Myartisreal Podcast
Episodes
Joshua Mizusawa (Bonus Show)
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The full episode with Joshua Mizusawa along with the rest of the bonus episodes can be found on Patreon.com/myartisrealEach month I bring on a guest t...
Ep 67: Martine Johanna
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
While being raised in the Dutch bible belt contemporary artist Martine Johanna was in a fight to break free from the frame built around her. Using art...
Ep 66: Mazatl
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mazatl is a contemporary in Chiapas, Mexico. Art has been part of Mazatl’s life since the very beginning. Guided by instinct and curiosity, he trave...
Ep 65: Alex Eckman-Lawn
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Eckman-Lawn opens up about his childhood, his nerdy interest and the crazy journey from drawing obsessed kid to making comics and showcasing his ...
Ep 64: Billelis
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes it takes creating to understand ourselves and the world around us and that’s especially true for artist Billelis. Hear his story, from doi...
Ep 63: Kevin Schott
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Creating was his joy, the quiet city night his canvas, and his music the soundtrack of a dreamer chasing destiny. Join us as we dive into the artistic...
Ep 62: Sara Baun Part.2
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this follow-up conversation, artist Sara Baun returns to share how her creative voice has evolved since her first appearance. From launching her de...
Ep 61: Eddy Stevens
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every artist wrestles with compromise. In this episode, Eddy Stevens shares his story story which challenges us to ask: what’s worth sacrificing for...
Ep 60: Stefan Große Halbuer (aka Plastic Pen)
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stefan Große Halbuer (aka Plastic Pen) grew up in a small town with no art scene, but he never let that stop him. Stefan found a way forward, no matt...
Ep 59: Lee Ellis
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Ellis didn’t know how to become an artist—he just knew he had to try. In this episode, he shares how he faced his fears, pushed through doubt,...
Ep 58: Gigi Chen
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gigi Chen, a New York-based artist, has always known that art was her life’s true purpose. But one day, everything shifted—she lost the motivation...
Ep 57: Colete Martin
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Colete Martin is a free spirit who set out to find herself and her place in the world. From growing up in a self-described hellhole to living on a com...
Ep 56: Victoria V Nunley
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Victoria V. Nunley, an artist raised in New Jersey, has always felt a deep need to create. Her mind overflowed with ideas that demanded to be brought ...
Ep 55: Nikolina Petolas
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Artist Nikolina Petolas grew up in Croatia during a time of war, making it difficult to pursue any creative passions. So she followed a more practical...
Ep 54: Paul Reid
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Reid is an artist who fearlessly embraces change and trusts his instincts. In this episode, hear his journey—from a childhood passion for art t...
Ep 53: Eric Pause
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Pause tells his story of growing up, discovering art, and all the puzzle pieces in between that make up his unique painting style.Collect our lim...
Ep 52: Jay Kaes
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When artist Jay Kaes's brother returned to Spain from a trip to the United States, he brought back fragments of American culture. Among these treasure...
Ep 51: Ben Frost
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Frost grew up working in his parents' gift shop. Much like how they produced gifts to be displayed and sold, Frost does the same, only with painti...
Ep 50: Pulpbrother (Javier Mayoral)
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Javier Mayoral (aka Pulpbrother) says that art is in his blood. Even when a professional art career seemed like a pipe dream he never put down his pai...
Ep 49: Katie Gamb
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Gamb, a shy kid with a love for nature and fantasy worlds, became captivated by books and their illustrations. This passion grew until she began...
Ep 48: Teds Little Dream
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with renowned digital collage artist Ted Chin, also known as Teds Little Dream. From his roots in Taiwan to his flourishi...
Ep 47: Miles Johnston
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A young Miles Johnston found solace in drawing in search of something to make the future feel less daunting. Immersing himself in online art forums, h...
Ep 46: Ed Fairburn
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Fairburn uses the roads on old maps to create intricate portrait drawings. Similarly, in his life, he has followed the paths and signs laid out bef...
