Savvy Painter Podcast with Antrese Wood
Episodes
Yael Scalia
21 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
I met Yael in Italy last summer at the JSS in Civita program. And If you have never seen her work, do yourself a favor: soak it in. Her paintings are...
Building a Dream Studio With Determination And Sweat Equity.
08 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Artist Dean Fisher lives with his wife Jo in a beautifully remodeled barn house in Connecticut. As it turns out, there is a story behind this barn hou...
Tony Peters Part 2
10 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Part two of a conversation with the artist Tony Peters. We continue our conversation on focus. Tony and I also discuss coming up with a style for your...
Tony Peters: Looking Inward for Growth & Meaning
04 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Part one of a two part interview with the artist Tony Peters.In this episode, Tony and I talk about his formative years at the Art Center College of D...
JSS in Civita
20 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This past summer, I made a trip to Italy to participate in the JSS master program in Civita Castellana with Israel Hershberg and guest of honor Ann Ga...
Landscapes, Collages & Designing Your Art Career with Harry Stooshinoff
23 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Harry Stooshinoff realized pretty quickly after grad school that in order to sustain his career, he needed to make some tough choices. He took matters...
James Gurney on Dinotopia, Creativity, and Technology in the Arts.
08 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
James Gurney talks about: How John Steinbeck, Charles Kuralt, and a hobo named Bud inspired James to spend three months traveling across the U.S.The ...
Part 2: Cameron Schmitz on Pricing Work, Studio Time and Collectors
10 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 with Cameron Schmitz. If you haven’t had a chance to listen to part one, you may want to go back so that it all makes sense.In this episode, ...
Part 1: Cameron Schmitz on Galleries & Collectors
27 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Cameron Schmitz in the first of a two part interview. In this segment, we talk about what it means to be a professional artist, how the audience plays...
Looking Up with JD Wissler
13 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
JD Wissler has been having a decades long love affair with clouds. He is fascinated with the nuances, the fleeting moments, the way the light bounces ...
How to sell your art online with Karin Jurick
30 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Karin Jurick's framing business took a dive after 9/11. In a desperate attempt to save the shop and to keep from having to layoff her employees, ...
Let them come to you- Stanka Kordic on galleries and collectors.
16 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Stanka Kordic graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art with an illustration degree and quickly discovered she needed to adapt and reinvent hersel...
How a late start, a health scare and an abandoned powerplant shaped Janne Kearney's creativity.
02 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Janne Kearney started painting in her 40’s. She struggled through her own feelings of not being a “real artist” or that her work was not valid. ...
A look into the self, with painter Karen Kaapcke
18 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Kaapke talks about her ongoing series of self portraits, why she started this series and how it helps her examine the experience of growing olde...
Persistence and Excellence- Pastel and Watercolor artist Mario Robinson
04 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mario Robinson talks about how remarkable teachers guided him towards his art. After two years in the U.S. Army he attended Pratt, the combined experi...
How an inspired idea turned into a 10 year project with Connie Hayes
21 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Connie Hayes created a project called Borrowed Views when her warehouse studio didn't inspire. Listen to her solution and how she turned a one ti...
Letting Go of the Inner Critic- Rick Stevens Part 2
10 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 with the artist Rick Stevens. Rick and Antrese get a little more philosophical and talk about how a trip to Brazil helped Rick learn to let go ...
Rick Stevens: Straddling the line between abstract and representational painting.
01 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As Rick will tell you in this interview, straddling the line between abstract and representational painting is exactly where he wants to be: in the gr...
Israel Hershberg - Part 2
16 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of a multipart interview with renowned landscape oil painter Israel Hershberg. Antrese Wood and Israel Hershberg talk about originality vs. ...
Lori Putnam, Plein Air Painter
09 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Lori Putnam is an award winning Plein Air Painter. She has been featured in numerous magazines - including American Art Collector Magazine, Plein...
Israel Hershberg- Part 1
05 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This is part one of a two part interview with renowned painter Israel Hershberg. He talks about his childhood, his training, the "art world"...
Textile Artist Karin Olah on Materials, and How to Build a Solid Artist Network From Scratch
26 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Karin Olah got her start in the fabric industry. Part of her job was to create a dye to perfectly match an object to a fabric.Today, Karin uses her ex...
Plein Air Painter & Art Ambassador Kevin Macpherson
19 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Macpherson has won numerous awards for his plein air paintings.In this episode, Antrese and Kevin talk about: • The development of his career•...
David Kassan - giving back to the arts with the Kassan Foundation
12 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
David Kassan would be labeled as a realist painter. You can practically see the blood pulsing through the veins of his subjects. But David describes h...
Realist Painter Stanley Goldstein
05 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Stanley Goldstein is a realist painter, representing large and small-scale scenes of everyday life as well as city scenes, interiors, and landscapes. ...
The Secret Notebooks of Walt Morton
29 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Walt Morton gives a mindblowing talk on the contents of his notebooks: The allure of the Poison Chalice.Backwards Engineering the work of other artist...
