The Paint Pod

I wrap up series one with a 'best of' style look at some of the things that I have learnt in my podcast journey over the last few months. Listen to some of the best bits and reflect on how the experience of these successful artists can be helpful to all. Series 2 will start in the Autumn of 2024, keep a look out for dates and details. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thom studied Fine Art at the University of Brighton, graduating in 2009. A lot of the time focusing on portraiture and drawing inspiration from 1980s pop culture (think Murder she Wrote, The Golden Girls, Dynasty). Thom I also explores landscapes and works predominantly in oil.   In March 2017, he was commissioned by ArtFund and the Jewish Museum London to create a large scale drawing which f...

 Ellie Kerr-Smiley is a UK-based portrait artist whose work focuses on the depiction of women and the reclamation of the gaze. Using images of women in her life, other working artists or images that are submitted to her, Ellie’s work aims to propel every-day women into the spotlight. Her work plays with the balance between traditional portraiture and abstraction, creating portraits that tell...

Robyn is a self-taught artist from Bedford. She creates lovely illustrations of buildings in ink pen and watercolour, including many local architectural landmarks as well as private commissions of well-loved houses.  https://www.instagram.com/robyncaley.illustration/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I talk to automotive artist Andrew Hill about Design, Digital Art and Detail. Andrew has been creating his unique automotive art since 2009, building on his passion and skills learned working as a designer in the automotive design business. So whichever automotive icon Andrew chooses to paint, his sense of composition and use of colour embody the spirit of movement, speed and excitement...

British figurative artist Amanda Rackowe is now based in Southern France. She paints a wide variety of subjects, using her incredible skill with light and perspective as her constant. Amanda talks about her relationship with her collectors, her journey from theatre lighting to artist and what makes a painting differ from photography. Amanda has exhibited extensively and was invited to exhibit at t...

Talking Murals, motherhood and movement with contemporary artist Farrah Fortnam. Farrah is an acclaimed Bristol street artist with over 100 murals painted in 3 years alone. She has created stunning large murals for Upfest, the BRI and the Van Gogh Expo to name a few. Farrah painted two unicorns for the Unicornfest last summer. She also runs art workshops and classes. Her work is uplifting and beau...

Reduction, revealing and The Royal Academy, a cvonversation with one of the UK's most talented lino print artists, Alexandra Buckle. Alexandra lives in Bicester and draws inspiration from countryside walks and the changes in weather and season upon the landscape. These scenic discoveries are transformed into colourful, impressionistic linocuts. Most prints are worked in reduction whereby layers of...

I talk to contemporary landscape artist Ellis O'Connor about residencies, realism and routine. How the environment inspires her painting and how she uses what she feels rather than what she sees, to create her awe-inspiring works. Ellis O’Connor is a Contemporary Landscape Artist working in the medium of painting using mixed materials and various tools to create evocative and experimental interpre...

I talk to the wonderful landscape artist Cat Croxford about trousers, turquoise and teaching. How being raised by an artist Mum shaped her life and how she made the transition from the corporate world into full time artist. Cat is a professional artist based in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, taking most of her inspiration from woodlands and forests. Self taught, she grew up in a family of art...

Dive into the vibrant world of art through conversation with inspiring artists working across the artistic spectrum. Muralist Sarah Hodgkins talks to successful artists about their life and work. The Paint Pod proper launches on 8th March but here is a teaser as to what to expect. Until next week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.