Ep 45: Rachael Pease
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rachael Pease grew up in Indiana, surrounded by forests and farmland, where her imagination was the most captivating thing around. Following her heart...
Ep 44: Pascal Blanché
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For French-born artist Pascal Blanché, creating art has always been the anchor of his life—the one thing that made sense to him as a child. Many ye...
Ep 43: Sean Mundy
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Mundy is a photographer and digital artist who is unafraid to adapt to change and learn new techniques to help bring his concepts to life. He has...
Ep 42: Alex Kuno
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Kuno is an artist and illustrator who has created a world through surreal, fantasy-esque works of art. His journey was long and hard, traveling a...
Ep 41: Christopher de la Motte
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we listen to the story of Christopher de la Motte and learn how we can each improve our lives by following our passions.Our Patreon: https:...
Ep 40: Juliano Mazzuchini
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Juliano Mazzuchini is an actor at heart but one day something compelled him to pick up the paintbrush and now he spends his days painting for collecto...
Ep 39: Joshua Mizusawa
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Life is a rollercoaster, and artist Joshua Mizusawa knows that better than most. Hear his story and learn how he found his way to his true passion in ...
Ep 38: Nicolas Bruno
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Nicolas Bruno was a child, he started experiencing episodes of sleep paralysis. His journey to overcome this challenge led him to discover photog...
Ep 37: Huleeb
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Artist Huleeb has been creating daily digital renders for over four years now. Let's find out what would compel someone to take on such a task and lea...
Ep 36: Alex Garant
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Garant is now a successful artist but for many years left that side of herself behind until she couldn't hold it in any longer.Myartisreal: www.m...
Ep 35: Bryant Portwood
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Often the places we find to be the most mundane can be the most magical. Join us as we learn more about artist Bryant Portwood and his paintings of su...
Myartisreal Check In: Vollut
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jacob and previous guest Vollut check in with one another to talk about being newly married and having a dedicated workspace for art. Check-Ins is a n...
Ep 34: Michael Polakowski
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Polakowski is an emerging painter whose artistic development stems from his natural ability to translate emotions into narrative imagery on ca...
Ep 33: aeforia
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
aeforia (Alexy Préfontaine) started making art in 2014 but around 2021 when the pandemic was in full swing he would be strapped to the rocket known ...
Bonus Ep 01: Blic (Full Episode)
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While Blic was always into art it took a series of events before he would find himself painting the street walls around his city and working to make a...
Ep 32: Rob Woodcox
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Standing for what you believe in is what Rob Woodcox does best. Today we learn how Rob went from a lower middle-class family to directing his first fe...
Ep 31: Dawid Planeta
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dawid Planeta faced a challenging journey in search of his life's purpose. To overcome his depression he first had to embrace his true self to navigat...
Ep 30: Andrew Scott
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Scott always had a creative itch but needed to build up the courage to step out of what he felt was a predetermined life plan.Patreon: https://...
Ep 29: GIORGIKO Part.2
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of GIORGIKO we discover how Trisha and Darren found one another once again and how one temporary job turned into a rollercoaster of events...
Ep 28: GIORGIKO
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
GIORGIKO is an artistic duo created by husband and wife, Darren and Trisha Inouye. Their journey to get where they are today was filled with fear—fe...
Ep 27: Revolue
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about my good friend Revolue and how he became the artist he is today after years of working in a soul-crushing job, as well as th...
Ep 26: David Speed
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Speed is a true underdog story. Growing up with no real artistic talents, he discovered graffiti at the age of 18 and instantly became hooked fo...
Ep 25: Anthony Hurd
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Hurd grew up in the suburbs of Kansas City, in a poor family. They used art as a means to survive and make money for whatever they needed. Art...
Ep 24: Linnea Strid
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Linnea Strid was rejected every year she applied for art college, but nothing was going to stop her from making a living through painting at her easel...
