Cream of The Crop Podcast

https://www.creamofthecropbyslart.com Seven books that have shaped my mind as an artist, all pretty short reads, but powerful ones. In this one: Artorious’ guide to navigating the art world Letters to a Young Artist, Anna Deavere Smith Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees, on Robert Irwin Unleash the Power of Puerility, Mark Denton Esq. We Need Your Art, Amie McNee The Medium Is the...

https://www.creamofthecropbyslart.com SLART talks through an oil painting with no plan, and whether a description helps or harms how you see a painting. In this one: - The job vs full-time painting dilemma - Rothko-inspired oil background layers - Painting abstract figures with no plan - Letting go when the work fits no category - David Shrigley and painting descriptions Links: Cream of the Crop:...

https://www.creamofthecropbyslart.com SLART gets through to round two of the Unlimited sculpture grant, weighs up Artsy for Studio BRUT, and asks whether museums count as therapy. In this one: - Through to the next round of the Unlimited grant - "Time, the Great Equaliser" becomes a sculpture (a "sculpturisation") - Artsy, and registering Studio BRUT as an organisation - Supporting Jacksta Art: Yo...

https://www.creamofthecropbyslart.com SLART tries the YouTube Shorts reaction thing, shares the numbers, and dates the Salon of the Rejected. In this one: - Plates in the air and a web manager that remembers - Making the art is the thing, everything else is peripheral - Reaction Shorts: how it works, three videos, 1,000 / 1,200 / 1,500 views - Scheduling videos through the YouTube API - Photograph...

https://www.creamofthecropbyslart.com Weekly Art Practice 2.1, the first of the reboot. SLART talks through the last seven days as a self-taught artist juggling a full-time job and an outsider art studio. In this one: - Why these are back, and why they're spoken now, not written - A secret project that isn't much of a secret: a pen name, print on demand, and a mention in a big newsletter - Back to...

Thank you Vicki Lesley , Justin's Dailies , and many others for tuning into my live video with the magnifcent Eleanor Anstruther ! An imperect AI Summary: The conversation, which featured Eleanor Anstruther and the artist known as SLART , covered topics ranging from the origin of a significant photograph to the details of SLART ‘s recent exhibition and his artistic philosophy in the face of bereav...

The Power of Expression: Finding Our Voices Through Art and Writing—Despite Social Anxiety | Thank you Karma’s Vision , Nimita Kaul , Amy Butler , Sandolore Sykes and numerous others for tuning into my live video with Sean Bennett ! Join us for our next live video in the Substack app. Remember to check out SLART ’s upcoming London Art exhibition www.cryptlondon.art and Sean Bennett ’s writing coac...

www.cryptlondon.art | Memento Vivere | SLART and Gabriel Fine Arts | Crypt Gallery, London | 7-18 September 2025 | Opening Night 6 September 6-9pm Get full access to Cream of The Crop at www.creamofthecropbyslart.com/subscribe

https://slart.substack.com Thank you Stephanie Graham (she/her) 🪩 , Sandolore Sykes , Alexander David Welch , Merny , Sissitrix, Michael Young and others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. Here’s a really bad AI summary of the video. * SLART introduces the topic by discussing their most emotionally challenging piece of art , titled " Bloodlines ," created in...

Check out full episode here https://slart.me/dean Steve’s (SLART) story fascinated me. After a 20-year break from drawing, he returned to art in 2019 and has since completed 25 exhibitions, including Swindon's largest mural that moved local residents to tears. Steve's journey shows what's possible when you think differently about reaching people with what you do. We explored how creative people ca...

