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This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Marsha Mack. Marsha talks about identity, the use of scent in some of her work, discovering ceramics, intuition, standards and aesthetics, having passion at the forefront of your practice, her solo exhibition “Exotic/Sophisticated”, Pocky, her previous work and projects, collaboration, production and the pandemic, residencies, making art your job, the trap...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Abstract Maximalist Painter, Romelle. Romelle talks about her work, Michigan, art residencies, moving to Denver from Detroit, community, Babe Walls, what draws her to abstract work, Bridget Riley, process, her current exhibit “Supersonic Nonplace”, meditation, the conversation of painting, art and healing, murals, and collecting and connection.  Romelle’s exhibit,...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Brett Matarazzo. Brett talks about the thought behind his work, design and photography, his love of nature, his elementary art teacher, Ms. Jepson and the importance of art in schools, working in Advertising, putting on his own pop-up art shows, tapping into the art community, Zeel, art during the pandemic, the BRDG Project, volunteerism, collaboration, wo...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Kristina Davies. Kristina talks about her journey from Educator to full-time Artist, her insatiable love of learning, bringing arts to the classroom, what draws her to Abstract Expressionism, process, meditation and art, mentoring, art and social issues, inspiration, opportunities, dealing with rejection, residencies, pricing and selling art, her exhibit “...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Photographer, David Stevens. David talks about his time at Kansas University, the catalyst for his interest in photography, his time in the Army, working as a photojournalist shooting news, his travels and experiences photographing in the Mississippi Delta and Hill Country, he also talks to us about some of the compelling photographs that he made on these trips, a...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with gouache plein air Artist, Tiffanie Mang. Tiffanie talks with us about her love of gouache, plein air painting, technique, the importance of fundamentals, simplicity, digital software, shape and value, her digital landscapes, brushes, routine, being in the moment, composition, process, animation, working on the Academy Award nominated “Loving Vincent”, pricing, bei...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with the pioneering Artist in the XR art space, Brooke Einbender. Brooke talks about her incredible art experiences while attending Wake Forest University, her experience of VR and how it led her to incorporate AR into her work, her journey to Telluride, the idea of doors and how it plays into her work, her multi-faceted project “The Unknown Zone," Non-fungible to...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Joey Kerlin. Joey talks about the catalyst that set him on his path in art, getting his BFA in Ceramics and a second degree in Philosophy, being a full-time Artist, teaching in De Beque and Parachute, Colorado, becoming homeless, art as therapy, pie, Shepard Fairey, the Toaster Crew, art as connection, philosophy and art, collage at the forefront of contem...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Author, EllynAnne Geisel. EllynAnne talks about her journey leading up to becoming a writer and falling in love with aprons, coming up with concept behind the “Apron Chronicles”, doing the research and curating the stories for “Apron Chronicles”, Harriet Nelson, getting the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval, Jack Canfield, creating Tie One On Day, Desperate House...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Richard Ingersoll. Richard talks about Alejandro Jodorowsky, oil and digital painting, process, subconscious and narrative, Carl Jung, psychology, influences and voice, music, Wichita, anima and animus, slot machines, self-censorship, Mouth House, storytelling, Sam Tallent, being a single Dad, time management, album covers, art during the pandemic, his upc...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Annie Decamp. Decamp talks about encaustic painting and digital art, growing up in Northern California, dyslexia, lederhosen and clogs, attending UC Berkeley, working at Oracle, working for Francis Ford Coppola Winery, designing jewelry, being self-directed, art and imperfection, becoming a full-time Artist, YARDART, process and narrative, boldness, empath...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist and Gallerist, Bill Thomason. Bill talks about how the pandemic affected his gallery Bitfactory, what shows were actually able to happen in 2020, the changes he made to his business model, the successes he had during the pandemic, his solo show and six-year anniversary celebration, and shares the Artists he’s excited to show in 2021. Check out Bill’s work o...

