Painting Insights

Painting Insights Podcast is an online show where Richard K Blades and Simon Renshaw talk to professional painters, gallery owners, frame makers and curators. This week our guest is Wylee Risso. Painting Insights Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9383DcEAAJZ51wAihdXOrQ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaintingInsightsPodcast Wylee's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wyleerisso/ Wylee's Website: http://wyleerisso.squarespace.com Seattle Art Fair: https://seattleartfair.com Albina Press: https://www.instagram.com/albinapressart/?hl=en Emily Wise: https://www.emilyelizabethwise.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAae9W8UomMz9WGYKgoLQ8nba2NXGkS7Zt4hV_WPrJYyTjhbu-UGXDGqRrZD1LA_aem_vnUjrzv_w2r1HZ4MCHWgfg Simon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsez_artwork/ Simon's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SimonSezArtwork Richard's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richard.k.blades_art/ Richard's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/richardkblades_art

Painting Insights Podcast is an online show where Richard K Blades and Simon Renshaw talk to professional painters, gallery owners, frame makers and curators. This week our guest is James Bland. Painting Insights Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9383DcEAAJZ51wAihdXOrQ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaintingInsightsPodcast James's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.bland/ James's Website: https://www.jamesblandpaintings.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacKl0S2yL1gjVsWhDu8tbriT3TAhG9xDtgwHBIdZ5TJZd3X2ArWEHp-HMI9mA_aem_Ox7o-oicSk0rR5R8_6TQjw Tregony Contemporary: https://linktr.ee/TregonyContemporary?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadTPXVpCwBptOtmZ6nw_LOme-AHfLKPT5g7fxxDb9ZMFBQkWwfPjXPrm0ueEQ_aem_-7YAAa97DIlxnRSqBF5O_g Lilford Gallery: https://www.lilfordgallery.com/james-bland-canterbury Egoïst Gallery: https://egoistegallery.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadxu8dBnk25pUXJEuqDAs1YPxbB6F6yYfLwb4jm32TcH_8g6rMap7KC5hGjiQ_aem_Mbayt7bAJqDKayevPvShjA Natsoulas Gallery: https://natsoulas.com/artists/james-bland Contemporary British Portrait Painters: https://www.thecbpp.org Sarah Jane Moon: https://sarahjanemoon.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacitsrDXGhtpgF5F6lnfnW0KjmZtv1c08qtzcIrXggn-36ijERIoQHZ03LF2w_aem_fxix-fXFCAEsydzyIMKCXA New English Art Club: https://www.newenglishartclub.co.uk James's FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/james.bland.art/?locale=en_GB Simon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsez_artwork/ Simon's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SimonSezArtwork Richard's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richard.k.blades_art/

In this episode Richard and Simon talk to Mark Stopforth about his new book 'Alla Prima - Skies and Seas'

Painting Insights Podcast is an online show where Richard K Blades and Simon Renshaw talk to professional painters, gallery owners, frame makers and curators. This week Simon wraps up season four and show some highlights from their recent guests. Painting Insights Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9383DcEAAJZ51wAihdXOrQ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaintingInsightsPodcast Simon's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@simonsez_artwork Simon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsez_artwork/ Simon's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SimonSezArtworkThe Point Contemporary: https://thepointcontemporary.com Richard's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richard.k.blades_art/ Richard's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/richardkblades_art

