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Send us Fan Mail Thanks to artist, Jaimee Paul, who spoke to us from her Brookvale studio this week. New Zealand born, Sydney based Artist, Jaimee Paul‘s main subject matter is animals. Both large and small inspired by her personal interactions as a child and overseas travels; ‘they have such personality, they’re so complex and every one is so different. I try to uncover their spirit… If only they...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks guest is the fine artists Wanda Comrie. She is from Western Australia and is self described as an emerging creative who's practise encompasses observational realistically rendered compositions. Responding to shadow play in domestic scenes and locally found botanicals, she reflects the beauty and complexity that everyday living can provide. Wanda sells very well via...

Send us Fan Mail Art wank had a wonderful chat with the amazing Alexandra Plim. She is an hilarious multi-talented lady, mum, actress and artist. She has packed a lot into her world and after deciding to start painting 4 years ago she has an incredible following. Her work is fresh and fluid using lots of paint and lovely mark making. Alexandra has so much creative energy and started selling her wo...

Send us Fan Mail This week we spoke to Archibald finalist 2020 Neil Ernest Tompkins about his art and all sorts of current affairs, we hope you enjoyed the chat. Neil is currently showing in a show at titled 'Now here nowhere' , its is on from 15th to 27th September at Maunsell Wickes Gallery, on Glenmore Road in Paddington. https://maunsellwickes.com/exhibitions/ You can see his work on...

Send us Fan Mail We were thrilled to find out Joanna Gambotto lives in Avalon so we could easily visit her studio and see in person her amazing work! Her huge drawings are a sight to be seen, done in charcoal on paper depicting interiors from Hill End cottages on her recent residency there. We spoke to her about all aspects of her art career including her stint at National Art School. Joanna also...

Send us Fan Mail Photographer Sally Mayman came and spoke to us about her commercial and personal photography practise - she was a joy to be with so thank you Sally for telling us so much about your inspirations and how your environment and experiences have effected your work. We had such a fabulous chat, she is full of energy and passion, we so enjoyed learning about how photography has been her...

Send us Fan Mail Artist Ben Waters https://www.bensartworld.com/ has just had a sell-out show at https://michaelreidstudiodirect.com.au/ in Surry Hills and kindly talked to us in his Avalon home. Ben grew up on the Northern Beaches and the landscapes of Barrenjoey inspire his beautiful work, particularly his new series of work, an emotional response to his surroundings. Ben is also a Visual Art an...

Send us Fan Mail Karen Hick was very kind to talk to us about her methods and painting practise - she was very detailed about her techniques. You can see her work on her instagram or a t Du Moulin Gallery https://www.dumoulingallery.com.au She is also represented by the Art gallery AGOPB  https://www.instagram.com/artgalleryonpalmbeach/ Karen also works at the fabulous Avalon fabrics store go visi...

Send us Fan Mail Fiona has a big crush on Todd's work and was a complete fangirl in this episode and we even talked about Frozen 2, so this episode has got it all!! Todd is a Sydney based artist, curator and performance collaborator. With a practice that integrates sculpture, moving image, performance and painting, Todd Fuller is, at his core, a draughtsman. Underpinning all aspects of his pr...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks to Sophie Nolan for welcoming us into her studio and for showing us her beautiful work based around the female form. You can learn about Sophies work on her instagram https://www.instagram.com/sophie_ceramics/?hl=en Sophie studied at Tafe in Hornsby Sophie works with a stone clay that is called Special Clay it can be bought at any art store. She is influenced by the female...