Daily Paintworks founder Carol Marine
22 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Carol Marine and Antrese Wood talk about daily painter Carol Marines journey from the gallery circuit to founding her own painters site. Carol started...
British Figurative Painter James Bland
15 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
James Bland is an English figurative artist who lives and works in Kent. James and Antrese Wood talk about how he uses Facebook to connect with other ...
WW2 Vet & Award Winning Artist Ashley Bryan
08 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Even at the battle of Normandy, Ashley Bryan always had his sketchbook with him. Since then, he has illustrated more than 50 children's books, be...
Color Experiments and Meshing Cultures with Henry Isaacs
18 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Join Antrese for this fascinating interview with artist Henry Isaacs. Henry talks extensively about color, and his methods. Henry’s landscapes are a...
Palette Knife Painting en Plein Air with Carol Swinney
11 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Carol Swinney is a plein air painter who works exclusively with the palette knife. She has won numerous awards for her landscape painting. Carol discu...
Part 2- A Conversation With Narrative Painter John Hull
04 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Part two of a multi-part conversation. John Hull is a narrative painter, whose work depicts the everyday moments in American life. John goes into deta...
Narrative Painter John Hull on Everyday Moments in American Life (Part 1)
27 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
John Hull is a narrative painter, whose work depicts the everyday moments in American life. This is part one of a multi-part conversation. John join...
Choosing a Subject, Maintaining Your Integrity, and Diversifying Your Art Portfolio: David Shevlino Part 2
20 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2: David Shevlino talks about his diver series and how he chooses his subjects, plus a cautionary tale about maintaining your integrity as an art...
Taking risks and Surviving Economic Crisis- David Shevlino, Part 1
13 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Figurative painter David Shevlino talks about why ateliers are making a come back, how the 2008 stock market crash pushed his oil painting to new leve...
What do Collectors Look For? An Interview With Jean Stern
06 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Jean Stern, Executive Director of the Irvine Museum of Art talks with Antrese Wood about his art collection, why he selects certain artists, his fasci...
Plein Air Painter Jill Carver
30 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
How to prepare for plein-air landscape painting, challenges of reinventing herself after moving from London to Texas, and switching from art fairs to ...
Getting your exhibition funded with Mitchel Coffman
09 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
How Mitchel Coffman raised over $12,650 using crowd funding for an art exhibit to honor his mentor, Jorge Alvarez. http://savvypainter.com/40Mitchel t...
Tips to plan and organize your gallery show - stress free
02 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Be ready for your gallery show! Get your paintings, framing, and promotion plan worked out so that when you arrive at your art opening, you can relax ...
38: Concept Artist Nathan Fowkes
25 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan Fowkes has painted backgrounds for animation giants Dream Works, Disney, and other entertainment legends. His film credits include The Road to ...
37: Color theory and promotion tactics with Mitchell Johnson
18 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Mitchell is convinced that there is an audience for your fine art, but its the artist's responsibility to find collectors. We talk about some of...
Suburban Landscape Painter Marc Trujillo
11 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Trujillo and I talk candidly about process - he goes into detail about art materials, how (and why) he chooses things like: canvas size, his pa...
35: What artists are reluctant to talk about - Gabe Fernandez
04 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Gabe Fernandez and Antrese Wood talk about how to craft a compelling artist bio, the importance of social skills, and why community among artists is s...
Let's talk Money, with Luna Jaffe
28 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Certified Financial Planner and author Luna Jaffe talks to Antrese Wood about why artists feel handicapped when it comes to managing money, plus exerc...
Hive Gallery Owner, Nathan Cartwright
22 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Hive Gallery owner talks candidly about what artists should do before approaching a gallery. Nathan shares how the Hive started and his fascination w...
32: Gallery in an Airstream- Taking the Show on the Road
14 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Brenda Scallon talks about the Caravan Gallery - Taking the show on the road in a 40 year old Airstream http://savvypainter.comDo you spend more time ...
31: Figurative Painter Hollis Dunlap
07 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Hollis Dunlap and Antrese Wood talk about the transition from college to the real world. What Michelangelo and Van Gogh have in common, and a list o...
30: Create Visual Content That Spreads with Donna Moritz
01 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Donna Moritz is the go-to gal for creating visual content that spreads like wildfire. In this episode, we talk about the four types of images artists ...
29: Tom Wudl
24 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The delusions and fantasies of artists - Tom Wudl pulls no punches. Antrese and Tom talk about galleries, freeing your creativity, and paying full att...
28: Dean Fisher
14 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Connecticut based artist Dean Fisher tells the story of how he moved from Chicago to Madrid to paint at the Prado. He talks candidly with Antrese Wood...
27: Art Licensing Expert Tara Reed
07 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Tara Reed and Antrese Wood dive into the commercial side of art. Licensing won’t be for everyone, but knowing your options is important, and for som...
26: Sketching from Square One author Richard Scott
30 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Scott, artist and author of Sketching from Square One to Trafagar Square talks to Antrese Wood about how to improve drawing skills, tackle com...