Painting Insights Podcast is an online show where Richard K Blades and Simon Renshaw talk to professional painters, gallery owners, frame makers and curators. This week our guest is Michael John Ashcroft.Painting Insights Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9383DcEAAJZ51wAihdXOrQ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaintingInsightsPodcast Michael's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mj_ashcroft/ Michael's Website: https://michaeljohnashcroft.com Panter and Hall: https://www.panterandhall.com/collections/michael-ashcroft?srsltid=AfmBOopM9OGoOsaTZCL8ApupnLUYA1UU4WBVAG0bkLQQugGZcmAk35FS Mall Galleries: https://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/explore-artists/michael-john-ashcroft-roi Contemporary Six: https://www.contemporarysix.co.uk/viewing-room/11-michael-ashcroft-new-collection/ Hepplestone Fine Art: https://www.hepplestonefineart.com/product-category/artists/michael-ashcroft-artist/ Priory Gallery: https://www.priorybroadway.com/Art_Work.php?id=97&artid=2806&Artist=Michael_John_Ashcroft_ROI_MAFA&Artwork=The_Waldorf_Hotel,_London York Fine Arts: https://www.yorkfinearts.co.uk/artist-michael-john-ashcroft Scotland Art Gallery: https://scotlandart.com/collections/michael-ashcroft?srsltid=AfmBOoqLGJuAuM6W-1hE4rZlhujLlo90g1pbZOLqOmrNQN7ftzBRmZf2 Beaux Arts Bath: https://www.beauxartsbath.co.uk/artists/127-michael-ashcroft/ Simon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsez_artwork/ Simon's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SimonSezArtwork Richard's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richard.k.blades_art/ Richard's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/richardkblades_art

Painting Insights Podcast is an online show where Richard K Blades and Simon Renshaw talk to professional painters, gallery owners, frame makers and curators. This week our guest is Maggie Siner. Painting Insights Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9383DcEAAJZ51wAihdXOrQ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaintingInsightsPodcast Maggie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maggiesiner/ Maggie's Website: https://maggiesiner.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadz9C0E5TqrwYsZZIfbb8BOpJdpD6uOiYDHTegG1rVZL4PRGNgw28xvm6CcDA_aem_IQ_9fzDzktp5f4Hovstv9Q Calloway Fine Art And Consulting: https://callowayart.com/maggie-siner Peterson Contemporary Art: https://pcagallery.com/artist-works.php?artistId=369913&artist=Maggie%20Siner Anne Neilson Fine Art: https://anneneilsonfineart.com/artist/maggie-siner Galleria d'arte Arke: https://artearke.it/mostre/mostra-siner-2024.html Leipers Creek Gallery: https://leiperscreekgallery.com/artist/maggie-siner Berkley Gallery: https://www.berkleygallery.com/selected-works-by-artist/maggie-siner Simon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsez_artwork/ Simon's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SimonSezArtwork Richard's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richard.k.blades_art/ Richard's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/richardkblades_art

In this episode, Richard and Simon talk about art, galleries and literature. The Bonus Show will be a monthly feature which offers information from the personal experience of both of the podcast hosts.

Painting Insights Podcast is an online show where Richard K Blades and Simon Renshaw talk to professional painters, gallery owners, frame makers and curators. This week our guest is Nate Ross. Painting Insights Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9383DcEAAJZ51wAihdXOrQ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaintingInsightsPodcast Nate's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/n8drss/ Nate's Website: https://www.naterossart.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaaFos5RVjoCvZaJ7XqGsh7SionhMjRgb93yP4NtzeKGjZ1dYlDlihsLuzM_aem_D14Ny60qzYvrKXgvgoxKaA Painting With Lindsey And Nate: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDw8ebbGPcl_KqfRbm1J34Q Principle Gallery: https://www.principlegallery.com/alexandria-artist/nate-ross/ ABendGallery: https://abendgallery.com/art/afternoon-in-the-city-by-nate-ross-i Studio Gallery: https://www.studiogallerysf.com/nate-ross-inventory Simon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsez_artwork/ Simon's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SimonSezArtwork Richard's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richard.k.blades_art/ Richard's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/richardkblades_art

Painting Insights Podcast is an online show where Richard K Blades and Simon Renshaw talk to professional painters, gallery owners, frame makers and curators. This week our guest is Christine Code. Painting Insights Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9383DcEAAJZ51wAihdXOrQ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaintingInsightsPodcast Christine's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinecodefineart/ Christine's Website: https://www.christinecode.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYq4oO4anpIfiCoQaMOJZC5l6Gt0Qb4V7kf-TXsWQwODr-OkvvV9q1LhhY_aem_VMIpEkdjteFHiW0Vzh986A Christine's FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/christinecodefineart/?locale=en_GB Aquamaris Art Gallery: https://aquamarisartgallery.com/artist/code-christine/ Avens Gallery: https://theavensgallery.com/artist/christine-code/ Dervilia Art and Design: https://www.derviliaart.com/collections/christine-e-s-code Lovetts Gallery: https://www.lovettsgallery.com/christine-code The Harbour Gallery: https://theharbourgallery.co.uk/christine-code/ Horizon Fine Art Gallery: https://www.horizonfineartgallery.com/paintings/christine-code Summer and Grace Gallery: https://summergracegallery.com/artists/69-christine-code/works/ Montana Trails Gallery: https://www.montanatrails.com/artist/christine-code Martin House Gallery: https://martinhousegallery.com Dutch Art Gallery: https://dutchartgallery.net Simon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsez_artwork/ Simon's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SimonSezArtworkRichard's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richard.k.blades_art/

