BrushStrokes of Being

In Episode 92 of Art Talk, I have a conversation with Elizabeth Amisu about the Art of World Building. Elizabeth is the author of the Sacerdos Series, books that inhibit the worlds she created, with characters who have special gifts. https://elizabethamisu.com https://elizabethamisu.com/shop/ https://instagram.com/elizawriter https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.amisu https://patreon.com/elizawriter...

In Episode 91 of Art Talk, I discuss wat art evokes in our brain. Based on Neurological research in the Mauritshuis in the Netherlands, art electrifies the Brain. This of course is goed news for artists who paint. Looking at real art stimulates the brain on multiple levels. It sparks excitement, ignites the imagination, and compels deep thought. The emotional response to authentic paintings was te...

Episode 90 is the last of this year 2024 and I have a conversation with Agnes Gomori about art and spirituality and how we as artists adapt that in our art as well as experience it to create specific art. For each of us it works differently but we both know that everything is energy and that, when we visited Tate Modern together in June, both tired, our energy uplifted us, giving energy.  This wil...

This is episode 89 of Art Talk, and today I have a conversation with Louise Fowler. Louise is an oil painter based in Cornwall, she is also a musician. Website Louise Fowler Instagram Louise Fowler FaceBook Louise Fowler Contact Me Support Art Talk on Patreon This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brushstrokesofbein...

This is episode 88 of Art Talk. After a long hiatus I am back with a conversation with Anikó Boda. Anikó Boda is a painter of imaginary realism, thinker and storyteller. She initially studied medicine before she dived into art and studied in New York The Art Student league, the school of Visual Arts, then The Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts master, and the Schatz Studio. Website Instagram Facebook...

In episode 87 of Art Talk, I had the pleasure of having a conversation with Shirley-Ann O’Neil, director of the VAA (Visual Artists Association) After their book Good Art Doesn’t Sell Itself (which I highly recommend), they have now written a book about Securing Representation: Galleries, Agents & Artists. The book is divided in sections with very valuable information from industry experts, th...

In episode 86 of Art Talk, I have a conversation with Jessica Agudelo. Jessica is a psychologist specialising in mental health. She has a wealth of experience and is an exceptional trainer (and I know, we met at a training at UK Black Pride, and I have been in one of her workshops) and she is a great listener. She currently has a program Building The Power Of Us, which we will discuss in our conve...

In episode 85 of Art Talk, I have a conversation with Janet Sternburg. She is a photographer and made a book called Looking at Mexico and Mexico Looks Back. Janet Sternburg has written eight successful books, taught at CalArts, and exhibited her photography in gallery shows in Los Angeles, New York, Berlin, Mexico, Seoul, Milan and Bombay. https://www.janetsternburgphoto.com/ https://janetsternbur...

In Episode 84 of Art Talk, I have a conversation with Alison Dollery. Alison is an artist and curator who uses her body as a canvas in multilayered projects. We discuss her projects that are based on very personal experiences and evoke many positive responses from her audience. Alison Dollery Website Instagram Please consider supporting Art Talk Contact me This is a public episode. If you would li...

In episode 83 of Art Talk, I talk about art and grief. In January, after a massive stroke, I lost someone very close to me; my partner. With that, I experienced a numbness. Also because I walked on adrenaline when it happened. I was actually with him and was quicker than anyone could be. Unfortunately, the damage was severe. On January 23 he passed away peacefully. Please, Consider supporting Art...

In episode 82 of Art Talk, I give a book review of Thunderclap. by Laura Cumming. The full title of this stunning book is Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life & Sudden Death . Laura Cumming has been the art critic of The Observer since 1999. She was the arts editor of the New Statesman Magazine, literary editor of The Listener, and deputy editor of Literary Review. She is a former columnist f...

In episode 81 of Art Talk, I have a conversation with Helga Stentzel, she is a guest I had on my Wish list for a long time. Helga is Siberian-born, living in the UK, London. For a long time, she lived seeing the world in black and white trying to be perfect. This was inspired by a poem by Vladimir Mayakovsky What is Good, What is Bad. Helga definitely found her way in this world by actively listen...

In episode 80 of Art Talk, I have a conversation about AI with my artist friend Maggie Sloan. We both are artists who prefer to paint and draw from life. AI is now used by many people who never had any education at all in the arts, have no skills or hardly any except using a computer to alter existing images/ photos. Some use their own art to train the robot others merely prompt. We talk about vis...

