
Ep 44 – Adam Miller : Facing Fear And Desire
01 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Miller is an artist on a grand scale. He paints big figurative paintings with lots of characters. They look like classical paintings but the ch...
Ep 43 – Daryl Shute : A passion for storytelling
21 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
  Daryl Shute is a filmmaker working predominantly in animation. He is an associate producer with Magic Light Pictures which made award winning f...
Ep 42 – Ashley Longshore : Christmas Special
22 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Crazy, savvy, and irreverent, Ashley Longshore is a positive force of nature. She is an American artist who refuses to sell in galleries and instead...
Ep 41 – Gregory Mortenson – Part 2 : From Haiti To Gethsemane
16 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  This is part two of my chat with Gregory Mortensen. Greg spent 12 years studying painting. It shows. His work has been on the cover of Americ...
Ep 40 – Gregory Mortenson – Part 1 : From Haiti To Gethsemane
10 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Gregory Mortensen spent 12 years studying painting. It shows. His work has been on the cover of American art Collector magazine a couple of times. He ...
Ep 39 – Karl James : Otherworldly painting
03 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  Karl James is an Australian artist. For the last 30 years he has been tucked away in regional Whyalla quietly building an impressive body of wo...
Ep 38 – Steven Mannion : The art of happiness
26 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  Steven Mannion is an Irish artist and one of the happiest people I know. His work is collected internationally by Hollywood A-listers and music...
Ep 37 – Alpay Efe : Painting the process
09 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  Alpay Efe is a self taught German artist of Turkish origin. He is a figurative painter and is influenced by the contemporary zeitgeist and pop ...
Ep 36 – Dan Price : A life as a work of art
27 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  Dan Price lives in a house the size of a hot tub. His, “Hobbit Hole,” is part of his carefully orchestrated simple lifestyle. He is...
Ep 35 – Mario Robinson : Painting The Lived Experience
19 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  The way American artist Mario Robinson treats the people he paints reminds me of Vincent Van Gogh. He highlights the nobility of ordinary peopl...
Ep 34 – Robert Fritz : Structural tension
13 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  If you’re involved in creativity you’ll want to listen to this one. Robert Fritz is a best selling author, award-winning filmmaker,...
Ep 33 – Michael Foulkrod : The artist’s eye
05 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  Michael Foulkrod paints portraits of the pre-Blade Runner era. They are arresting and distinctive. He has also worked as a master decorative ...
Ep 32 – David Kassan : Presence in absence – Part 2
29 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  Part 2 of a great conversation with American artist David Kassan. In this part of the conversation he has some great advice fro young artists a...
Ep 31- David Kassan – Part 1 : Presence In Absence
22 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  American artist David Kassan is a living master. He paints contemporary life in a classical way. His years of experience come out in this conve...
Ep 30 – Alyssa Monks : Creating the space for connection
15 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  Patreon and Paypal link Alyssa Monks is an American artist. She is highly talented, highly respected and highly successful. In this episode she...
Ep 29 – Stuart Fuchs : An invitation to play
03 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  In this episode I’m chatting with Stuart Fuchs, performing artist, multi-instrumentalist, music educator & workshop facilitator. He...
Ep 28 – The Hagan Brothers : Classical Pop Art
24 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  Graeme Hagan, of The Hagan Brothers, talks to me about what it’s like growing up in a family of painters, how he and his brother Jo work ...
Ep 27 – Ali Cavanaugh : Into the light – Part 2
20 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  In part 2 of this podcast with American artist Ali Cavanaugh, she talks about surrendering to the creative process in art and life, parenthood,...
Ep 26 – Ali Cavanaugh – Part 1 : Into The Light
12 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Patreon and Paypal link American artist Ali Cavanaugh talks technique, pitfalls, inspiration, business, spirituality, galleries, art school, motherh...
Ep 25 – Aidan Killian : Love and Bankers
26 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  Aidan Killian charged a phone company €300 for hassling him, and they paid it. He insisted a health insurance company repay full costs to is ...
Ep 24 – Kan Kyi Curwen : Slow living on a bike
19 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  Kan Kyi Curwen is a 19 year old community organiser and bicycle renegade from Thailand. In a country that loves motor bikes and cars, Kan Kyi...
Ep 23 – Michael Leunig – Part 2 : The Holy Fool
11 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  Part 2 of a lovely conversation I had with Australian icon Michael Leunig. A cartoonist for more than 40 years, Michael is also a writer, paint...