Painting Insights Podcast is an online show where Richard K Blades and Simon Renshaw talk to professional painters, gallery owners, frame makers and curators. This week our guest is Anna Rose Bain. Painting Insights Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9383DcEAAJZ51wAihdXOrQ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaintingInsightsPodcast Anna's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mirawaksman/ Anna's Website: https://www.miranwaksmanart.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZlKbqD0yNmSXel-I3-RUc58-GVZaBfrmeMrRwS20c2TUy_5znur3OSfqg_aem_X1PmQb_VIzlY5fiouPanxA Anna's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AnnaRoseBain/featured Anna's FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/annarosebain/ Life Lessons Through Art: https://www.instagram.com/p/DESWglXxhyh/?img_index=1 https://www.instagram.com/p/DESY90lxC9m/?img_index=1 Simon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsez_artwork/ Simon's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SimonSezArtwork Richard's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richard.k.blades_art/ Richard's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/richardkblades_art

Painting Insights Podcast is an online show where Richard K Blades and Simon Renshaw talk to professional painters, gallery owners, frame makers and curators. This week our guest is Mira Waksman. Painting Insights Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9383DcEAAJZ51wAihdXOrQ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaintingInsightsPodcast Mira's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mirawaksman/ Mira's Website: https://www.miranwaksmanart.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZlKbqD0yNmSXel-I3-RUc58-GVZaBfrmeMrRwS20c2TUy_5znur3OSfqg_aem_X1PmQb_VIzlY5fiouPanxA Simon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsez_artwork/ Simon's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SimonSezArtwork Richard's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richard.k.blades_art/ Richard's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/richardkblades_art

Painting Insights Podcast is an online show where Richard K Blades and Simon Renshaw talk to professional painters, gallery owners, frame makers and curators. This week our guest is Valérie Pirlot. Painting Insights Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9383DcEAAJZ51wAihdXOrQ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaintingInsightsPodcast Valérie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valeriepirlotart/ Valérie's Website: https://www.valeriepirlot.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabEVIhuPMIJGKY77rxpBDdb9rXBMliIFgcrUOKHk8ITcWys0BmIrLZCpvw_aem_3fn9A8jBj7eXsN4RYQ50vQ Simon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsez_artwork/ Simon's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SimonSezArtwork Richard's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richard.k.blades_art/ Richard's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/richardkblades_art

In this episode, Richard and Simon talk about art, galleries and literature. The Bonus Show will be a monthly feature which offers information from the personal experience of both of the podcast hosts.

Painting Insights Podcast is an online show where Richard K Blades and Simon Renshaw talk to professional painters, gallery owners, frame makers and curators. This week our guest is Mark Milroy. Painting Insights Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9383DcEAAJZ51wAihdXOrQ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaintingInsightsPodcast Mark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mark_milroy/ Mark's Website: https://www.markmilroy.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaby3JKok5Mti-YhQeRyZ8JyWyhDews_QBswtxwAfXafMovPbeuMT-QIQfI_aem_Fk-rkoF8RgiV5oCbUbbg0Q Pamela Salisbury Gallery: https://pamelasalisburygallery.com/exhibition/mark-milroy/ Richard's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richard.k.blades_art/ Richard's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/richardkblades_art Simon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsez_artwork/ Simon's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SimonSezArtwork

