Plein Air Easton Podcast

Welcome back to the Plein Air Easton Podcast!  After a pandemic-related break, the Plein Air Easton Podcast is back up and running, but we didn't want to start in with guests without giving everyone an update about last year's event during the pandemic and what is coming up this year as things open back up.   Follow Plein Air Easton: Official Site Facebook Instagram YouTube   To inquire about bein...

Recorded live at the 2020 Plein Air Easton event, host Tim Weigand interviews plein air artist David Diaz.  They discuss David's adventures of painting in Buenos Aires as the pandemic began, shutting down international travel.   *As this episode was recorded live during the festival, the sound quality is affected by the sounds of the occupied gallery.   David Diaz works in oil and pastels and curr...

Recorded live at the 2020 Plein Air Easton event, host Tim Weigand interviews plein air artist Ken Karlic.  They discuss Ken's approach to painting, including how he breaks shapes down and rebuilds them in his work.   *As this episode was recorded live during the festival, the sound quality is affected by the sounds of the occupied gallery.   "I refer to my work as sophisticated chaos , where a st...

Recorded live at the 2020 Plein Air Easton event, host Tim Weigand interviews long time festival friend and artist Kirk Larsen.  They discuss Kirk's approach to Plein Air painting and how painting in the pandemic has been different, but inspiring.   *As this episode was recorded live during the festival, the sound quality is affected by the sounds of the occupied gallery.   "I have been passionate...

Recorded live at the 2020 Plein Air Easton event, host Tim Weigand interviews artist John Brandon Sills on his philosophy on creativity and the connectivity of all things and his experience at the pandemic version of our beloved festival.   *As this episode was recorded live during the festival, the sound quality is affected by the sounds of the occupied gallery.   "John paints nature in all its f...

Tim Weigand and Marie Nuthall sit down with Plein Air Easton Alumnus David Csont and talk about the plans for this years festival, painting in the pandemic, and the Plein Air events started by David.   David Csont is a nationally recognized illustrator and educator with over 25 years of professional experience in the visualization of architecture. He holds degress in Art History and Graphic Design...

Tim and Marie log in to Zoom so that the Plein Air Easton Podcast can continue despite the shutdown.  Today they talk to Plein Air Easton Alumnus artist Beth Bathe.  They discuss her art career and how the Coronavirus has impacted her work and the industry as a whole.   *As this episode was recorded over Zoom, the sound quality is lower than usual.   Beth's painting style is unique, looking somewh...

While he may not be running for public office, Pat McDaniel is already President of JFM Enterprises.  JFM is a long-time sponsor of Plein Air Easton and was first to sponsor the new Plein Air Easton Podcast.  Jess and Tim sit down with Pat and discuss what is involved in providing frames for competition artists and the history of his family business.   "I'm a rare native Atlantan and currently res...

Jess and Tim have a compelling conversation with the 2020 Plein Air Easton Juror, Julia Marciari-Alexander.  Julia talks about what led her to her career at the Walters Art Museum and her passion for art as a form of empowerment.   "All art is contemporary when it is made."   Marciari-Alexander came to the Walters from the San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA) where she served from 2008 to 2013 as the De...

Today, Tim and Marie talk with mural artist Garin Baker.  Their conversation covers his education in New York, getting out of the studio, and his DC mural project titled 28 Blocks which pays tribute to the men that made the Lincoln Memorial possible.   Born in 1961 in New York City, Garin Baker was raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. With a strong focus on working from life his realism com...

In the studio today is Jill Basham, a local plein air painter.  She discusses how she got into painting, her approach, and how she deals with fear and the inevitable failures that are part of the artistic process.   "I am overwhelmed by the beauty of nature, in particular the atmosphere of an environment. Atmosphere is revealed by how the light strikes objects, both natural and manmade. I particul...

In today's episode, Tim and Marie (with some nosy intrusion from producer Nick Richards) talk to friend and plein air artist Jay Brooks.  Jay discusses his experience at Cape Ann Plein Air and Plein Air Easton, the challenges and surprises of participating in intense painting competitions, and how his art style has evolved since getting back out of the studio.   Growing up on 90 acres of farmland...

Jess and Tim interview Susan Coviello, the Executive Director of Cape Ann Plein Air.  They do a deep dive into festival organization and discuss the history of CAPA, best practices, the importance of social media, and some of the challenges that festival organizers face (particularly the weather).   Cape Ann Plein Air's (CAPA) mission is to preserve and promote Cape Ann's legacy as the birthplace...

Kicking off its first full episode, Jess and Tim talk with Trippe Gallery owner, Nanny Trippe.  They discuss the genesis of the gallery, how artists can find gallery representation, and her recent venture into personalized art curation for homes.   Trippe has a degree in art history after attending Denison University and Richmond College in London, England. She joined the Tidewater Studios in 2009...

Welcome, listeners, to the Plein Air Easton Podcast!  PAE Podcast is a biweekly podcast where we interview artists, gallery owners, and festival organizers to inform and bring our specific art community closer together.   In our first mini-conversation, our hosts Jess Bellis, Marie Nuthall, and Tim Weigand discuss their goals for the podcast and how to get involved if you're interested in particip...