Send us Fan Mail We nearly wet ourselves when artist, Laura Jones said yes to being interviewed by Art Wank! She is one of our favourite artists so we were beyond excited. We had the best chat with Laura about art school, her studio, her love of colour and much more. Her current exhibition is running at Sophie Gannon Gallery in Melbourne called, 'The Listening Ship', is a body of work sh...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to this weeks podcast we were lucky to be able to visit the amazing artist Catherine Cassidy in Cronulla who told us about her no fear attitude to painting from her early days of painting in oils to her current practise of using anything that works. Catherine Cassidy's work can be found on her website https://catherinecassidy.studio or on her instagram ht...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode Is with he wonderful Avalon based artist Leonie Barton. You may know her around the Northern Beaches for her ephemeral artworks, arranging natural materials Into beautiful artworks. We had a great conversation via zoom about her paintings, health constraints on her work and Leonie's past work for the photographer Anne Geddes and much more... Thanks Le...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks to Richard Briggs for talking to us about your drawing life and your career in Architecture. He kindly answered our questions on Zoom from his office in Redfern hence the city sounds. Thanks for bearing with us with the sound fingers crossed we get the grant soon so we can get some sound equipment. Richard is a multi talented artist who can be found on Instagram https://www...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to episode 20 - We were beyond excited to interview the wonderful artist, Blak Douglas, at his Marrickville studio last week. Blak Douglas was born in Western Sydney to a Dhungatti Aboriginal Father and Caucasian Mother, Blak Douglas was trained in illustration & photography and became self–practiced in painting. Blak Douglas is also a classically trained Yidaki player...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to this episode it was so inspiring to meet and talk all things creative with artist Susie Dureau. Susie is represented by Curatorial and Co Here is Susie's latest artist statement .Observations of light and atmosphere are central to my creative practice and while my paintings are landscape based, they are much more than literal depictions of the wilderne...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode we speak to the wonder woman, Peta Morris, the artist, musician, teacher and more....! We had such a great chat with Peta, encompassing many parts of her artistic life Including her one-woman musical, Baggage Limit, she wrote for Adelaide Fringe Festival. Peta Is a very Inspirational woman and her work with kids at The Kid Creative, an art school In Brookvale...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 2 of ART WANK - this season we are kicking off with the fabulous artist Nicola Woodcock. You can find her at https://www.nicolawoodcock.com or on her instagram https://www.instagram.com/nicolawoodcockart Nicola has her upcoming show BUSHWALK is opening on 17 - 28 June in Paddington at St Cloche or you can see it online from Wednesday night at 6 pm and you can pur...

Send us Fan Mail Artist Sharon Candy http://www.sharoncandy.com.au/home/ spoke to us today about her creative practise of painting abstract works - she describes herself as an abstract expressionist landscape painter - she is a great example of turning her side hustle into her full time job. Or you can find her on her instagram http://instagram.com/sharoncandy We learnt so much from her and are so...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks episode is an interview with Sydney artist Jessica Watts with guest appearance of her dog Kevin. This is a great deep dive into her practise - thank you Jessica for sharing all the details and the business side of being a successful artist. It was a really helpful chat for Julie and I.  She paints stunning figurative mixed media works incorporating vintage wallpaper  Th...

Send us Fan Mail This week we spoke to best selling author and journalist, Sarah Turnbull. As part of her doctorate, she is writing a fiction book based on the life and works of C19 Australian impressionist, John Russell. He was great friends with Van Gogh, Monet and Matisse amongst other contemporary artists. We spoke to Sarah about his fascinating life, why she decided to write about him, his us...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening to this episode sorry about the sound quality being a little up and down unfortunately due to Covid-19 we are still interviewing over the internet so its patchy. Also did not edit out some bits as they turned out to be a fun part of the interview - I hope you think so to. Episode 12 was a fab and fun discussion with artists Laurie McKern the awesome painter of...

Send us Fan Mail Brigit Bullen Is a charismatic artist living In Avalon, NSW. She used to be a corporate psychologist but 5 years ago a devastating car accident left Brigit with a brain injury and impaired physical ability. We talked to Brigit about her ceramics practice and how It has helped heal her mentally and physically. Her mother Is artist Gail English and we spoke about her Influences on B...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you to Fiona Chandler for a fabulous chat about her art practise and running the Northern Beach's Sydney Road Gallery. You can see Fiona's work on her website with links to Sydney Road Gallery http://sydneyroadgallery.com https://fionakate.com.au Links for topics mentioned in this weeks episode The artist residency we talked about can be seen at https://www.norther...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Fiona and Julie this week talk over the phone with the contemporary artist http://gemmarasdall.com who is a fabulously and fun youthful artist living the dream of being a full time artist whilst living on her boat full time which is mored in the stunning Pittwater and commuting to her studio on Scotland island. Gemma is an impressionist mixed media  mixed media pai...