Artist Academy

Today we are highlighting Christine Riutzel, a Branson, Missouri, based artist who joined the Academy not long after I opened the doors over 2 years ago. Christine has this vibrant energy that you can feel through her art and is someone who you need to see her work to understand her uniqueness. Go click the link to her Instagram below. We talk a lot about getting involved in your local art communi...

Today we are highlighting Dani Roma. A Kansas City based artist who joined the Academy just recently and attended our Mural Meetup. Dani is in the thick of it from just recently transitioning from teacher to artist and is currently in the process of getting her first few big mural jobs. This is such a fun/stressful time for most artists and I wanted to chat with her about her current struggle and...

This week’s episode features author and art business educator Alyson Stanfield. You may know her from her famous book, I’d Rather be in the Studio. Alyson has been coaching artists since almost before I was born so it’s pretty obvious that she holds a vast amount of knowledge on the subject of art and business. We chat a lot about the mental blocks that artists create for themselves and how to mov...

This week’s episode features Florida based artist and podcaster Suzanne Redmond. About a month ago or so Suzanne interviewed me on her podcast The Left Brained Artist and today we flipped the script to get to know her a bit more. She used to be a curator so I took this interview as a chance to dig in on her knowledge about artist statements, CVs, exhibition applications, and even artist residencie...

Today we are highlighting Brianna D’Amato, A New York based artist who joined the Academy back in April of 2019. Brianna has been to both Mural Meetups, this year in Missouri and last year in Iowa, so I have had the chance to get to know her pretty well. We have a few inside jokes and I just can’t help but laugh a little to myself thinking of our time together. You know how some people just get yo...

Today we are highlighting Chelsea Blosil. A Salt Lake City based muralist who joined the Academy back in September of 2020. I have had the privilege of meeting Chelsea not just once at the Mural Meetup here in Missouri but twice with the first time being in her home state of Utah. After getting to know her a bit my immediate thought was, “It’s so crazy how we attract what we are.” We have so much...

Every Monday I interview some of my amazing Artist Academy students to get to know them better and give direct advice on their art business. Today I was chatting with Sylvia Hecht who has a very unique story so I thought I would share it with you. We talk about the ways she’s gotten work abroad or has traded murals for things like free stay at hostels and Air BnB’s. She has some really good tips f...

This week’s episode features Florida based master muralist Keith Goodson. You have to go check out Keith’s work to fully understand what he’s capable of. I found him in a muralist group and was blown away by his talent. What I wasn’t expecting was his eagerness to share his knowledge with all of you. We hopped on a pre interview call really quickly and he mentioned how busy his schedule was today...

This week’s episode features Missouri based muralist Ray Harvey. I particularly liked this interview with Ray partly because we are only located a few hours apart and I like connecting with other midwestern artists, but also because Ray has this bluntness about him that’s just a breath of fresh air. He delivered some tough love towards the end of this episode and I was here for it! We talked a lot...

This week’s episode is another one of those sneak peaks I sometimes give out into what’s going on inside of the Artist Academy Membership. I’m soooo excited to announce that we are starting group mindset coaching bi-weekly inside of the Academy with our very own Madelyne Oliver. I’ve been wanting to do this for a long while and it’s funny how the right people find their way to connect to you becau...

This week’s episode features Colorado based muralist Michael Beenenga. I really liked this chat with Michael. He’s well spoken, knowledgeable, and so willing to share exactly how he’s getting mural jobs via home shows. I think this strategy is genius. He explains everything from how to find these shows to how you can set up and present your painting services. He’ll let you know how to get leads an...

This episode is all about how I’ve painted in various countries and how you can too. Let’s talk about work and travel for a minute. #WorldWideWings To get the proposal templates and examples simply join the www. ArtistAcademy.co

This week’s episode features Toronto based muralist Marilena Madio of Wall Wear. Marilena struck my fancy when I saw her promoting her new wall decals because I thought, “Wow! That’s an idea that I might want to try out.” I asked her on to talk primarily about her new product but ended up being blown away by all of her mural knowledge. This is another inspiring story of someone who has built up th...

I’m making this episode because I constantly get questions about how to paint quickly. Artists see me creating a mural in a day or 2 and think, “Why can’t I do that?” Let’s unravel it. But first… I can’t start this episode about giving you tips to paint faster without first stating that speed comes with experience. Where you are right now in your mural journey is exactly where you need to be and m...

This week’s BONUS episode features the founders of the Paint Hive: Regina, Gina, and Monica. The Paint Hive is a website that houses classes from a variety of artists who aim to inspire and encourage creativity, offer the motivation to start a new business, or simply expand your skills. We chat a bit about murals but this is kind of veered off from this summer’s mural theme which is why I’m delive...

This week’s episode features California based muralist Jeff Raum. This might be one of my favorite episodes because Jeff has a lifetime of experience in the arts industries and he so willingly shares it all. We talk a lot about what can go wrong in the mural process whether it’s non-payment, miscommunication, customers using our designs but hiring other artists to complete them, etc. For every 10...

This week’s episode features Virginia based muralist and faux finisher Bryan King. I put out a call for recommendations in a couple Facebook groups looking for nominations of lifetime muralists to interview for you this summer and Bryan’s name was brought up over and over. Artists wanted to hear from him and after checking out his photo gallery I could see why. This is another example of someone w...

This week’s episode features not 1 but 2 seasoned muralists: Linda & Roberto. This duo has worked together for many years on many different projects throughout their lifetime mural career. They’ve been doing this mural thing so long that while they were explaining projects and the year they painted them I was thinking, “Oh wow, I was a toddler when they completed that job.” We chat about what...

This episode is all about painting logos! You might be thinking,”Wait a minute… I thought we were on the whole mural subject this month?” But I want to point out that murals and logos go hand in hand more often than you’d think which is why this is the perfect ending to all of the mural talk we’ve been having! All the time I’ll get a customer who hires me for a logo then says, “Hey, let’s do a mur...

This week’s episode features Toronto based muralist Corrado Mallia. I was so excited for this interview mostly because I was really curious how Canadians do this whole mural thing. I don’t want to ruin the surprise but it’s all very similar to the United States. Like I’ve mentioned before, I just like talking to other muralists because it’s like a bonding thing getting to hear that we all have the...

This week’s episode features Minnesota based muralist Tony Stafki. Tony has been in the mural game for 14 years and this interview is a look into how he grew his art business from the start. We talk about some crazy mural stories involving painting on carpet walls and another painting up 100 feet. It’s really fun for me to talk to these muralists because even though we all do it slightly different...

This week’s episode features a lifelong muralist and one of my friends Pietro Palladini. I had the privilege of working with Pietro in the early parts of my career and along with his enthusiasm and friendly character, Pietro set the example for what a great muralist is. Now in his 70’s, Pietro has spent his life practicing his craft out of joy and painting all over the world. He has had many inter...

This week’s episode features Oregon based muralist of 20+ years Annie Margarita. I could talk about murals all day with Annie! She’s been around the block (the world) a time or two painting murals, faux finishing, sculpting, and interior decorating. Annie does it all! She has built her business up to charging $100+ per hour while working a few days a week and a few hours per day. She doesn’t overd...

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This week’s episode features an expressive painter based just a hop, skip, and a jump away from me outside of Kansas City, Anissa Perry. Her Facebook page Niss & That has grown to over 20k loyal fans who are all excited about her work along with a membership group and all the things. One thing I’ve noticed about Anissa’s following is that they are invested in her art and give so many positive...