Artist Academy

First off, I have to remind you that art is a long-term game. If you can stick with it and be consistent and keep putting yourself out there, the money will come. It may just take a while to really get going and for the money to come rolling in. Okay, now that I stated the obvious, let’s get in to my 5 ways to make money TODAY… For this exercise, I really sat back and thought, “Okay, what if I had...

This episode features California based artist, Casey Lynn Hancock. Casey tells us all about her leap of faith into the art world and how making the jump from part time hobby artist to full time was one of the scariest things she’s ever done. I think almost every artist can relate to that, right? We talk about pricing and how she started out basically underpricing herself to stay busy but quickly f...

This episode features London artist, Louise McNaught. If you are not familiar with Louise’s work I want you to pull up Instagram and type in “Louise McNaught,” so you can see exactly what we are talking about in reference to her work. She does this super unique drip technique where she actually turns the canvas upside down to drip and then right side up to finish the painting. Louise has recently...

This episode features Miami native, David Lavernia. Dave talks about getting his start as an artist and part of that story is why he now tells aspiring artists the importance of slowly wading into the art world, rather than ditching your side job to just jump in head first. Dave also surprised me by talking about his volunteer side projects that included bringing murals into low art budget schools...

This episode features Alaskan artist Susan Watkins. Susan is yet another amazing artist I met on a Bass Pro job site and even though we’ve worked together several times, I never knew her story of how she got started in the art world until this live interview. Susan entertains us with her plein air tips, artist residency experiences, and many wilderness stories living up in Alaska. Let me know what...

This episode features muralist, Melvin Lovejoy, an artist I’ve worked alongside for several years while painting the many Bass Pro Shops all over North America. Melvin served as a sort of mentor to me in these early days when I was just figuring out what to do and how to do it. He really helped push me out of my comfort zone and on to bigger things. He was also a Bob Ross certified instructor whic...

Adam Wolken is my first male artist on the show and he set the bar pretty high. Adam and his brother, Aaron, painted a large part of the famous Wonders of Wildlife Museum which was recently voted America’s BEST aquarium. These guys know what they’re doing with a paint brush and if you don’t know who they are, a quick google search will show you plenty of examples of their highly impressive work. I...

This week we have Lindsey Kooyman interviewing LIVE. I was drawn to Lindsey’s vibrant, psychedelic, trippy, style of painting animals. It’s kind of similar to my own rainbow style animal paintings, which probably explains why I love her art so much, but I think it’s so interesting how two different artists in two completely separate cities are drawn to the same kind of style, yet we both put our o...

This week’s interview was a little different than normal meaning, due to some time constraints, I actually recorded it live inside a turkey blind. Not just that, but Brooke was in the middle of a residency in Vienna, Austria, so being that far away there were a little hickups on the audio side. I could’ve edited the audio imperfections out, but my philosophy is that “done is better than perfect” a...

Prepare to be inspired by this week’s guest, Kassie Voisin. Kassie talks about how her overnight viral video jumpstarted her career as a muralist, and the important tips and tricks she’s picked up since getting that start. Towards the end of our chat, Kassie also gives us the story behind her Canvas for Kids project and I promise it will tug at your heart. But don’t just take my word for it, take...

This week I get to talk to Alyse, aka A Million Tiny Lines, about overcoming obstacles, living life on the edge, and how she turned to art, first just as a way to escape boredom, but how it soon became her full-time career. Hearing her talk about her upcoming artist residencies will inspire you to book the first plane ticket out of here and go exploring. Let me know what you think about this week’...

This week I have Houston muralist, Whitney Hayden, on the show to chat about all things murals. She lets us in on how starting with a couple nursery projects propelled her to be the ultra-busy, and ultra-talented I might add, artist she is today. You’re going to fall in love with her southern accent and charm, so let’s get to it.

The first ever Artist Academy Podcast guest is muralist, Emily Million. Emily and I have completed several projects together in the past 5 years, all over North America, and it all started on a Bass Pro Shops job site. Emily was painting for Bass Pro for about a year before I came on the job and ever since I showed up, we would constantly get confused for each other. We look nothing alike except f...

So... what is this podcast all about? Listen to see what the host, Andrea Ehrhardt, has to say about starting the Artist Academy and her 3 essential tips for success. www.artistacademy.co www.instagram.com/artbyandreaehrhardt