ARTish Plunge

ANN FLEMINGS is an abstract painter from Austin, Texas who seeks ways to stretch color and draw out the light source in her forms. After an early career in graphic design, Ann shifted to development and fundraising work, which left no room for artwork. Ann candidly shares her thoughts on balancing motherhood and art, overcoming feelings of selfishness, and the importance of finding your own dedica...

Julie Fritz is an abstract landscape artist from Richmond, Virginia. Rooted in a deep appreciation for the land around her, Julie uses a cold wax technique to create works with a strong sense of place. Starting with a quote to ground the piece, Julie shares her process of building 30-plus translucent layers to capture the essence of a place, frequently for commission projects. With a prior backgro...

Arielle Austin is an abstract painter from Austin, Texas whose work radiates graceful energy. In this conversation, Arielle generously shares her experiences with transitioning from an unfulfilling career, re-establishing her art presence in a new city, and the recent transition— leaving her "day job" to devote her energy full time to being an Artist. Comparing her work to a "visual...

Tamiko Braun is a Munich-based, mixed-media artist with a love for vibrant colors, textures, and unexpected additives like sand, coffee, and marble dust. As a process-oriented artist, she focuses on creating layers in her work, stripped away to reveal designs of varying depth underneath. Fluent in Japanese, English and German, Tamiko also has over 20 years of consulting, strategic planning, busine...

Sharon Kyle is a multidisciplinary artist best known for her unique use of texture and materials. Sharon often incorporates found ordinary objects like rusted metal, wood, paper and cloth, alongside industrial materials such as concrete, asphalt and insulation foam. Sharon’s work transforms old, rusted, discarded materials into elegant but provocative statements on aging, gender, and cultural valu...

Welcome to ARTish Plunge! A podcast for anyone interested in the curious relationship between artists and the other professions, day jobs, or past vocations that have allowed them to make the art they do. Are you intrigued by the infinite ways artists have found the means to sustain an art practice? Perhaps you are contemplating taking the plunge to be a full-time working artist? Maybe you questio...