Hooked on Art Podcast

Subscribe & rate this podcast on Spotify and Apple | Show your support for the podcast: here | Host: Veronica Winters, MFA | veronicasart.com Nicole Finger, Freedom, 30×36 inches, oil painting Colorado-based realist artist, Nicole Finger is a super-talented, highly-realistic oil painter who creates figurative realism art inspired by her family and surroundings. Immersed in beauty of the S...

Subscribe & Rate this podcast on Spotify and Apple | Show your support for the podcast: here | Host: Veronica Winters, MFA | veronicasart.com Psychedelic resin art sculptures by Dan Lam- hooked on art podcast interview 2023 | images copyright Dan Lam Vietnamese-American contemporary artist, Dan Lam plays with color, texture and form to create her psychedelic resin art sculptures. Questioning r...

Subscribe & Rate this podcast on Spotify and Apple | Show your support for the podcast: here | Podcast Host: Veronica Winters, MFA | veronicasart.com Images: Jack of the Dust handmade sculptures of skulls | Hooked on Art Podcast Interview In this candid interview Andy Firth aka Jack of The Dust shares his art, heart and vision. Andy is a self-taught Australian artist who established his art bu...

Art Business Ideas That Work Subscribe & Rate this podcast on Spotify and Apple | Show your support for the podcast: here | Podcast Host: Veronica Winters, MFA | veronicasart.com Into the chaos, 24×30″ by Courtney Miley In this episode you’ll meet with Sensei Alford and abstract artist Courtney Miley from the ELLEmnop.art gallery. They both live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. We d...

Subscribe & Rate this podcast on Spotify and Apple | Show your support for the podcast: here Have you noticed you can’t stand violence watching movies? Or that you get really upset being rejected? Or you feel drained after visiting a party? Most artists I know are highly sensitive people including me. Our sensitivity lets us feel deeply to create beautiful art but it can also devastate u...

In this podcast episode you’ll meet with a family of two art collectors – Steven Alan Bennett and Dr. Elaine Melotti Schmidt who established The Bennett Collection of Women Realists® in 2009. They focus on collecting art of a specific art style. Their collection consists of figurative realist paintings of women by female artists. By amplifying voices of the female artists, the art coll...

In this episode I list at least 7 strategies to make money as an artist. They’re not get rich quick schemes. Each strategy is work. However, they’re totally possible to implement to make money as an artist. Artists use several income streams to support themselves. I list every income stream to give you ideas. Instagram LinkedIn Mail Spotify YouTube Facebook Link The post 7 income strea...

Do you know the difference between fixatives and varnishes? I invited Ed S Brickler, Technical Consultant from Chartpak, Inc. to explain the common mistakes artists make varnishing their paintings. Visual artists who do acrylic, watercolor, pastel, oil painting and drawing will learn how to varnish and protect art from UV light and deterioration using proper techniques and materials. This episode...

Colored pencil drawing by Tanja Gant I’ve been following Tanja Gant’s art for many years. She is one of the top hyperrealist colored pencil artists working today. Every time I open social media I see yet another major award taken by the artist. I think Tanja collects them all like candy on Halloween. But in all seriousness, Tanja’s drawings mesmerize me with their unique point of...

My guest is super talented, realist colored pencil artist Jesse Lane. His large, realist colored pencil drawings demonstrate thorough understanding of colored pencil techniques, creativity and vision. He is the recipient of many prestigious awards including The Best of Show in 2020 by the Colored Pencil Society in America. Jesse shares his thoughts on motivation, artistic challenges, emotions, cre...

My guest is an American watercolorist- Alayne Sahar. She creates watercolor paintings aiming to uplift other women. In her art, Sahar wants to celebrate our inner strength, belief in ourselves and our divine nature. In this interview Alayne shares her life-long journey of studies, day jobs, frustrations and wins becoming one of imaginative figurative artists working today. First recorded as a vide...

In this episode you meet with a beautiful soul and amazing realist artist – Michael Hlousek-Nagle. Inspired by nature, classical music, Roman civilization, Egyptian art and archeology, the artist depicts personal space of solitude, quietness, introversion and hope. His canvases are female portraits set against dark, mysterious landscapes. Moody, solitary figures are caught up in self-reflect...

Why artists don’t make money and how you can: strategies for artists In this episode, I interview a colored pencil artist- John Middick. He is the creator of Sharpened Artist podcast and Sharpened Artist Academy. We discuss why artists don’t make any money and how to turn that around with teaching. We talk about some strategies to create various income streams outside gallery system. W...

If you have a specific idea or want to commission a portrait painting you need to learn how to approach the artist you like. So how do you approach the artist to create a beautiful artwork for you? In this episode I’d like to discuss what the artist needs from you in order to fulfill your commission. It’s a wonderful experience to own original art at home or office. Art collecting is a...

Katerina Popova is not only an artist but also a creative entrepreneur. She is the founder of Create Magazine, the Create podcast and the coaching program for artists titled the Art Queens. She is also a co-author of “the complete smartist guide” book for artists who want to level up their marketing skills. We sit down to talk about various limiting beliefs that affect the artist’s mindset. Kat sh...

Each of us sees the world through unique lens and that’s why we all have varied perception of reality. Limiting beliefs and negative thinking are based on our past experiences, social conditioning, family habits or painful memories that override positive experiences. Usually limiting beliefs run inside us when we interact with others. Limiting beliefs can be very loud in our head altering the conv...

My guest today is a colored pencil artist & reiki master Karen Hull. You might have seen her amazing art on Facebook before. I set down with the artist to have a conversation about her career discussing colored pencil art, inspiration, art marketing and much more. Karen shares not only her art tips but also talks about meaning behind her creative journey and how her desire to help people made...

Hypnotherapy is not about losing your mind, allowing a hypnotherapist to take full control of it. It’s about allowing yourself to overcome the past, your pain, and insecurities. Its about giving yourself a chance to create positive space inside your mind and heart to feel secure, creative, productive, and to live your life to your fullest potential. Hypnotherapy would help you free your mind and l...

Amanda Greive is a figurative realist artist who paints women to bring attention to challenges many women face, splitting life between family and work. By looking at Amanda’s beautiful, realist oil paintings we can get a much deeper understanding of her subjects and motivation behind painting. First appeared as a video podcast on YouTube in March 2021: https://youtu.be/x68uKGQn8Ns Art by Ama...

My guest is a Polish artist – Anna Wypych. Her narrative oil paintings are a testament to the artist’s ability to embrace change. Her female figures are set in motion to evoke emotions and raise questions. In this interview realist artist shares her creative journey in becoming one of the top professional artists working today. First appeared as a video podcast on YouTube in February 2...

Eric Rhoads is a pioneer in art publishing & art education industries producing Fine Art Connoisseur & PleinAir magazines, conventions, instructional videos, and retreats for artists who are eager to learn academic or classical oil painting techniques. Mr. Rhoads is a powerhouse of ideas and ventures being an artist himself. In candid stories you’ll learn about art marketing, joys of...