This week, Wes and Todd talk Contemporary Oil Painter, Rochelle Johnson.  Rochelle talks about the group exhibition that she’s a part of at BMoCA – “From This Day Forward”, her pieces in the exhibit, eliciting an emotional response with art, responding to Covid-19 and 2020 with her art, art sales in 2020, pandemic art, narrative in art, empathy and painting, painting as a prayer, her various serie...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Michael Ardelean, Author of the book Art for Money . Michael talks about his journey from sponsored Professional BMX Athlete to Founder of Intro Limited, having a real job and feeling useful, client relationships, challenges and trials by fire, punching above your weight class, personal finance and debt, friendships and networking, creativity and business, the cat...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Activist and Leader, Adri Norris. Norris talks about being an Artist in Residence at Redline Contemporary Art Center, immigrating with her family from Barbados to Montezuma, New Mexico via New York, attending United World College, joining the Marines, being self-directed, advice from her mother, her formal art education at the Art Institute of Colorado, fi...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Photographer, Brett Fox. Brett talks about his solo exhibit “Time, Space, & Face”, his series “Transmissions”, how the series came about, process, commissions, fear and sacrifice, putting oneself into the work, street photography, traveling, inspiration, Month of Photography, promotion, curating, the BRDG Project, art collectives, networking, and an abundance...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Curator and Owner of Space Gallery, Michael Burnett. Burnett talks about moving to Denver from Scotland, opening the original Space Gallery, Space’s evolution, and the business of running a gallery.  Check out the Space Gallery website at www.spacegallery.org Follow Space Gallery on Social Media: Instagram - www.instagram.com/spacegallery400/ @spacegallery400 Face...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist, Michael Dowling. Dowling talks about the value of repetition, his start as an artist, deciding to pursue his art full-time, moving to Florence, god stories, lore, and legend, dark humor, puzzles, exploring humanity, routine and discipline, what it takes to be successful as an Artist, setting money goals, creating an art life, appreciating the journey, proc...

            This week, Wes and Todd talk with Russian-American Artist, Anastasia Samoylova. Samoylova talks about flooding in Miami, freedom of speech, naturalization, Russia, getting her MFA at Bradley University, being an early adopter of digital photography, teaching photography, her various projects, photo history, Breakfasts with; her homage to some of her favorite photographers, the state of...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Brooke VanDevelder. Brooke talks about art as refuge, inspirations, horror films, education, traveling, finding her voice, the role of illustration, editorial illustration, her folklore series, empathy, commissions, and the blessing and curse of being a perfectionist. Check out Brooke VanDevelder’s website at www.vandevelder.com Follow Brooke VanDevelder on Social...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Ira Sherman. Sherman talks about how he got his start in art, his mechanized sculpture, his series “Panaceas to Persistent Problems”, Chastity Couture – Impenetrable Devices, public art projects, jewelry, esthetic mechanical engineering & design, fashion shows, process & technique, Bitfactory, air muscles, flea market mechanisms, public art projects, jewel...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Talya Feldman. Feldman talks about her journey that led her to pursue her MFA in Germany, what the MFA program at Hochschule für bildende Künste in Hamburg is like, the catalyst that led her to her current work that confronts right-wing extremism and imparts healing and hope, and how one can support oneself as an Artist doing social-political art.   Check out work...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Cody Kuehl. Kuehl talks about reassessing his art life during Covid, journaling, art festivals, creativity, work ethic, the origination of the Western themes in his work, contrasting the myth of the West with the reality of history, challenging stereotypes, narrative and storytelling, comics, influences, Bill Watterson, integrity and making better art, Red Wolf, t...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with artboss Co-Founders, Julia Rymer Brucker & Jessica Loving-Campos. They discuss how artboss came about, art schools and business education, art business mentoring, email newsletters, co-op galleries, empowering fellow creatives, workshops, pivot + polish, diversifying income streams, Covid and creative thinking, process, combating artistic burnout, children and...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Carl Corey. Corey talks about being a Documentarian, his interest in photography at age nine, his start in commercial photography, honesty and truth in photography, following your voice, the state of the photography world, editing your work, influences, process, rural life, photography books, publishing books, prints, galleries, portraits, one print for one month...