Savvy Painter Podcast With Antrese Wood

Part 2 with Cameron Schmitz. If you haven’t had a chance to listen to part one, you may want to go back so that it all makes sense.In this episode, Cameron and Antrese talk about the biggest mistake artists make in pricing their work, we talk about some of the misconceptions artists have about collectors, and dig into what drives people to collect art. Cameron also shares how she balances her studio, her toddler, her teaching schedule and how it has impacted her creativity. With everything she has going on, Im wondering if she secretly wears a cape to manage all that.**Support the podcast** Savvy Painter is a labor of love. It takes significant resources to keep it going, if you find inspiration or value in the Savvy Painter interviews, please consider making a modest donation to show your support: http://savvypainter.com/supportSupport the show

Cameron Schmitz in the first of a two part interview. In this segment, we talk about what it means to be a professional artist, how the audience plays a critical role, and how her roles of artist, teacher, and curator combine into a balanced 'trifecta'. We talk about why many artists stop making art and common threads Cameron has noticed from supporting so many other artists. There is a lot of great information in this episode, like some of the events Cameron holds at the Drawing room to get collectors and artists excited about the art.**Support the podcast** Savvy Painter is a labor of love. It takes significant resources to keep it going, if you find inspiration or value in the Savvy Painter interviews, please consider making a modest donation to show your support: http://savvypainter.com/supportSupport the show

JD Wissler has been having a decades long love affair with clouds. He is fascinated with the nuances, the fleeting moments, the way the light bounces off of them. It’s an obsession, really, but one I can understand.In this episode, we talk about his fascination with a single topic, overcoming perfectionism, when a painting is finished, curating your own work, how the art world is changing and his habit of finding learning experiences in everything weaves in and out of the conversation.** Support the podcast **Savvy Painter is a labor of love. It takes significant resources to keep it going, if you find inspiration or value in the Savvy Painter interviews, please consider making a modest donation to show your support: http://savvypainter.com/supportSupport the show

Karin Jurick's framing business took a dive after 9/11. In a desperate attempt to save the shop and to keep from having to layoff her employees, she began to paint. Karin kept the framing business going for another 7 years by subsidizing the shop with sales from her oil paintings. Eventually painting became more lucrative than her framing business.Karin sells the majority of her work online using eBay. In this episode, Karin and I talk about building a fanbase, trust, getting payments and how she navigates the sometimes choppy waters of selling art online.Support the podcast- Savvy Painter is a labor of love. It takes significant resources to keep it going, if you find inspiration or value in the Savvy Painter interviews, please consider making a modest donation to show your support: http://savvypainter.com/supportSupport the show

Stanka Kordic graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art with an illustration degree and quickly discovered she needed to adapt and reinvent herself.In this episode, Stanka shares how she found collectors initially and what happened later when she pivoted to social media and to find collectors and galleries that interested her. She shares how she used the artist community to guide her choices and help her avoid gallery pitfalls. We also talk about her techniques and thought processes for creating her paintings.**Support the podcast** Savvy Painter is a labor of love. It takes significant resources to keep it going, if you find inspiration or value in the Savvy Painter interviews, please consider making a modest donation to show your support: http://savvypainter.com/supportSupport the show

Janne Kearney started painting in her 40’s. She struggled through her own feelings of not being a “real artist” or that her work was not valid. After a health scare shifted her perspective and she was selected as a semi-finalist for the BP portrait awards, Janne is feeling a lot more comfortable in her role as an artist. Which is great for us, for her students, and for the people who enjoy her paintings because with those distractions gone, Janne is focused on what actually matters: her art. This show is for you if you are wondering if you started painting too late. It’s for you if you have ever thought, "why bother entering that competition?', or wondered if you’re wasting time. If that’s you, Janne has a few stories for you and a few pieces of advice you might want to take to heart.Support the podcast- Savvy Painter is a labor of love. It takes significant resources to keep it going, if you find inspiration or value in the Savvy Painter interviews, please consider making a modest donation to show

Karen Kaapke talks about her ongoing series of self portraits, why she started this series and how it helps her examine the experience of growing older. There is a certain age at which women - in US culture at least - become almost invisible. This leads us into a conversation about how we view our own bodies and how a quick glance in the mirror can sometimes be surprising. Karen uses portraiture to examine both her own transitions and her family’s. We also discuss memory and how it informs her painting, how she shifts between pieces and lets them play off each other plus a whole lot more.Get Savvy! Sign up for exclusive show notes and episode guides: http://savvypainter.comSupport the show

Mario Robinson talks about how remarkable teachers guided him towards his art. After two years in the U.S. Army he attended Pratt, the combined experiences shaped his drive and lead him to a quest for excellence in watercolor and pastel portraiture. Mario describes why he gifted a portrait to Spike Lee and what he thinks of the experience now.Mario's paintings contain few references to modern life which gives them a timeless and universal quality. The subjects he chooses refer to a bygone era where solitude and reflection were abundant, also provoke frequent allusions to the watercolors of Winslow Homer.Get Savvy! Sign up for exclusive show notes and episode guides: http://savvypainter.comSupport the show

