This week Kit Palencar joins the podcast to talk about his studio work, which largely explores figurative elements and the landscape through a variety of 2-D materials. Kit has work featured in the exhibition “Paintings from the field” at Studio Break Gallery in West Chicago with fellow artists Ben Cohan, David Linneweh, Adam Mysock, Kit Palencar, John Reddington, Gary Schirmer, and Jake Wells.
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This week Mia Risberg returns to the podcast to talk about her studio practice and recent series of drawings that began during the pandemic quarantine. The solo exhibition“Quiet Contemplation” runs from May 12th- June 16th at Studio Break Gallery in West Chicago with an opening reception on May 12th from 5-8PM.
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This week Lillian Young joins the podcast to talk about her work, which utilizes lost or forgotten moments of Black history through painting and mixed media installation works.
Lillian currently has work in the exhibition She/Her, at Ro2 Art Gallery in Dallas (TX) through April 29th as well as an upcoming solo exhibition at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center in June of 23’.
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This week Tristan Lindo joins the podcast to talk about his recent paintings and a stop motion animation entitled: Sascia: A Genesis that took two years to complete. Tristan currently has a solo exhibition that runs through March 10th titled “What Now?” at the Mercer Gallery at Garden City Community College.
Read MoreJAKE WELLS
This week Jake Wells joins the podcast to talk about his background as well as his work, which is heavily influenced by his experiences in nature. His studio practice includes landscape paintings as well as mixed media sculptures created through explore traditional painting as well as peeled paint, and reclaimed objects found in nature.
Read MoreAMY SACKSTEDER
Amy Sacksteder joins the podcast to talk about her studio practice that includes, painting, mixed media, and installation based works. Her work is currently being exhibited in “There Just Isn’t” at Tiger Strikes Gallery in Greensville (SC) & “18: A collection of abstract works at Janice Charach Gallery in West Bloomfield (MI).
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This week Ann Blaas & Eric Ockrassa return to the podcast to discuss their studio practice, which largely focuses on abstract paintings. Ann & Eric have an upcoming two-person exhibition entitled: “Shapes and Colors” that opens at Studio Break Gallery on December 10th from 4-8PM.
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Michael 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 MoreTUCKER LOVE
This week Tucker Love joins the podcast to talk about his recent paintings that are based on observations of his daily surroundings. In the interview he talks about the process of layering, scraping, and reworking his paintings to capture light and color as they shift throughout the day.
Read MoreSHANA LEVENSON
This week Shana Levenson joins us to talk all about her beautiful portrait paintings that are influenced by the daily observations & fashion as well as her highly detailed seres of inflatable mylar balloons.
Read MoreGIGI DEGROOD
This week GiGi deGrood joins the podcast to talk about her colorful abstract paintings that will be in a group show called: Hue and Me, at The 410 Project in Mankato (MN) from December 10th-19th.
Read MoreLEA ANDERSON
Lea Anderson joins the podcast to discuss her studio practice, that uses a wide range of materials and processes to create variety of 2D, 3D, and installation based works.
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Michael 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 MoreWILL HUTNICK
This week Will Hutnick joins the podcast to discuss his large mixed media abstractions created with a range of materials.
Read MoreMICHELE BONDURANT
Michele BonDurant joins the podcast to discuss her colorful Plein air landscape paintings and collage works.
Read MoreERIKA B. HESS 2
Erika B. Hess returns to the podcast to discuss her recent paintings and her I Like Your Work Podcast since her last appearance on Studio Break for episode #207.
Read MoreJOSHUA JAY JOHNSON
Joshua Jay Johnson is known for his print and drawing based works that take anywhere from three to nine months work to complete.
Read MoreANN BLAAS
Ann Blaas joins the podcast and talks about her early creative life in advertising and how she inevitably returned to painting, exhibiting, and teaching.
Read MoreDAVID KASSAN
David Kassan joins the podcast this week to discuss his studio practice, he’s currently working on a series of portraits of Holocaust survivors.
Read MoreMIA RISBERG
This week Mia Risberg joins the podcast to discuss her colorful mixed media paintings that explore our relationship to nature, place, and memory.
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