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Send us Fan Mail This week Skye Becker-Yamakawa and Catherine Moore get down to the brass tacks of Social Media with Mary Syring and Jessica Violetta.  Get ready for a plethora of stats, and data about Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.  In this episode we will cover: Which platforms do we use and Why How much time do we spend on Social Media Pros and Cons One tip The episode ends with a delightful...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Skye Becker-Yamakawa and Catherine Moore travel all the way to Spain to interview Dulk!   Antonio Segura, known as Dulk, shares his experience creating and destroying his incredible sculpture for the Protegix Allo Que Estimes.   Antonio describes his process and preference for acrylic paint.  He also shares his experience creating a beautiful new art book.   Antonio des...

Send us Fan Mail Join Skye Becker-Yamakawa and Catherine Moore for a delightful artist interview with Sirron Norris.   Sirron is an amazing artist located in the Mission District of San Francisco.  He has completed three San Francisco Hearts, the artist behind the pilot of Bob’s Burgers, and so much more.   Sirron recounts his artist journey from college till the present, and describes his love fo...

Send us Fan Mail As artists we are always told to have a thick skin, because you will experience a lot of rejection,  But, that doesn't mean rejection is easy.  It hurts, and can be damaging to our psyche.   This week, Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa break it down for you.  The ladies discuss the science behind rejection,  What happens in our brains, and how it impacts your outlook,...

Send us Fan Mail Join Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa with their special guest, Troy Brooks!  Troy is an amazing artist who works in oils and dry mediums.   Troy explains why he creates what he does and how the magic happens.  He also talks about generating viral content for Tik Tok and his true passions. Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at: Skye Becker-Yamakawa IG:  https:...

Send us Fan Mail What is an Art Market?  How are they different from Art Galleries?  Has the sales model for selling art changed?  How does this impact you as an artist?  Listen this week to Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa as they answer all of these burning questions?   The ladies end the episode with a fun Art News segment about Ai Wei Wei  Get inspired this week and let’s create!  Chec...

Send us Fan Mail Join Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa for an inspiring conversation with Cailtin Hackett.   Caitlin explains her Instagram success story and tells us why she is pursuing a different focus in her art career.  She describes her process and what inspires her.  Cailtin also defines the symbolism and unique meanings in her lexicon of symbols used in her art.   Cailtin describes...

Send us Fan Mail This week Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa discuss the benefits of having an art niche.  They uncover the five elements to help you determine your niche, and list the most popular niches for artists to paint.   The episode ends with the verification changes happening on Instagram and Facebook.     Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at: Skye Becker-Yamakawa IG:...

Send us Fan Mail Join us this week for a wonderful interview with the incredibly talented Sandra Yagi!  Sandra has a fascinating journey to becoming an artist.   She comes from Denver, Colorado and graduated with a Masters in Business.  Sandra used her math skills to figure out how she could be a full time artist for the rest of her life.  On her journey as an artist she had the opportunity to pai...

Send us Fan Mail Why do you create art?  Why do you paint what you paint?  Why is this so hard?  Let’s get into it this week.  Skye Becker-Yamakawa and Catherine Moore unpack the giant question of Why.   What is your Why?  Do you know it yet?  If not, have no fear, we will help you get there with some simple questions, advice, and techniques to narrow down your purpose.   You can also watch the Si...

Send us Fan Mail Hold onto your seats folks, for a wild ride.  This week Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa sit down with our very own Supervillian Artist known as the Sucklord.   This ‘Anti Artist’ Artist discusses how he came to be ‘Suckadelic’ and regails us with his moment in stardom as a reality television artist on Work of Art: The Next Great Artist.   We end this episode with the amaz...

Send us Fan Mail Join Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa this week for a delightful conversion about staying focused on your goals as an artist.   We spent time earlier this year talking about creating art with a specific intention in mind, and next we discussed setting goals with this intentional art.  Now we can follow through with our road map to  success and learn about how to stay focus...