Painting Insights Podcast is an online show where Richard K Blades and Simon Renshaw talk to professional painters, gallery owners, frame makers and curators. This week our guest is Frances Featherstone. Painting Insights Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9383DcEAAJZ51wAihdXOrQ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaintingInsightsPodcast Frances's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/C6rfFqCLjOD/?img_index=1 Frances's Website: https://www.francesfeatherstone.co.uk/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZV0FvgyEUvBihJxbHYC4xbgJJS7WWWSRsiUvvR47KEdk2CJwJOOa40Bdc_aem_wG1qz1vP97n-5UYndO32Pg Silson Contemporary: https://silsoncontemporaryart.co.uk Fairfax Gallery: https://www.fairfaxgallery.com/artist/frances-featherstone/ Frances's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FrancesFeatherstoneArtist/?locale=en_GB Richard's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richard.k.blades_art/ Richard's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/richardkblades_art Simon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsez_artwork/ Simon's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SimonSezArtwork

Painting Insights Podcast is an online show where Richard K Blades and Simon Renshaw talk to professional painters, gallery owners, frame makers and curators. This week our guest is Yo Rühmer. Painting Insights Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9383DcEAAJZ51wAihdXOrQ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaintingInsightsPodcast Yo's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yomalt/ Yo's Website: https://yoruehmer.de/pleinairmalerei/ Yo's Illustration Account: https://www.instagram.com/yoillustriert/following/ Yo's Illustration Website: https://yoruehmer.de/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaa0gCkGjaerKeNfWEuDNr1-0NsWFpoYHcZYyI20sGGQ5_5eim7GklUKRus_aem_WPFHzy5awZCE9ykPhVs-MA Richard's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richard.k.blades_art/ Richard's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/richardkblades_art Simon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsez_artwork/ Simon's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SimonSezArtwork

Painting Insights Podcast is an online show where Richard K Blades and Simon Renshaw talk to professional painters, gallery owners, frame makers and curators. This week our guest is Yo Rühmer. Painting Insights Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9383DcEAAJZ51wAihdXOrQ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PaintingInsightsPodcast Yo's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yomalt/ Yo's Website: https://yoruehmer.de/pleinairmalerei/ Yo's Illustration Account: https://www.instagram.com/yoillustriert/following/ Yo's Illustration Website: https://yoruehmer.de/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaa0gCkGjaerKeNfWEuDNr1-0NsWFpoYHcZYyI20sGGQ5_5eim7GklUKRus_aem_WPFHzy5awZCE9ykPhVs-MA Richard's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richard.k.blades_art/ Richard's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/richardkblades_art Simon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsez_artwork/ Simon's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SimonSezArtwork

In this episode, Richard and Simon talk about art, galleries and literature. The Bonus Show will be a monthly feature which offers information from the personal experience of both of the podcast hosts.

In this episode, artist Owen Rival chats with Simon about his artistic journey. Born in Toronto, Owen's colourful and expressive style of figurative work is exciting and emotionally resonant.

In this episode, artist Valeria Duca chats with Simon about her artistic journey. Based in Oslo, Valeria's beautiful and expressive style of figurative work is exciting and emotionally resonant.

In this episode, artist Nikke Naeme chats with Simon about his artistic journey. Based in Amsterdam, Nikke's idiosyncratic and expressive style of figurative work is exciting and immediately recognisable.

In this episode, painter Max White chats with Simon about his artistic journey. Max is a landscape and interior painter based in the UK, mainly working in Oils he discusses his inspirations and approach to painting. A fantastic listen.

A New Year's Episode From Painting Insights

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This week's episode is with Ange Bell

This week's episode is with John Brosio

This is the End of Season 3 Review

Currently based in Indianapolis, C.W. Mundy is a Master Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America, he holds Master Status with the American Impressionist Society, and regularly sells out artist workshops nationwide. However, this true renaissance man is also a member of the Disco Mountain Boys, a popular Indy-based bluegrass band consisting of other highly-skilled musicians committed to their current professions, yet in need of a musical outlet.