In episode 79 of Art Talk, I have a conversation with Joyce Ter Horst, horse lover, curator and owner of ‘Paard Verzameld’. Joyce is the owner of Paard Verzameld: Equine Art Services. Joyce is the founder of Paard Verzameld. She has a lifelong passion for horses. Her academic and professional experience enabled her to make this platform with the many services she offers for artists, collecto...

In the last episode of this year, I look back on 2023, the good, the bad and the intentions for 2024. I wish all listeners happy holidays and a good New Year. Please consider supporting Art Talk on Patreon and please do visit the websites of: Elizabeth Amisu Joan Marie VAA (Visual Artists Association) Contact me This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

In episode 77 of Art Talk, I have a conversation with Agnes Gomori. Agnes is, like me, a proud member of the VAA, which we both highly recommend btw. She is an intuitive-visionary artist, who paints ‘the unseen’ world. Please consider supporting Art Talk on: Patreon Find Agnes on: Website Instagram Facebook Books dr Iain McGilchrist The Master and Its Emissary Ainslie Macleod Contact m...

In Episode 76 of Art Talk, I have A Conversation With James Early. This summer I met James at The Other Art Fair and I was stunned by his portraits especially because of his topic. James started in 2015 with his powerful and emotional studies of homeless people, victims of war and religious martyrs. This work took him to another level in the art world as he was nominated by The BP award, The Royal...

In episode 75 of Art Talk, I talk about a book I currently read, that follows up on the episode ‘Turning A Blind Eye’ and We Definitely need to talk about it! Where to buy this book? Alice Proctor, The Whole Story: The Colonial Story Of The Art In Our Museums and We Need to Talk About It. Contact Me Support Art Talk on Patreon This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this...

In Episode 74 of Art Talk, I have a conversation with Karen Turner. Karen is an award-winning figure and portrait artist whose oil paintings are a commentary on the weight of expectations.  Focusing on the physical body and the scrutiny to which it is commonly subjected, her paintings explore what society expects of a woman, the ways in which a woman’s shape is often considered to define her...

In Episode 73 of Art Talk, I have a conversation with Leah Smithson. Leah Smithson is a Los Angeles-based artist using both traditional (paint, ceramic sculptures) and new media ( i.e. digital installations, virtual, augmented, and extended realities) to explore the human condition using portraits that mirror an emotional state or frame of mind, rather than the likeness of a person. She’s been int...

In episode 72 of Art Talk, I will discuss a topic that is very relevant to art history as we have learned it: Turning A Blind Eye, for art lovers who visit museums, and recently also the Frans Hals exhibition in the National Gallery, and last but certainly not least for painters of portraits to think about. Not talking about the presence of black people in paintings is a story that needs to be ame...

In Episode 71 of Art Talk, I have a conversation with Elizabeth Amisu, Academic, Author and Artist. We focus on her book The Dangerous Philosophies Of Michael Jackson, His Music, His Persona and His Artistic Afterlife . It was published 7 years ago, and we celebrate that milestone. The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson is the first academic book that covers Michael Jackson’s art through hi...

In Episode 70 of Art Talk, I have a conversation with artist Amy Jobes. Amy is an artist who paints ‘imaginary’ impressionistic landscapes inspired by the nature she lives in. She is currently also one of the artist mentors of the VAA (Visual Artists Association). Website Amy Instagram Amy YouTube Amy Contact Me Consider supporting Art Talk at Patreon This is a public episode. If you w...

In Episode 69 of Art Talk, I have a conversation with Maggie Sloan. Margaret (Maggie) is a painter who has, as she once told me, a love relationship with watercolour. She is a painter who paints nature and with that brings nature back into your home to create a form of calm and reconnection. Website Art Website Writings Instagram Facebook Please consider supporting Art Talk on Patreon This is a pu...

In Episode 68 of Art Talk, I am analysing the Isms. A few months ago, I was kind of attacked by an Instagram follower because I expressed my thoughts about a certain artwork that I did not find as compelling or ’good’ as everyone else was singing their glory over. I had my reasons. It occurred to me that the person had very little knowledge about art or its history and just blurted something out t...