Send us Fan Mail Join Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa for an incredible interview with the hardworking and dedicated Steven Russell Black.  Steven shares his journey to becoming a full time artist, as well as what inspires him, and how he makes a living doing his dream job, Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at: Skye Becker-Yamakawa IG:  https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our first Artist Panel Episode!  This week we have Catherine Moore, Skye Becker-Yamakawa, Cassandra Kim, and Mary Syring.   The ladies dive deep into labels.  What do labels mean for an artist?  Are they good?  Are they bad?  Are they helpful?  Let’s find on Off the Easel Podcast. Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at: Skye Becker-Yamakawa IG:  https://www....

Send us Fan Mail Join Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa for a fabulous philosophical interview with the incredibly talented and hard working Luke Chueh.  Luke shares his humble beginnings into the underground artworld, and gives invaluable advice to artists starting out.  Luke inspires us to create and think outside the box. Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at: Skye Becker-Ya...

Send us Fan Mail What is success as an artist?  This week Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa break it down.  Is it about money, Or can success be  about creating art, trying new mediums, and growing as a creative?  Let’s find out this week on Off the Easel. Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at: Skye Becker-Yamakawa IG:  https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop/ Web:   http://www....

Send us Fan Mail This week Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa have a wonderful conversation with the  incredibly talented and creative Travis Louie!  Travis regales us with wonderful stories about his experience as an artist. teacher, and people watcher.  He explains the inspiration behind his paintings as well some of his tips and tricks with paint. Check out Skye's and Catherine'...

Send us Fan Mail Join Catherine Moore, Skye Becker-Yamakawa, and special guest host Bob Doucette!  This week the artists talk about art history.  Is art history helpful to these artists?  Did they learn from the masters?  Let’s find out this week on Off the Easel! Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at: Skye Becker-Yamakawa IG:  https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop/ Web:   http://www...

Send us Fan Mail Join Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa for their first interview with an international Artist!   Ryan Heshka joins the ladies all the way from Canada.  He delights them with stories about the creation of his Mean Girls Club Graphic Novel, working as an animator, creating children's books, and so much more!   Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at: Skye Beck...

Send us Fan Mail This week Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa discuss pricing your artwork. Do you multiply your length times your height, use an hourly wage, or maybe you compare your prices to the other artists close by?  Let’s sum it up on Off the Easel. Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at: Skye Becker-Yamakawa IG:  https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop/ Web:   http://www....

Send us Fan Mail Join Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa this week for an amazing artist interview with the multi talented Mary Syring.  Mary talks about her art educations, her gorgeous apothecary line, beautiful artwork and so much more. Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at: Skye Becker-Yamakawa IG:  https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop/ Web:   http://www.skyesart.com/ Cath...

Send us Fan Mail This week Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa discuss the concept of ‘Intentional Art’.   What does it mean to create with intention?  How can you apply intention when creating a piece of art?  Find out this week on Off the Easel Podcast. Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at: Skye Becker-Yamakawa IG:  https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop/ Web:   http://www.sky...

Send us Fan Mail Let’s start the New Year with an amazing artist interview, Cassandra Kim!   Skye and Catherine have a wonderful time talking with Cassandra about her experiences working at Trader Joes, refurbishing antique frames, and so much more!   Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at: Skye Becker-Yamakawa IG:  https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop/ Web:   http://www.skyesart.com...

Send us Fan Mail Set goals for your art career and the new year.  Skye and Catherine discuss the benefits of setting goals and following through to further your art career.  Are your goals too lofty?  Will you achieve all you can this year and beyond? Check out Skye's and Catherine's work at: Skye Becker-Yamakawa IG:  https://www.instagram.com/skyesartshop/ Web:   http://www.skyesart.com...

Send us Fan Mail Join Catherine Moore and Skye Becker-Yamakawa for their last interview of 2022!   This week the ladies have a super awesome conversation with the esteemed gallerist, art curator, and entrepreneur, Eric Nakamura!   Eric is the owner of Giant Robot and GR2, in Sawtelle, California.  He curates the famous Post It show, has had 3 exhibitions at the Japanese American National Museum in...