The Studio - Danny Grant

On this episode Danny talks with artist Sarah Sedwick about the importance of studio time even when she's not painting, the satisfaction of seeing her work framed and hung together in a gallery, how she typically spends her time in a day, mentoring students online, and much more.

In this episode Danny talks with artist Jon Wos about the reopening of Quent Cordair Fine Art Gallery in defiance of lockdown orders, developing a love for creating things while dealing with a tough disability, the important role self portraits have played in his life, lessons he learned from Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead, how he got into making stained and blown glass, and much more.

In this episode Danny talks with artist Julie Beck about how the things she loves about math and science she also finds in painting, her weekly work schedule, teaching and administrating at ARA Boston, missing her studio because of covid-19 lockdowns, her process of developing paintings and ideas, working from life, photo reference and imagination, and so much more.

In this episode Danny and Scott discuss handling bad reviews, finding your own path as an artist, Scott's passion for working on the light fantasy book for young adults he's writing and illustrating, new content for his Patreon page, free content on his website and much more!

In this episode Danny talks with good friend Todd Casey about his new book, The Art of Still Life, his process for composing paintings, his practice of taking notes in a sketchbook, looking for inspiration everywhere, the importance of making your work your own, and … Tom Brady.

In this episode Danny talked with Juliette Aristedes about the importance of building rest into our lives, the way social media changes the way we see and experience art, the role of art in the public sphere, the way experiencing beauty in our day to day surroundings can have a profoundly positive effect on us, and so much more.

Danny talks with Patricia Watwood about the significance of painting with sincerity, the courage to follow your own voice, the process of preparing for her solo show, her daily schedule, and MUCH MORE!!!

In this episode Danny talks with artist Gregory Mortenson about the conversion of his art student's apartment to a proper family home, his legacy of abuse and neglect to his children (just kidding!), his strategy for achieving success post atelier study, the impact of the portrait society on his career, his favorite tactics for staying productive in the studio, and much more!

On this episode Danny talks with artist Jas Knight about his love and dedication to the craft of drawing and painting from life, the importance of being as productive as possible, his disciplined daily schedule, how he met his largest collector, his love for the music of Bill Evans, and much much more.

In this episode Danny sat down with Casey Baugh at FACE 18 in Miami to talk about Casey's current works in progress, his process for creating new work, the importance he places on meditation and reflection, his thoughts on failure and fearlessness, and much more!

In this episode Danny talks with Hyeseung Marriage-Song about her daily studio routine, the book she's in the process of writing and finding a publisher for, her current multi-painting project, what it means to her to be fearless in the studio, and much more!

In this episode John Coleman talks with Danny about his earliest professional art job at a hair studio in Hollywood, his many years as a businessman - and how he transferred that knowledge to building his art career, his passion for mythology - and the role that plays in his choice of subject matter, his view of Western art as traditional art, the importance of authenticity in Western art, and so much more. 

In this episode Jacob talks with Danny about getting back to making sculptures after many years, his daily schedule, what's happening at Grand Central Atelier, his proposal to categorize artists based on their studio practices, and much more.

n this episode Deborah Paris talks with Danny about her morning walks in nature, changing directions with her work at different times in her career, the pluses and minuses of the one-man show, her approach to teaching online, and much more.

James Tennison talks with Danny about his experiences as a portrait artist, the benefits of working with an artist agency, painting Texas governors Ann Richards and Rick Perry, his desire to sell more work through galleries, and much more!

In this episode Danny talks with artist Joshua LaRock about relocating from New York City to North Carolina, being a part of the ACOPAL group that visited China, opening the East Oaks Studio, the artist as entrepreneur, and more

In this episode Danny talks with artist Qiang Huang (pronounced Chong Wong) about his hectic workshop schedule, his former career as an optical engineer, growing up in China, beginning as a daily painter, his meditation practice, and so much more.

In this episode Jeff Legg talks with Danny about his earliest and most influential mentor, his journey from bicycle shop owner to full-time artist, his experience as an art student in Minneapolis, giving his career over to Jesus Christ, the importance of being a member of OPA to his career, and much more.

