November 1, 2024
This week Barbara Campbell Thomas joins the podcast to talk about mixed media abstract paintings that utilize a variety of stitched fabric and acrylic paint.
Barbara’s solo exhibition Heart of Space opens Saturday Nov 9th at Studio Break Gallery in West Chicago from 5-8PM and runs through November 30th.
Barbara’s work was selected for our 2022 Studio Break Professional Competition by Jason Franz, Artist & Director of Manifest in Cincinnati.
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This week Nichole Gronvold Roller joins us to talk about her colorful mixed media works that are influenced by the arts and craft movement, design, wallpaper, and observations of every day.
Nichole is featured in the two person exhibition “Color Stacks” with Maryalice Carroll at Studio Break Gallery in West Chicago, May 18th-June 11th with an opening reception on Saturday May 18th from 5-8PM.
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Bill Conger & Ron Jackson join the podcast for an Artist Talk for their two person exhibition “Recent Works” at Studio Break Gallery in West Chicago through April 14th.
There will be a closing reception for the exhibition on April 14th from 12-2PM.
Read MoreThis week Marc Mitchell talks all about his studio practice and abstract paintings that combine colorful patterns & dazzle camouflage with elements of the landscape. Marc has a solo exhibition “Pale Hay” that opens on Saturday October 14th from 6-9 PM at Studio Break Gallery in West Chicago.
Read MoreMichael Wille joins the podcast to talk about his solo exhibition “Waiting Rainbows” at the new Studio Break Gallery opening September 10th from 5-8PM. The exhibition features 40 of Wille’s colorful abstract paintings created through editing layer after layer of paint with a variety of materials and techniques.
Read MoreRupert Hartley joins the podcast to discuss his background in design and his studio practice that has explored mixed media, collage and painting as well as some previous work in installation and sculpture.
Read MoreMichael Wille returns to the podcast after nearly 10 years to talk about his recent paintings that are process driven, densely layered, and packed with color.
Read MoreThis week Will Hutnick joins the podcast to discuss his large mixed media abstractions created with a range of materials.
Read MoreDanny Joe Rose III makes paintings that are loosely based off imagined landscapes that are packed with beautiful color combination.
Read MoreThis week Megan Hinds, Nichole Roller, and David Linneweh sit down for a group discussion about their work for the three person exhibition entitled “Pathways” that runs April 23rd-June 4th at McLean County Art Center in Bloomington (IL).
Read MoreCarin Mincemoyer joins the podcast to discuss her multimedia sculpture, installation, and public works that explore the relationship between humans and the natural environment.
Read MoreRobert Fifield joins the podcast to discuss his studio practice and evolution as a painter and teacher.
Read MoreThis week Paolo Arao joins the podcast to discuss his colorful abstract paintings that are mixed media and include a variety of fabric and textile materials.
Read MoreJennifer Small joins the podcast to discuss her colorful abstractions that are based on fragments of banal photos taken from every day experiences.
Read MoreRy Mccullough joins the podcast to share a range of work that include collage, sculpture, and installation through a variety of materials and processes that include creative writing, language, and intuition to explore what he describes as the “know and unknown.”
Read MoreAdam Fulwiler joins the podcast to talk about his paintings which are created through a variety of processes that included distilled autobiographical memories, language, and even games of chance. His mixed media works incorporate an array of materials that include acrylic paint, spray paint, and paint skins on surfaces ranging from paper to woven canvas’s.
Read MoreDerek Meier joins the podcast and we delve deep into his studio practice that explores a wide range of materials including acrylic paint, fabric, and polaroid photos.
Read MoreLoring Taoka joins the podcast to talk about his recent abstract works, which utilize a wide variety of processes that include hand painting, airbrush, stencils, and vinyl cutters on panel and plexiglass.
Read MoreBeth Humphrey joins the podcast to share her colorful and layered collage works that utilize spray painted paper, acrylic, watercolor crayons and other materials.
Read MoreThis week Leah Schretenthaler discusses her background and process of creating laser etched silver gelatin prints in her recent series entitled: The Invasive Series of the Built Environment. Her work explores the impact of manmade elements and alterations that diminish the sacred landscape of Hawaii where she’s from.
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