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Are you thinking of taking a watercolor class? Let’s sort out the pros and cons.

Wendy Soneson


    • Apr 24, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Paper

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 10:03


    Discussion of papers

    Is this art?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 7:22


    What determines whether something is art or not? Whether it is good art?

    On not being able to paint

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 11:24


    As I recover from surgery I'm thinking about why I can't paint now.

    Portrait artist of the year

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2023 9:43


    A review of a great series called Portrait Artist of the Year.

    Composing a subject

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 10:03


    How to decide what to include in a painting.

    Art can comfort and disturb

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 5:15


    A definition of fine art that may help to see art in a different light.

    What is good art?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 7:25


    What makes great works of art?

    Ai unpacked for artists

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 20:36


    Are you afraid of ai? Lister to this to ease your fears.

    Initial roadblocks to learning watercolor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 8:01


    How some new students have difficulty getting on board to watercolor process.

    Meditation and fine art process

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 12:23


    How painting process can offer the same benefits of meditation.

    Ai and fine art

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 5:15


    What's going to happen to art with the age of ai upon us?

    My art show

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 9:04


    Thoughts about putting together an art show.

    Intent when looking at art

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 8:14


    A few different approaches to viewing art.

    Ways to visit an art museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 10:00


    What is your intention in looking at great art? How to better achieve that goal.

    When techniques dominate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 6:22


    When can good technique hinder advancement as a fine artist?

    John Singer Sargent is the greatest watercolorist.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 7:20


    Why is he so good?

    Can art counteract the digital age?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 6:26


    Maybe art sessions can help heal the bad effects of constant interactions with digital devices.

    Open minded art viewing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 9:35


    Can a toddler make contemporary art? No. So what's going on with those scribbles and blotches that sell for millions?

    When materials inhibit growth as a fine artist

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 8:04


    Is there a difference between playing with different art materials and making true and meaningful fine art?

    What about natural creativity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022 7:02


    Will education destroy natural creativity?

    Let's talk about pigments.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 10:08


    What's in your paint and did anyone die making it?

    Pacing your time painting

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 5:22


    How to manage your creative time

    Three a's to remember when approaching a subject

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2022 6:12


    Don't pick up that brush until you have employed the three a's. Awareness of what's there. Assessment of the shapes colors, etc. Then action.

    The three i's. Ignore. Imitate. Impress. Three things to avoid.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 5:20


    Three things to watch out for when reaching an intermediate level of painting skills.

    Criticism of art

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 10:54


    Is criticism good for artists?

    Do altered states of mind affect creativity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 7:48


    Opening up to the way our ever changing bodily and mental states affect our creative process and how to use them or enhance them to be in flow.

    Extroverted and introverted artists

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 7:35


    How does personality type affect creativity?

    Beautiful flowers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 5:13


    How to approach dazzlingly beautiful subjects

    Generalization vs simplification of visuals in painting subjects

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2022 7:48


    Another level of deep observation. How to think beyond first impressions and avoid boring paintings.

    Subconscious vs unconscious painting

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 4:22


    Stay focused on the active creative work of painting and let the automatic do your bidding. But don't let the mindless unconscious run away with the process.

    Becoming an artist

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 5:10


    What external and internal influences shaped your create life?

    Seven kinds of contrast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 8:37


    Use this guide as you are creating a work of art to help you use tools of contrast to bring your vision to life.

    Is a painting ever finished

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 9:35


    How to not overpaint. When do you know it's time to stop painting?

    Expressing emotion through painting

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 3:51


    How do we convey emotion through painting?

    Brain function in painting

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2022 7:30


    How to think about both the automatic unconscious part of painting as well as the higher levels of creating.

    Relatively speaking. Who's the artist in your family?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2022 3:17


    Arguing that anyone can open the artist within. Not just certain people

    Five ways to appreciate art

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 9:58


    Learning from other peoples art and your own how to have an enriching experience. Five tips

    Sharing your process with others.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 8:41


    Whom should you show a work in progress to? What will help you move forward to deeper levels of expertise as a painter?

    Illustration vs fine arts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 10:57


    What is the difference between illustration vs fine arts both as consumer and creator?

    Upcoming zoom on Georgia O'keeffe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 3:43


    This Friday we are having another discussion and demo on the art of Georgia O'keeffe. Check out the series on wendysoneson.com. Secrets of the great watercolorists

    Mindfulness and art

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 16:55


    Why fine arts practice can mirror the effects of meditation and mindfulness practice.

    Painting the ocean

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 13:45


    Contemplating an upcoming zoom meeting about Winslow Homer. How do we approach a beautiful and challenging subject like the ever changing ocean?

    Hopper: secrets of great watercolorists

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 7:56


    Thoughts on upcoming zoom class about Edward Hopper. Wendysoneson.com

    Stealing ideas from other artists

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 8:33


    Let other original artists' ideas give you a starting point for your own innovations.

    Should you try to sell paintings?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 15:15


    This is what I know and believe about selling art.

    Secrets of great watercolorists

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 6:08


    A new series of zoom demonstrations for artists as well as art aficionados.

    What is art?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 8:26


    From a discussion about the difference between original, professional art vs amateur or commercial art. Identifying it in the world and the approach to making it.

    Four elements of art practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2022 9:13


    We progress as artists not just when holding a brush. Other factors keep us moving forward --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Art process as an escape

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 5:48


    What is the value of being in the art mind? Can it help us endure the hardships of everyday life?

    Copying great art

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 7:19


    Why do I ask my students to copy a great work of art? What do they learn? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Becoming an artist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 2:59


    I will be working on my book “becoming an artist “ this year and publishing excerpts weekly on Patreon.com/wendysoneson. Here is an introduction. To be published in 2023.

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