Ep 23: Andrew Cadima
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Life doesn't always unfold as expected. Despite setting goals and making plans, the mysteries of the universe remain unknown. Allow me to share the ta...
Bonus Ep 01: Blic (Preview)
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While Blic was always into art it took a series of events before he would find himself painting the street walls around his city and working to make a...
Ep 22: Jean-Luc Almond
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Life is short, and when you have such a strong passion for something like Jean-Luc Almond you just can't let it go. Join Jacob as we hear the story of...
Ep 21: Nancy Friedland
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy made art for many years but her career took off after she stopped caring about other’s opinions and became Real. Join Jacob as we discover why...
Ep 20: Plastic Jesus
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Plastic Jesus is telling his message through art and manipulating the media into spreading it to an even wider audience, but how did he gain this powe...
Ep 19: Rob Draper
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Rob Draper's life story and how he never gave up and made the most out of each situation he would find himself in. Because it’s not how ma...
Ep 18: Marina Mika
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marina Mika has always been fascinated by the unknown, constantly searching for mysteries hidden within our world. When she experienced the loss of a ...
Ep 17: Sean Hamilton
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Hamilton grew up in a small town in Idaho and was always itching to grow up and move to the big city and follow his dreams. However, where he wou...
Ep 16: Andrew Hosner (Thinkspace)
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Hosner is currently the head curator and co-owner of the Thinkspace art gallery. Growing up he had no idea he would ever be a curator much less...
Ep 15: The Jealous Curator
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Jealous Curator (Danielle Krysa) was always an artsy kid growing up but after going to art school she felt unsure of her art and gave it up for 15...
Ep 14: Somnath Pal
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Somnath Pal draws, makes animation, and even works on movies. However, he didn't always know he would be able to pursue all of his creative endeavors....
Ep 13: Sara Baun
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of artist Sara Fasolin (aka Sara Baun). When growing up she always would follow others and never quite knew what her path was in lif...
Ep 12: Andi Soto
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andi Soto is an illustration artist from Panama. She grew up outside the city near the jungle and fell in love with anime and before she knew it all s...
Ep 11: Zach Mendoza
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Becoming an artist takes patience, determination, and a desire to continue to learn. Zach Mendoza considers himself always a student ready to expand h...
Ep 10: Ben Avlis
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Avlis always made art growing up and he knew that all he wanted to be was an artist but he needed a push to chase that dream and one day life push...
Ep 09: Mvndeep
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mvndeep was the kinda child that just couldn't sit still. Lucky for him and his parents, they found a pretty easy way to get him to focus; that was ar...
Ep 08: Adam Riches
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Riches didn't have many aspirations growing up but the one thing he always loved was art. As much as he loved art it took him quite a long time b...
Ep 07: Dejvid
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dejvid was the kinda kid who was fine hanging out inside by himself just getting lost in his own imagination. This attitude would lend itself to be pe...
Ep 06: Vollut
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vollut felt unhappy and uninspired in his 9 to 5 day job as a creative director. So He took his savings and left that job to go find the passion for a...
Ep 05: Tyler Bingham
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tyler is a portland based artist that grew up in Utah. In Utah, he felt out of place within his small community and the Mormon church. Luckily through...
Ep 04: Scott Listfield
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Listfield is an artist that paints astronauts and sometimes dinosaurs. On the surface, his work is very accessible and fun. However, as we dig d...
Ep 03: Baku
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Baku is an artistic duo made up of Stephanie and Dominique who have found great joy and great suffering through art by risking their health to create ...
Ep 02: McMonster
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we follow the journey of an artist who goes by the name McMonster. For his whole life, he has moved back and forth from city to city without kno...
Ep 01: WOLFDOG
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ash "WOLFDOG" Hayner is an emerging artist who has been in the art space his whole life. He found success and made connections at such a young age tha...
Welcome to Myartisreal
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Myartisreal podcast. Join Jacob as he starts to discover today's top emerging and established artists and look beyond the work to what ...