The Painter's Dialectic

Dear Friends, Topic: Artist Interview Saloni Parekh Time: July 11th 2026, 2-3 pm Eastern This Saturday, I will be interviewing Indian-American artist Saloni Parekh from her artist residency at Alterworks StudiosWar. Her exhibition Orange Crescent will be on display this weekend.  This exhibition is on view everyday from 12PM-9PM from 6/27/26 until 7/14/26. Please note that the gallery will be clos...

Dear Friends,Topic: Artist Talk with RennardTime: April 14th 2026, 6-8 pm EasternTuesday April 14th, I am pleased to have Trinidadian-American artist Rennard Lake to discuss his paintings and his artistic journey. All donations for this month's group event will go toward supporting the Sudan Solidarity Collective. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=C9GCHUJN37MCG artisterrant.com S...

Dear Spiritual Friends, Topic: Exploring War Ethics Time: March 8th 2026, 12-2 pm Eastern This Sunday, I will be exploring the ethics of war with philosopher Dylan Ngan. War is one of the most challenging subjects in ethics and spirituality. How do we preserve human dignity in the most inhumane of human activities? Can a war ever be just? Is there a context or vocabulary to critique what is happen...

Dear Spiritual Friends,Topic: Interview of a Hospital ChaplainTime: January 28th 2026, 4-6 pm EasternThis month, I am interviewing a hospital Chaplain on providing care in critical moments. We will discuss his background and how he came to become an Anglican Friar. We will discuss service, embracing uncertainty, and American Christianity. As always, our space is open to all sincere seekers and no...

Dear Spiritual Friends, Topic: House Holder Artist Time: November 30th 2025, 12-2 pm Eastern This month, we will explore the artistic path of a House Holder Artist. This is someone who is not engaged in the art market. What value is there for having a home art practice? How can it affect our life? I will give a presentation on this topic, do a guided meditation, and guided art practice time. As al...

Dear Spiritual Friends, Topic: Artist Talk with Kenny Jordan Time: November 10th 2025, 6-8 pm Eastern This month, I have invited artist Kenny Jordan to speak about his new work for his upcoming exhibition. I will show images of his new works and we will have an open group discussion. As always, our space is open to all sincere seekers and no artistic skill is needed. Also feel free to invite frien...

Dear Spiritual Friends, Topic: Precious Human Rebirth Time: October 12th 2025, 12 - 2 pm Eastern This month, we’ll explore  Precious Human Rebirth  the rare and fortunate opportunity of being born as a human with the freedom and conditions necessary to practice the Dharma and progress toward enlightenment. As always, our space is open to all sincere seekers and no artistic skill is needed. Also fe...

Dear Spiritual Friends, Topic: The Path of Prayer Time: September 21th 2025, 12 - 2 pm Eastern Via Zoom :  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84467063532  This month, we’ll explore  the six perfections,  which are Buddhist virtues with Buddhist scholar Dylan Ngan.  As always, our space is open to all sincere seekers and no artistic skill is needed. Also feel free to invite friends. All donations for this m...

This month, we’ll explore  the practice of prayer in the Western traditions.  Together we’ll consider how prayer has served as a bridge between the worldly and the divine. We will also explore art-making as prayer. As always, our space is open to all sincere seekers and no artistic skill is needed. Also feel free to invite friends. All donations for this month's group event will go toward esta...

Dear Spiritual Friends, You’re warmly invited to the next gathering of the  Artist-Errant: Spiritual Friends Meditative Art Group , titled:  Monday, July 21, 2025  6:00 – 8:00 PM Eastern Time This month, we’ll journey into the great mystery — the ground of being that has been called Yahweh, God, Allah, Brahman, the Tao, the Dharmakāya, and, in physics, the Quantum Vacuum. Whether spoken of through...

Dear Friends, In these tumultuous times, when fear and uncertainty seem to fill the air, how can we remain grounded, positive, and clear-headed enough to accomplish what needs to be done? This is the central question we’ll explore in our upcoming Artist-Errant gathering. We’re honored to welcome  Rheam El Ruby  as our guest speaker — a child psychologist, clinical counselor, and Sufi mystic. Rheam...