In this interview Danny and artist Joseph Daily discuss his daily schedule, his favorite time of day for plein air painting, training with Marvin Mattelson, winning Best of Show at the PSoA, hisupcoming workshop in Los Gatos, CA, and much much more!

In this episode Danny talks with Artist Kevin Wueste about Kevin's daily schedule, his passion for teaching, his journey from being a Microsoft exec to a professional artist via training in Santa Fe, San Francisco, Manhattan, and Brooklyn, and much much more!

In this episode Courtney tells Danny about Brian Trekell's trek to Japan to learn the art of brush making, the company's decision to go all in on social media, the gallery show they are curating for this summer, some of their most popular products, and more!

In this episode Danny talks with Gabriela Dellosso about her weekly schedule, how she turned her obsession for costumes and all things Victorian into her painting aesthetic, the importance of following your artistic voice, painting large, and her passion for researching and writing about female painters largely lost to history.

Danny talks with Todd Casey about his upcoming show at Rehs Gallery in NYC, where he finds inspiration for future paintings, leaving his full-time job, winning first place for still life at the Portrait Society of America member's show for 2nd year in a row, and much more.

In part II of their conversation Quent opens the episode by reading a recent flash fiction piece of his expressing his feelings about the first presidential debate of 2016. Quent and Danny talk about how important it is for artists to know what is meaningful to them, to have the courage to express that in their art, creating art in difficult times, and more.

In this episode Danny and Quent have wide ranging conversation about Quent's life in the arts. We get to hear about the voice over artist Quent has chosen for his audio books, his possible collaboration with an illustrator on future projects, how sees connections between painting and writing, and much much more.

In this episode Danny talks with artist Abbey Ryan and she tells him what it means to be a daily painter, why it's crucial to know yourself as an artist, how important it is to have a daily practice, why she doesn't like tapas, and SO MUCH MORE!! zqgsm57z

In this episode Danny talks with Andrew Ameral about his school, the Golden Gate Atelier, his life as an art student and instructor at the Florence Academy, his experience as an instructor at the SF Academy of Art University, the joys of a good massage, the importance to artists of staying fit, and so much more!

In this episode Danny talks with artist Danny Ferland about his new gallery representation in Vancouver, life as a portrait artist in Quebec, a road trip north to powow with Native Americans, his lifelong martial arts training, his experience as an art student in NYC, and his current daily schedule.

In this interview Danny talks with gallerist Lance Rehs and gets a look from the other side of the gallery/artist relationship. Lance discusses all the things galleries do to warrant taking a 50% commission on sales. Danny and LAnce also talk about how a gallery can help artists to regulate the flow of their work, the importance of the story behind the artist and artwork, and what makes a good artist website.

In this episode Danny talks with the publisher of Fine Art Connoiseur and Plein Air magazine, Eric Rhoads. They discuss Eric's entreprenurial career and how his love of art and entrepreneurship came together when he created Fine Art Connoisseur. Eric also discusses his first art lesson at the age of forty, his good fortune in meeting Peter Trippi and hiring Steve Dougherty.

In this episode Graydon Parrish talks about creating a collector base through relationships forged outside of the art world, the importance of regional artwork and artists, and the emergence of a new art movement called Post Contemporary.

Tony talks about finding inspiration in the magic of Disneyworld, his recent one man show at Joshua Liner Gallery, the sad state of art education in today's universities, why he chooses to have a studio outside his home, and much more.

Danny and Hollis talk about Hollis' work schedule, teaching a class at the Lyme Art Association, posing models, the stacks of paintings that fill Hollis' home and what he plans to do with them, Hollis' desire to show in a modern gallery next to modern paintings and have his paintings considered modern, a nutty show Richard Prince had, and SO MUCH MORE !!!

DAnnhy Grant interviews artist Todd Casey and learns about his daily schedule, his upcoming one man show, the books and music he's inspired by and much much more.

Doug shares thoughts and tips on productivity, talks about the trials of his recently completed commission, and gives advice on using different mediums to slow down or quicken drying time of paint . . . and much more!

Bryan Larsen talks about his work schedule, doing commission work, his relationship with his gallery and more.

Episode 1 of The Studio podcast by Danny Grant. Danny interviews artist Scott Waddell.