This is based on the post on how the Redcliffe Street Mural in Swindon came to be. https://creamofthecropbyslart.com Get full access to Cream of The Crop at www.creamofthecropbyslart.com/subscribe

Read the post at https://slart.substack.com - World-Class Artist, SLART's Weekly art practice: Week 42 - I’m the new Jean Dubuffet. I write (at least) twice weekly about my art practice and share stories about the journey of moving from a day job to a full-time professional artist. Get full access to Cream of The Crop at www.creamofthecropbyslart.com/subscribe

Read the post at https://slart.substack.com - World-Class Artist, SLART's Weekly art practice: Week 40 - I’m the new Jean Dubuffet. I write (at least) twice weekly about my art practice and share stories about the journey of moving from a day job to a full-time professional artist. Get full access to Cream of The Crop at www.creamofthecropbyslart.com/subscribe

Stephanie Graham asked me in my chat: 1. Why Art? What made you decide, you know what I'm going to be an artist. 2. What made you say, you know what I’m going to be a professional artist. I attempt to answer whilst driving in this recorded live video. (Shout out to Thomas J Bevan for the inspiration). Join me for my next live video in the app Get full access to Cream of The Crop at www.creamofthec...

Read the post at https://slart.substack.com - World-Class Artist, SLART's Weekly art practice: Week 39 - I’m the new Jean Dubuffet. I write (at least) twice weekly about my art practice and share stories about the journey of moving from a day job to a full-time professional artist. Get full access to Cream of The Crop at www.creamofthecropbyslart.com/subscribe

Read the post at https://slart.substack.com - World-Class Artist, SLART's Weekly art practice: Week 38 - I’m the new Jean Dubuffet. I write (at least) twice weekly about my art practice and share stories about the journey of moving from a day job to a full-time professional artist. Get full access to Cream of The Crop at www.creamofthecropbyslart.com/subscribe

Read the post at https://slart.substack.com - World-Class Artist, SLART's Weekly art practice: Week 37 - I’m the new Jean Dubuffet. I write (at least) twice weekly about my art practice and share stories about the journey of moving from a day job to a full-time professional artist. Get full access to Cream of The Crop at www.creamofthecropbyslart.com/subscribe

Read the post at https://slart.substack.com - Hey, I’m the new Jean Dubuffet. I write twice weekly about my art practice and share stories about my transition from a day job to being a full-time professional artist. Get full access to Cream of The Crop at www.creamofthecropbyslart.com/subscribe

Read the post at https://slart.substack.com - Hey, I’m the new Jean Dubuffet. I write twice weekly about my art practice and share stories about my transition from a day job to being a full-time professional artist. Get full access to Cream of The Crop at www.creamofthecropbyslart.com/subscribe

Read the post at https://slart.substack.com - Hey, I’m the new Jean Dubuffet. I write twice weekly about my art practice and share stories about my transition from a day job to being a full-time professional artist. Get full access to Cream of The Crop at www.creamofthecropbyslart.com/subscribe

Read the post at https://slart.substack.com - Hey, I’m the new Jean Dubuffet. I write twice weekly about my art practice and share stories about my transition from a day job to being a full-time professional artist. Get full access to Cream of The Crop at www.creamofthecropbyslart.com/subscribe

Read the post at https://slart.substack.com - Hey, I’m the new Jean Dubuffet. I write twice weekly about my art practice and share stories about my transition from a day job to being a full-time professional artist. Get full access to Cream of The Crop at www.creamofthecropbyslart.com/subscribe

Read the post at https://slart.substack.com - Hey, I’m the new Jean Dubuffet. I write twice weekly about my art practice and share stories about my transition from a day job to being a full-time professional artist. Get full access to Cream of The Crop at www.creamofthecropbyslart.com/subscribe

Read the post at https://slart.substack.com - Hey, I’m the new Jean Dubuffet. I write twice weekly about my art practice and share stories about my transition from a day job to being a full-time professional artist. Get full access to Cream of The Crop at www.creamofthecropbyslart.com/subscribe

Read the post at https://slart.substack.com - World-Class Artist, SLART's Weekly art practice: Week 29 - I’m the new Jean Dubuffet. I write (at least) twice weekly about my art practice and share stories about the journey of moving from a day job to a full-time professional artist. Get full access to Cream of The Crop at www.creamofthecropbyslart.com/subscribe