Ep 22 – Michael Leunig – Part 1 : The Holy Fool
04 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  I had a lovely conversation with Australian icon Michael Leunig. A cartoonist for more than 40 years, Michael is also a writer, painter, philo...
Ep 21 – Donnie Maclurcan : Global prosperity and the end of economic growth
28 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Not-for-profit advocate, co-founder of The Post Growth Institute, afilliate professor of social science at Southern Oregon University, former exercise...
Ep 20 – Ashley Longshore : Global F**cking Domination
20 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  Ashley Longshore is changing the art world one painting at a time. Unapologetically anti gallery, Ashley sells directly to her high profile col...
Ep 19 – Lynne Kershaw : Natural fertility
15 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  Craniosacral therapist, acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist, Lynne Kershaw, covers a lot of ground in this information packed conversation. She...
Ep 18 – Mr Barry Morgan : “Modern as Tomorrow,”
07 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  6482 World Exclusive! Direct from Barry Morgan’s World of Organs, an up close and personal chat with Mr Barry Morgan. Barry is a world fa...
Ep 17 – Ashley Yong : Practical compassion
31 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  Ashley Yong ditched her prom to help the homeless. She used the money she had saved for her prom to make 20 care packages which she distributed...
Ep 16 – James O’Callaghan : Following your inner voice
10 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  I had a great conversation with James O’Callaghan, high performance director for the Irish sailing team and four time Olympic coaching ve...
Ep 15 – Mike Boxhall : Part 2 – Getting to the source consciously
03 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  Part 2 of a great conversation I had with craniosacral therapy legend Mike Boxhall. At 85 he still teaches all over the world and has the work ...
Ep 14 – Conor Walton : The painters way
26 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  In this episode I’m talking with award winning Irish artist, Conor Walton. Conor has a distinctive view of the painter as a craftsman a...
Ep 13 – Mike Boxhall : Part 1 – Getting to the source consciously
19 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
  Part 1 of a great conversation I had with craniosacral therapy legend Mike Boxhall. At 85 he still teaches all over the world and has the work ...
Ep 12 – Joy and the cosmic joke
22 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
  There is some craic in everything, that’s how the light gets in. In this episode Cosmic joke Distraction Unhappiness Craniosacral training Se...
Ep 11 – Best Relationship Tips, like, Ever!
10 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
  No more relationship experts, please. If you’re sick of “10 tips to solve . . .” everything in your life, including your lo...
Ep 10 – Health Conscious
19 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
  Exploring the link between consciousness and health. In this episode Approaches to health Health and consciousness Craniosacral therapy Open So...
Ep 9 – Living the cusp
28 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
  As old systems fall apart and new approaches emerge, the challenge of living in the cusp is to see through fear. In this episode “There...
Ep 8 – Paranormal activity
16 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
  Putting psychic phenomena in context and pointing towards a way of dealing with it. In this episode Fairies, Elves, Pixiess, Demons, Goblins,...
Ep 7 – Success Fail
07 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
  In this episode Success Lottery Competition Spectators Teddy Roosevelt Quote – “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points...
Ep 6 – No more gurus . . .
15 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
  In this episode Zen monk stories Living in the moment “Seeing” the way blockages want to release Gurus and masters Craniosacral tea...
Ep 5 – Meditation
03 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
  In this episode Willpower Drinking Smoking Yoga Vegan Meditation “The Mind” “The Ego” Spiritual Journey Choosing choice...
Ep 4 – Really? Everything happens for a reason?
19 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
  In this episode “Everything happens for a reason.” Life after death Higher self God Meaning Cranio Sacral Therapy Why Do We Get Sic...
Ep 3 – Websummit and London
12 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
  In this episode #Websummit 2013 Elon Musk Enda Kenny Tony Hawk Kevin Rose Andrea Wade – Brandalism Charity : Water – Scott Harrison...
Ep 2 – Being enlightened
27 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
  In this episode, Hassle Enlightenment Being Vegan Protein police Celebrity “Perfect Life” Being enlightened Truth Science Shared e...
Ep 1 – Reality
20 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
  In this episode I talk about SAD Seasonally Affective Disorder. The Sphenoid bone. Cranio Sacral Therapy. Pituitary Gland. Belief. Reincarnatio...