Kimball is a realist landscape painter from the USA. His paintings capture the splendour and majesty of the American Landscape.Kimball explains“I experimented with Plein Air painting and found that the more time I spent outdoors, the more I wanted landscape to be a part of my life. I made a decision to devote my career to the study of nature through painting. Spending time out in nature is a necessity for me, both as an artist and as a human being. I think John Muir said it best when writing about the Sierra Nevada Mountain passes, “They will kill care, save you from deadly apathy, set you free, and call forth every faculty into vigorous, enthusiastic action. Even the sick should try these so-called dangerous passes, because for every unfortunate they kill, they cure a thousand.” Going forward in my career as an artist, I want my work to capture nature and its idiosyncrasies. I hope that by doing so I can remind people about the real world that surrounds them.”

Born in 1965, and raised in Yokohama. Itaru's paintings draw deep from the imagination and create an uncanny sense of both realism and fantasy. This is a fascinating interview with the contemporary Japanese Artist.

Dan Marshall is a nationally renowned watercolor artist, demonstrator and instructor located in Denver, CO. He is an avid plein air painter, producing the majority of his work on location. He has been featured in and written articles for Watercolor Artist, Southwestern Art, Plein Air Magazine and OutdoorPainter.com and has received multiple awards from juried shows and invitational events including. He has previously served as a juror for The National Watercolor Society, The Colorado Watercolor Society and The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association.

Jack Hewitt is a self taught British oil painter based in East London, primarily focused on figurative, portrait and still life painting. Jack joins Simon in this episode to talk about his work and his journey to becoming a painter.

Ken Nwadiogbu is a Nigerian multidisciplinary artist who lives and works between London, United Kingdom and Lagos, Nigeria. Initially trained as a civil engineer, Nwadiogbu pivoted to fine art, where he first gained acclaim for his hyperrealistic charcoal drawings. His artistic journey has since evolved into more conceptual works that engage a diverse array of techniques. He now holds an MA from the Royal College of Art, London.Ken's work is known for addressing critical themes such as identity, displacement, and socio-political control. His unique approach merges intellectual rigor with playful ingenuity, creating visually arresting compositions that challenge viewers to reconsider their perspectives.

Adam Taylor is a British contemporary artist. His paintings are abstract, minimalist compositions depicting dreamlike worlds. Working predominantly in oils and using a limited pallette, he often plays with the use of grids to divide his work and create discord. He trained and obtained his degree in Fine Art in 2004 at Cardiff School of Art. In 2022, Adam was selected by the artist Sean Scully to exhibit alongside him at a group show in London.

This week we are joined by Hannah Ivory Baker“I am a self-taught artist based in North London painting flora, seascapes and landscapes. I work predominantly in oil paint explores the dynamic interplay between texture, light, and form. I am deeply inspired by the natural world, particularly the rugged Cornish coastline and the serene Somerset Levels. These landscapes provide a wealth of artistic opportunities, each possessing the essential elements necessary for creative interpretation and expression.”

Maria Rose ROI is a British oil painter, with a contemporary take on the great British landscape painting tradition. Maria works mostly outside, from life, letting nature and the seasons guide her, attempting to capture the essence of a place or moment in time. Maria understands the quiet beauty of the English landscape and celebrates the subtle shifts in light through our unique and ever-changing seasons."When you work in tune with nature you realise how fleeting these precious moments are; every light situation, every sky, every change in the weather are all completely unique and painting is my attempt to try and record this transience."Maria has exhibited with the South West Academy, the Royal Institute of Oil painters, the Chelsea Art Society, the Royal Society of Marine Artists and the New English Art Club and is a member of the British Plein Air Painters. Prizes include the Julian Barrow Award for a Painting (CaS 2017) and Windsor and Newton Young Artist 2nd Prize (ROI 2017).Maria was a contestant on Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2018.Maria was elected a Member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) in 2023.More info here

This week we are joined by Gita Joshi. Gita is an independent curator, Art collector, author and podcaster. Her insights into the Art world and experience of working with artists, galleries and institutions provides her with a deep understanding of the Art world which she shares in this fascinating interview.