25: Are you ready for the Press? Media expert Amy Flurry shares her tips.
23 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Media expert Amy Flurry explains how to prepare your artist bio and your website for press coverage. Learn what editors look for and how to become med...
24: Business of Art with Errol Gerson
16 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Errol Gerson has been teaching entrepreneurship, business and leadership skills to artists and designers for the past 43 years. He is as passionate a...
23: Watercolorist Carolyn Lord, Part 2
12 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 - an interview with Carolyn Lord. California Regionalist Watercolor painter, Carolyn Lord and Antrese Wood talk about balancing home-life wit...
22: Stuart Shils
06 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Philadelphia artist Stuart Shils. Antrese Wood and Stuart Shils chat about creative exploration, our subjective interpretation of th...
21 Peggi Kroll Roberts
29 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Figurative painter Peggi Kroll Roberts talks with Antrese Wood about her leap into the fine art world, her progression as an artist, and how she balan...
20: William Wray- From Comic Book Art to Fine Art
22 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Urban Landscape painter William Wray and Antrese Wood talk about making the transition from commercial art to fine art.Turning the corner into abstrac...
19: Jon Morrow on Blogging for Artists
20 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Morrow runs the very popular Boost Blog Traffic. He is a former associate editor of Copyblogger. Jon and Antrese talk about the different types of...
18: Building Relationships With Collectors: Duane Keiser
15 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Duane Keiser pioneered 'A Painting a Day' after successful open studio events. He took a risk, created a movement, and built lasting relatio...
17 Good Man, Bad Man with Ray Turner
08 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Ray Turner and Antrese Wood talk about the two giants that live inside of us and what they can contribute to our art. Show notes at http://savvypainte...
16: Unleashing your genius with Sam Bennett
05 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Author of 'Get it Done', Sam Bennett and Antrese Wood talk about why procrastination is genius in disguise. http://savvypainter.com/16Do yo...
15: Getting Past Materials to the Essence of Painting with Alvaro Castagnet
01 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Alvaro Castagnet talks with Antrese Wood about the essentials of painting. Forget the medium, forget the materials, forget the technical skills- none ...
14.2: Carlos Castellanos- part 2
29 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Get your pen out and take some notes. Carlos and Antrese talk about how to build your own artist mastermind group. What happens when you invest in you...
14: Conferences, Art Booths & talking to collectors with Carlos Castellanos
28 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Getting over the fear of approaching admirers of your work at art shows can be a tough hurdle. Carlos Castellanos and Antrese Wood give tips on gettin...
13: Plein Air Painter Gabor Svagrik
25 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Plein Air painter Gabor Svagrik talks about his start in the art world and the founding of the Tuscon Art Academy Online. http://savvypainter.com/13D...
12: Websites for Artists with Cory Huff
22 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
You know you should have your artwork online. All that technical stuff just sounds so overwhelming and well... technical.Cory Huff and Antrese Wood ta...
11: An Artist's Vision- Susan Abbott
10 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
How does an artist balance her vision and the need to sell her work? Susan Abbott and Antrese Wood talk about the role of the artists vision in her wo...
10 Selling Art on Facebook and Licensing with Natasha Wescoat
31 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Natasha Wescoat and Antrese Wood talk about how to sell art on Facebook; Natasha was enormously successful using social media to market and sell her a...
09 Plein Air Watercolorist Andy Evansen
27 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Watercolorist Andy Evansen started his career in medical illustration. He later took the leap into painting for himself after leading up the Min...
08 Author Pamela Slim on your Body of Work
24 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Pamela Slim talks about her latest book “Body of Work”. Antrese and Pamela look at the thread that ties the many facets of our lives together, and...
07 Carolyn Lord
21 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Carolyn Lord paints in the “California Regionalist Watercolor” tradition. Her work is marked by simple shapes and bold colors. She was fortunate e...
06: Pinterest tips with Cynthia Sanchez
17 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Cynthia Sanchez is the founder of Oh So Pinteresting. She is an expert in all things Pinterest and has been singing its praises through her blog, podc...
05: Camille Przewodek, Plein Air Colorist
13 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Camille Przewodek is a master at capturing light and using the color it creates to set the mood in her plein air landscapes.Camille and Antrese talk a...
04: Social Media Tips with Don Crowther
10 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Don Crowther is a leading social media marketing and online marketing expert. He helps companies ranging from Fortune-500-level giants to entrepreneur...
03: Kathleen Dunphy, PleinAir Painter
10 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Kathleen Dunphy is a plein air painter from Northern California. In 1998 she was recognized by American Artist Magazine as one of the Top Ten Emergi...
02: Charlie Hunter
10 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Fine Artist Charlie Hunter talks about his fascinating journey that includes a degree from Yale, a successful stint as a graphic designer, then a musi...
01: Giant Leaps, A Big Move, and Savvy Painter Begins.
06 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
I’m an artist, just like you. About seven years ago, I took a giant leap and quit my job art directing video games for Disney. Not long after, I too...