Connie Hayes created a project called Borrowed Views when her warehouse studio didn't inspire. Listen to her solution and how she turned a one time show into a 10 year project.Get Savvy! Sign up for exclusive show notes and episode guides: http://savvypainter.comSupport the show

Part 2 with the artist Rick Stevens. Rick and Antrese get a little more philosophical and talk about how a trip to Brazil helped Rick learn to let go of the ego, the inner critic and fear. They also play around with the almost unanswerable Zen Koan questions.Get Savvy! Sign up for exclusive show notes and episode guides: http://savvypainter.comSupport the show

As Rick will tell you in this interview, straddling the line between abstract and representational painting is exactly where he wants to be: in the grey area slipping in and out of both labels.Rick Stevens and Antrese Wood talk abut how a year of solitude focused his work. We talk about accepting the generosity of patrons, how Tai Chi has informed his perception of painting and we even get into a discussion on impulse versus intuition and what that can mean for your painting.Part one of a two part interview.Get Savvy! Sign up for exclusive show notes and episode guides: http://savvypainter.com.Support the show

Part 2 of a multipart interview with renowned landscape oil painter Israel Hershberg.  Antrese Wood and Israel Hershberg talk about originality vs. Individuality, and what Johnny Carson can teach us about that. Israel also gives us a glimpse into his process and how he maintains the experience of the subject in his paintings. At a certain point we talk about the joy of maturing as an artist and getting older- some things just don’t matter anymore. Also Israel paints a picture of what his summer painting programs are like. Don't miss an episode! Sign up for show notes and episode announcements at http://savvypainter.comSupport the show

Lori Putnam is an award winning Plein Air Painter. She has been featured in numerous magazines - including American Art Collector Magazine, Plein Air Magazine, Southwest Art, Fine Art Connoisseur, and Art of the West. Get Savvy! Sign up for exclusive show notes and episode guides: http://savvypainter.comSupport the show

This is part one of a two part interview with renowned painter Israel Hershberg. He talks about his childhood, his training, the "art world" and a host of other topics.Support the show

Karin Olah got her start in the fabric industry. Part of her job was to create a dye to perfectly match an object to a fabric.Today, Karin uses her extensive knowledge of color and fabrics to create layered images using fabric, paint, and mixed media.Karin talks about her process for creating art plus how she built up an amazing support group of artists when she moved to a new community.Get Savvy! Sign up for exclusive show notes and episode guides: http://savvypainter.comSupport the show

Kevin Macpherson has won numerous awards for his plein air paintings.In this episode, Antrese and Kevin talk about: • The development of his career• How Kevin chooses to take risks and live without regret• The surprising origin of Kevin's extremely limited palette.• Travels in China and what Kevin does to make children smile.Get Savvy! Sign up for exclusive show notes and episode guides: http://savvypainter.comSupport the show

David Kassan would be labeled as a realist painter. You can practically see the blood pulsing through the veins of his subjects. But David describes his paintings more as documentaries, and as a way to spend time with his family who are often his subjects.David talks about his work, his transition from a graphic designer to a full time painter, and why he started the Kassan Foundation - a non profit that awards a yearly grant to one artist and one musician (http://kassanfoundation.com). Get Savvy! Sign up for exclusive show notes and episode guides: http://savvypainter.comSupport the show

Stanley Goldstein is a realist painter, representing large and small-scale scenes of everyday life as well as city scenes, interiors, and landscapes. Stanley shares how he uses video and photography as reference materials. How he distances himself from the photo with sketches and then what his theater experience contributes to his composition.We talk about how the birth of his son directly and indirectly influenced his work and studio practices. He also generously walks me through how he transitioned from waiting tables to full time gallery work.Get Savvy! Sign up for exclusive show notes and episode guides: http://savvypainter.comSupport the show

Walt Morton gives a mindblowing talk on the contents of his notebooks: The allure of the Poison Chalice.Backwards Engineering the work of other artists.Understanding what draws you to art and other artists.The Familiar and the Unfamiliar.Former ad creative exec Walt Morton gave himself a challenge: 10 years to dedicate himself entirely to his art. He keeps copious detailed notes on his thinking, and dissects the work of other artists to clarify exactly what he likes about their work. Walt is like an extraordinarily disciplined mad scientist in the studio.Get Savvy! Sign up for exclusive show notes and episode guides: http://savvypainter.comSupport the show

Carol Marine and Antrese Wood talk about daily painter Carol Marines journey from the gallery circuit to founding her own painters site. Carol started painting daily while her newborn napped and eventually found the short spurts of painting time was more liberating than constraining.Get Savvy! Sign up for exclusive show notes and episode guides: http://savvypainter.comSupport the show