Patrick Saunders is an award-winning artist who travels the globe, creating fine art, teaching painting workshops, and judging painting competitions. Patrick paints a variety of subjects, including portraits, landscapes, cityscapes, and florals."I believe that art is the act of creation. The result, whether it is a painting, sculpture, photograph etc., is simply a record of the creation experience. My approach is to free myself from preconceived visual beliefs and interpret the world directly before me. In so doing, I rediscover the colors, textures and values of everyday life that we otherwise take for granted. This is what drives me to paint and what I encourage in my students.My art is the product of diligence in practice. I do not believe in talent. I believe that all of us have the potential to create art, if we choose to dedicate ourselves to the pursuit."

Hillary Scott (b. 1979) is an academically trained landscape painter from northeast Massachusetts. She earned her BFA from UMass Lowell (2002) in studio art with a concentration in illustration. She illustrated books for many years before making the transition to landscape painting in 2014. Hillary has an affinity for coastal scenes, wetlands, and skies and finds endless inspiration in the beautiful New England landscape

Jason is moved by the beauty of nature and our modern world and is interested in narrative and metaphor. His work searches for a way to express an emotion, experience, a moment or an event. By seeking out the truth in nature, he explores his most authentic self. As it turns out, that results in being a rather silly person. Jason's work is timeless at first glance because he uses traditional techniques. However, the work's subject matter ultimately interjects the technique's seriousness with humor, dissolving any lingering tension from such a controlled and skilled hand. Jason is continuously discovering new meaning in his work. The work is not meant to be static; it takes time to get into it and peel back the layers to get to the truth.Jason Polins lives and works in the Boston area. He has a BFA from Boston University and Graduate degree from the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy. He returned stateside to pursue direct studies with notable painters Nelson Shanks and Gary Hoffmann. His genres include portraiture, figure, still life, and landscape/cityscape. Polins works in pen, graphite, charcoal, and oil paint.In addition to painting, Jason Polins also teaches art classes in oil painting, drawing in his atelier and several local art centers.Find out more about Jason here

Lisa Lebofsky is a nomadic plein air painter, collaborating with nature and people. She paints the susceptibility of nature, correlating its restlessness with our own human vulnerabilities. Her direct participation with the landscape is vital to imbue a painting with the energy of a specific place, so that viewers can connect viscerally: to move, excite and engage them. The paintings are on surfaces that remain visible through various layers of paint, permeating the entire image. The push and pull of lights and darks, opacity and transparency, abstract and real, enhances the variability of these transient scenes. By painting in this dichotomous manner, nature becomes a metaphor for our emotional struggles and encounters.

Although artistic blood runs through his veins, Nicholas, a third-generation artist born in 1993 in St. Louis, Missouri, did not discover his love of artistic inspiration and creation until 2014.Nicholas appreciates the characteristics of a variety of artistic mediums and, therefore, does not restrict himself to one. Typically, he expresses himself through gouache, pastels, charcoal, oils, and digital although he has also been known to work in photography and to use his own body as a canvas. Nicholas' drive to create echoes as a visceral compulsion. Fortunately, he has orchestrated his life in a way that he surrounds himself with habits of artistic exploration, offering a multitude of subjects to satiate his creative appetite. Nicholas sees inspiration as not a dream to be waited and wished upon, but as a muse of opportunity born of the willingness to seek out and appreciate the beauty in his surroundings. Learn more here

Award winning artist, Marjorie Hicks's canvases capture the play of light and the drama of shadow and color that fall on any and all of her subjects. As much as she enjoys painting. She is also a popular teacher to artists. John Singer Sargent, Joaquin Sorolla, Henry Potthast among others continue to inspire her works. Marjorie is grateful for the talented and supportive community of artists in Nashville, where she resides. She is equally at home painting commissioned portraits in studio or outdoor scenes in a style inspired by the Impressionists.Find more about Marjorie here

