While Waiting For Paint To Dry

In this episode, Cam and Michael discuss how to manage the demands of being an artist in the modern age, the point of going to museums, stress testing your ideas through discourse, closed minded people, and optimizing for the online world. ______________________________________________ Subscribe to the channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WhileWaitingForPaintToDry?sub_confirmation=1⁠ Follow us on In...

In this episode, Cam and Michael discuss integrating/shedding influences, divine clarity, communion with something outside of yourself, the role of intelligence in art, and cultivating a garden. ______________________________________________ Subscribe to the channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WhileWaitingForPaintToDry?sub_confirmation=1⁠ Follow us on Instagram: Podcast: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/...

In this episode, Cam and Michael discuss an idea for an intentionally boring college lecture, the difference between academics and artists, an ethical approach to designing architecture in the modern day, why it’s necessary for an artist to be dissatisfied, and how stories are an effective way to communicate information. ______________________________________________ Subscribe to the channel: ⁠htt...

In this episode, Cam and Michael discuss social contagion, various conspiracy theories, the influence of technological progress, and trajectory of society. ______________________________________________ Subscribe to the channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WhileWaitingForPaintToDry?sub_confirmation=1⁠ Follow us on Instagram: Podcast: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/wwfp2d/⁠ Cam: ⁠https://www.instagram.co...

an organism of many humans, are we living in the future or an ancient time?, engineering human evolution, the LeBron James of Life, the most ‘Human’ painting i’ve ever seen / let God cook, what to do if you’re a doomsday-er, nobody told me what to do, why you shouldn’t commit a sin for instant gratification, fall in with the right crowd ______________________________________________ Subscribe to t...

WFH personalities, the engine and the steering wheel, is this ‘me’? / is this ‘good’?, harmonizers and disrupters, what’s the best way to use my time?, where a Generalist belongs, networking on anti-social media, our growing dissatisfaction with local entertainment, more convenience = less patience, the ever-optimizing human condition, there are two types of people in the world ___________________...

fake office conversations, digging holes / dirt therapy, life is just moving things around, cam is starting a jiu-jitsu gym, could you do this for the rest of your life?, on the other side of discomfort and challenge is the better version of you, energy is the currency of the universe, images impress attitudes upon the body / sublime, Arizona is for aliens / surrealism, you should only do somethin...

a belief system based on radical optimism, why stealing has no benefits, why it’s important to believe these things, the war with surveillance is upon us, how AI is corrupting human history, your ability to think is controlled by a private company, AI as inspiration and influence, expanding the domain of understanding, AI consciousness vs human consciousness, how we make sense of reality, would it...

the inner peace of an artist, stepping into the shoes of an alien, rules of rejection, this is a D.A.R.E. podcast, losing my religion , if your parents were Muslim you would probably be Muslim, how the high school cafeteria made me into a painter, struck down by God for uncovering the levers of the universe, an ever-growing control room, Apple Watch enemy, things that suck about getting older, a f...

world history for visual learners, history as a system, why it’s important for a plumber to know algebra, did sports keep me from developing a personality?, there’s gold here, 9 means the end, should i call her?, the universe gives everyone their own test, upholding your principles can stop a flood, FIFA origin, an OCD rationalization, Principle vs Intuition, why the Epstein Files haven’t been rel...

flattening the world, a window into a boundless world, what comes next?, how to use colored pencils like an architect, the edge of understanding, the comfort of a gun to the back of your head, running a marathon vs digging for treasure (reversal), the last time we felt a sense of accomplishment, modern misconceptions of gratification, Michael’s biggest fear, aspirations to be a madman, coming to t...

comparison is offensive, how to behave at an art exhibition, how are you measuring the success of your work?, art shouldn’t have to explain itself, something old something new something borrowed something blue, should i be more mysterious?, people would talk about 9/11 a lot less if everyone knew exactly what happened and why, all i want is to want nothing, the task of the human experience, the pr...

disobedient citizens, consequences of the process, logic / intuition / tendency, medium is the problem and the solution is hierarchy, television screen pixels, dancing coffee beans, what time of day are the shingles on the roof?, paintings about scale, God might actually be in time-out, burning ants with a magnifying glass, brain like a punch card, bucket analysis, what is the truth?, the way you...

what you picture when you pee, Cam declares 8’s are purple, sociological geometry, memory pancakes, where should the next line go?, doing what feels wrong, Yegor said the longer your paint brush the more powerful it is, paint doesn’t want you to hold your breath, looking at the weather when you should be measuring how fast something is going, a middle finger to your own box, idea seeds. articulati...

a terrible spoon experience, the catalogue of everything you shouldn’t do, everyone has a world inside of them, swimming on the surface trying to find the right spot to dive for treasure, if you're just trying to make something good you aren’t making art, Cam’s family photos, Rush / big painting in a Little Room, the artist barrier, sucking is the best thing you can do, crash out, my brain is full...

your ideas aren’t yours and your feelings don’t matter, teamwork, nothing profound is on the surface, name three other songs on that album, Cam will not be tricked, please tell me why the world isn’t what i think it is but also don’t convince me the world isn’t what i think it is, is the right thing to do always the right thing to do?, don’t go to ice cream stands that have too many options for fl...

my mom told me it’s done does that mean it’s done?, in the painting vs outside the painting, continuity and execution, the ingredients of totality, the boundary between product and residue, Cam the shepherd, someone else is already thinking about inventing what you’re thinking about inventing, it’s your job to look at the painting, a problem, beginnings and endings or the middle?, everyone dies in...

bananas before bed, digging for treasure vs running a marathon, OCD in training, disorganization is an anesthetic, chicken salad studio, art has nothing to do with commerce, palimpsest paintings, chaos is a cop-out / calculated accidents, the bowling lanes of painting, building a painting brick by brick, my body is a machine ______________________________________________ Subscribe to the channel:...