Podcasts

Patreon and Paypal link Patricia Watwood paints beautiful contemporary classical figurative paintings full of allegory, myth and debris. She has a wealth of knowledge about painting and art history which she shares freely in our conversation. She exhibits at galleries and institutions around the world including solo museum shows. Her work is part of international […]

Patreon and Paypal link With stoic wit and artistic courage Scottish artist, Sarah Muirhead leaves an impression. She paints contemporary figurative paintings that have great texture and psychological depth. Her work is shown and sold around the world, and her portrait commissions include a commission from Oxford University no less. Did I mention she’s funny! […]

Patreon and Paypal link Thoughtful, candid, and funny, artist Susannah Martin is a pleasure to talk with. A New Yorker living in Germany for the last 30 years, Susannah has the skill of a master artist and the approach of a political activist. Her work is exhibited internationally, has been featured in numerous publications, and […]

Patreon and Paypal link This is another collaboration with Poets and Artists Magazine, this time for an edition and exhibition called, Painting The Figure Now, which will be held in July 2018 at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art. In this episode I talk with two of the curators, David Hummer, from the Wausau Museum […]

Patreon and Paypal link I’m delighted to have Cesar Santos back on the podcast. It is nearly two years since he was last on and in the intervening time I have added a lot of in-depth technical questions that I never got to ask him. So here he is, larger than life and ready to […]

Patreon and Paypal link With the 100th episode, I wanted to highlight some of the best moments from the podcast so far. The one constant in all the podcasts is the question I ask at the end, “If there was one thing you could pass onto future generations what would it be?” Listening back to […]

Patreon and Paypal link At 25 years old Shane Berkery has done a lot. Based in Dublin, he has also lived in Japan and America. He paints figurative paintings that are beautifully executed and humm with a kind of ambivalent nostalgia. He has won some prestigious awards, had some solo shows, he’s taken part in […]

Patreon and Paypal link Based in Loveland, Colorado, artist Zoey Frank paints complex representational paintings that are deep, textured and beautiful, with a great lightness of touch. Her work is shown in galleries across America and Europe. She has received numerous honors and awards, and she has been featured in magazines like Fine Art Connoisseur […]

Patreon and Paypal link Stoic and funny, Swedish artist Nick Alm was a revelation to chat with. He paints beautiful figurative paintings, often with groups of people in enigmatic situations. He has won awards from the Portrait Society of America, and the International Art Renewal Center Salon, to name a few. Nick is very popular […]

Patreon and Paypal link Possessed of great humility, insight and flat out exuberance, artist Mia Bergeron was a joy to chat with. Based in in Chattanooga she paints mostly portraits that capture light, intimacy and vulnerability in a style that is breathy-dynamic and has the focused looseness that only a master painter can pull off. […]

Patreon and Paypal link Embroidered portraits of friends and family sounds like a terrible idea for a serious art career but artist Cayce Zavaglia makes it work – and then some. I had a great conversation with Cayce who is based in St. Louis. She makes remarkable portraits that look like paintings but are actually […]

Patreon and Paypal link I had a great chat with artist Rachel Moseley in Las Vegas. Rachel is an artist. She paints with the technical chops of an old master and the eye of an urban street photographer. Such is the demand for her work that her paintings sell before they’re even finished and she […]

Patreon and Paypal link I had a great conversation with artist Lisa Golightly – yes, that’s her real name – in Portland.  Lisa paints figurative and abstract paintings. Her figurative paintings are like faded memories of an idyllic summer and her abstract paintings have a powerful organic simplicity that is hard to get right. She […]

This is a slightly different episode. It is an open call for artists and writers to submit new work for an exhibition to be held in Chicago next year. That’s 2018 and that could be you! The show is being organised by Poets and Artists Magazine. If you’ve never heard of Poets and Artists before […]

Patreon and Paypal link I had a lively conversation with artist Maria Kreyn in New York. Maria paints soulful paintings in the style of the old masters, of modern people in timeless moments. She exhibits internationally, and her work is in collections throughout the United States and Europe. We talk about the Salton Sea, lifting […]

I had a lovely conversation with artist Dianne Gall in Australia. Dianne has been painting for the last 30 years. Her paintings are like film stills from a movie you’ve never seen but you’d like to. They are lush, textural, and are populated by women with something on their minds. Dianne’s paintings are collected internationally […]

Syria is not the first place that comes to mind when I think of art. At least that was until I wandered into an exhibition of Syrian art in Dubai a couple of months ago. The exhibition was showing part of a collection built over decades by one Syrian family. In this episode I’m chatting […]

I had a wide ranging and thoroughly enjoyable conversation with artist Vincent Xeus in New York. Vincent paints rich paintings in the style of the old masters with a contemporary twist that lives somewhere between figuration and abstraction. Vincent has won awards from the Portrait Society of America and the Art Renewal Center among others. […]

I had such an enjoyable conversation with artist Kyle Staver in Brooklyn. Kyle has been painting for the last 30 years or so. Her large-scale figure paintings are magical, funny, very human and they convey a world that Kate Leibman of the Brooklyn Rial described as coming up from behind to meet the surface of […]

I had a lovely chat with artist Mary Jane Ansell in the U.K. Mary paints pristine paintings of modern subjects in a style she describes as, “contemporary romanticism.” She has been a finalist in the BP Portrait Award in 2004, 2009, 2010 and 2012. Her work features on the covers of a number of novels, […]

I had a great conversation with Tamara Muller in Holland. Tamara paints evocative paintings of childlike figures that are sort of realistic and sort of not, and they all have Tamara’s face. Her work is much sought after and she is collected internationally. We talk about gardens, wigs, stickers, cycling and of course art, lots […]

  I had a great conversation with Australian water-colorist Janine Gallizia from her home and studio in France. Janine’s paintings are skillful, atmospheric and ethereal. She exhibits her work and teaches internationally. She has won numerous awards, has written three books on watercolor painting and one children’s book. She is also the Art Director of […]

I had a great conversation with artist Ted Randler in Washington. Ted paints contemporary figurative scenes made from tiny abstract marks that live somewhere between mosaic and pixels. Ted came through art schools in the punk era of the early 80’s making big collages combining figurative painting with found objects. Then he veered into writing […]

I had a wonderful chat with Jane Filer in North Carolina. Jane paints the world through her own distinctive lens. Nature spirits with cars, wood elves and steam ships, horses and high-rises. Her paintings are deep and dreamy. She has won many awards and high profile commissions in her 40+ year career as a painter. […]

Patreon and Paypal link I had a lovely conversation with Adrienne Stein in Colorado. Adrienne paints dreamy visions of a beautiful world, classically realist in style, highly detailed in execution. She has won numerous awards and participated in many group and solo shows. Her work is much sought after and collected within America and around […]