Edward Povey was born in 1951 in London, England, and grew up as an only child, painting obsessively and writing prose and music. He studied drawing at Eastbourne College of Art and Design, and then psychology and painting at The University of Wales. While in his twenties, he made his name as a mural painter, and was filmed by the BBC while he created 25 massive murals. He later came to regard this period as his apprenticeship.In 1982 he moved his studio to the Caribbean Island of Grenada for seven years. This adventurous decision was taken to allow him to concentrate on painting on canvas and to give himself a fresh vision away from the fame and distractions derived from his murals. During this time his work began to be acquired by collectors in the United States. He studied color and composition with established artists such as the Danish architectural abstractionist Paul Klose, the American colorist Malcolm T. Liepke, and the Belgian art dealer Jan de Maere. By 1991, he was showing in John Whitney Payson's New York gallery beside 20th Century American masters, and over the next three decades his work was on exhibition in galleries spanning seven countries.In 1991 The University of Wales commissioned Povey to create a major painting for a chamber concert hall in Wales, measuring 20 x 40 feet, for which he designed a work with intensely direct narrative, comprising seven panels framed by trompe-l'oeil stonework. The mural is called the Hall of Illusion, and is considered one of the ten most important university owned artworks, as stated by the London Times.By the year 2000, Povey's work was acquired by prominent institutions including The National Museum of Wales; MOMA Wales; the National Library of Wales; the Glynn Vivien Art Museum; the Anglesey Museum Art Collection and numerous corporate art collections, and in 2018 The British Library documented his career for the British nation.Povey is preoccupied with the human experience in general, and his own personal experiences steeped in adventure. As a child he was unusually sensitive and empathic, prone to fainting. He has had three marriages through two wars, in Israel and in the Caribbean. There is a clear development in his art, from observations on society in his 1970s' murals, through family psychology and symbolism in his works of the 1990s, and culminating with insights into individual human vulnerability and mortality in his current paintings.His paintings were most recently exhibited in 2023 at the European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona, described by the museum as a curated selection of the most outstanding artists in contemporary representational art. He lives and works in Devon, England, and still devotes up to a hundred hours a week to his work.

This week's episode is with David Shevlino.David Shevlino was born in Jersey City, NJ in 1962. A graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the University of Pennsylvania, he also studied at the Art Students' League in New York. Growing up near NYC, Shevlino was exposed to art as a teenager. He began making trips to art museums at age 15 and developed a love of traditional figurative painting. His early work was very traditional and classically inspired. However, after many years of experimenting, Shevlino began exploring a looser paint application which stradles the line between representational painting and abstraction. This "in between" area is where the painter feels most comfortable and best able to express his artistic voice. His paintings are characterized by broad brushstrokes, a sensuous application of paint and an obvious feel for tonal harmonies. At the same time, the artist demonstrates a firm sense of control, tightening up the composition through his deft modeling of the human form. Shevlino has exhibited work nationally in both solo and group exhibits over the past two decades and currently lives in NC.

We have come to the end of season II. Thank you to all our viewers, listeners and supporters. In this episode Simon and Richard catch up and share some news and look back on season II.We look forward to seeing you all soon

This week we are joined by the wonderful Heather Jeanne Chontos. Heather's dynamic and idiosyncratic style is immediately recognisable. She joins us to discuss her work and share insights from her creative journey.“As a painter, I work impulsively, harnessing the power of gestures to create instinctive compositions that combine bold colours, dynamic marks and organic forms. Rather than using brushes or other traditional tools, I apply paint with scraps of plastic, such as hotel-room key cards, or draw and scratch at the surface using the paint tube itself. The fine edges of my chosen instruments allow me to draw long, penetrating lines and create large, highly saturated fields of colour.”Heather Jeanne Chontos

This week we are joined by Pete Monaghan. Living and working in North Wales, Pete's idiosyncratic approach to mark making and composition result in fascinating paintings that are concerned with both landscape and architecture. Pete says of his work “Most of my work is concerned with vernacular architecture, especially of the “celtic fringes” of Wales, Ireland and Scotland but also the higher slopes of the Alps”.Learn more about Pete here

This week we are joined by Zoey Frank, a representational oil painter whose work includes perceptual painting, narrative, and formal investigations. Zoey shares insights from her creative journey along with thoughts on painting, passion for representing the figure and working on a large scale.Find out more about Zoey Frank here

This week we are joined by Gavin Glakas. Gavin is a painter and teacher whose draftsmanship and technical skills result in brilliant paintings, capturing the life and soul of the scene. From plein air landscapes to portraiture, Gavin shares insights into his creative journey and development as a painter.Learn more about Gavin here