5/19/2025 Artist-Errant Group- SpaciousnessFollow along at home to todays meditative art class on the concept of spaciousness. artisterrant.com Joshgreenart.com

Follow along in this meditative art class! 4/14/2025 Artist-Errant Group - Cultivating Unconditional Love In a world as turbulent as ours, it can be exhausting to have our expectations, hopes, fears, and circumstances constantly shaken or broken. The ground keeps shifting—and so many of us are left searching for something steady, something real. This meditative painting session is an invitation to...

This is a recording of an event for artisterrant.com . In today's episode, we will be having a dialog on cultivating attention as the foundation of living a good life , drawing from Buddhist and other philosophical traditions. This is an open conversation—everyone is welcome to participate, ask questions, and share insights. First will will give a introduction and definition to attention, then...

This is a free meditative art class recorded from a live event held by the esoteric art school artisterrant.com . If you would like to take the class, gather whatever art supplies you enjoy working with and a mirror. In this class we explore the concept of acceptance from a spiritual point of view. @spiritual.friends.artisterrant @josh_green_artist joshgreenart.com

In today’s episode, I present a meditation on how to seed beneficial habits. Rheam and I have been doing this meditation together for the past several months and share our results. This meditation completes a group of 4 meditations that would be great for a beginner getting to know themselves with out a big commitment to a meditation practice.  Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/thepainte...

In today’s episode, I interview theoretical physicist Phd Phillise Tiffeny Todd on her innovative theory bridging the study of Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness. She discusses that consciousness may be a quality of the Quantum Vacuum that shapes and affects the physical reality. Dr. Todd shares her theory on how this could be possible. If you would like to see more of Todd’s work go to her websi...

In today’s episode, I interviewed actress, author, and spiritual teacher Nancy B. Berggren on her 91 years of wisdom. Nancy expresses her key ideas from her spiritual practice and New Thought techniques. If you would like to study with Nancy she is teaching a course Living Out Loud, 7 Weeks to Uplift Your Life! Sept 9 through Nov 7. Just email her here to sign up for the course: nberggren16@gmail....

Today’s episode is a live recording of my artist talk at the 92nd st. Y in Manhattan. I am an instructor at 92Y, teaching 6 classes. The talk is titled Self-realization through Artistic Expression. What good is art? Why do we keep doing it? Art Center faculty and painter Josh Green to discuss the purpose behind his painting practice and the benefits art can offer us all. He shares his perspective...

In today’s episode, I present an experimental meditation I call the Habit-Breaker to psychologist Rheam El-Ruby. This meditation is beneficial for practicing mental flexibility and spontaneity by consciously breaking habits. Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/thepaintersdialectic/ Josh’s website Joshgreenart.com Josh’s school Greenatelier.art Josh’s Instagram @josh_green_artist

In today’s episode, Kenny and I do the second dialog developing a book I am writing. The title is the Center of Self. This series will show my ideation and creative process on how I develop these core ideas of my studio practice. I am completing the current series of paintings and would like this book to distill my studio practice and the body of work. Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/t...

In todays episode I interview artists Christian Pirskanen and Jennifer Janowski on their documentary Flowers for Hope which shows the human perspective of the War in Ukraine. Flowers for Hope on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqqGFTVESuU Portfolio: https://christianpirskanen.com https://jenniferjanowski.com instagram:  @jennifrufru @christianpirskanenphoto Josh’s website Joshgreenart.com...

In today’s episode I would like to start a series of dialog around a book I am writing. The title is the Center of Self. This series will show my ideation and creative process on how I develop these core ideas of my studio practice. I am completing the current series of paintings and would like this book to distill my studio practice and the body of work. Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.co...

In today’s episode, I start the second dialog in the Expanded States of Consciousness series with Amina, host of The Dream World podcast which is ranked as one of the top lucid dreaming podcasts on spotify. I primarily focus on interviewing Amina about her dream life, lucid dreaming techniques, running her dream business and podcast. Connect with Amina and listen to The Dream World podcast here: h...

In today’s episode, I present my version of Yoga Nidra to psychologist Rheam El-Rouby. This meditation is beneficial for deep relaxation, processing emotions, and repairing the body. Participate in the podcast! www.patreon.com/thepaintersdialectic/ Josh’s website Joshgreenart.com Josh’s school Greenatelier.art Josh’s Instagram @josh_green_artist