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August 28, 2024
Creative Contemplation
S3E7 Erin Raedeke; Reimagined Memories Through Painting

In S3E7 of the Creative Contemplation Podcast, host & creator Suzanne Lago Arthur has a thoughtful conversation with Washington DC area painter, Erin Raedeke about her beginnings, her international career and the process and creation of her largely memory-based paintings.

Website: erinraedeke.com
Instagram: @erinraedeke
Upcoming Classes
Tregony Gallery, Cornwall, England


Bio:

Erin Raedeke received her MFA from American University in 2009 and her BFA in Painting from Indiana University Bloomington in 2000. She also studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art.  Raedeke has exhibited her work extensively in both group and solo shows, nationally as well as internationally.  One of her self-portraits was included in the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery in London in 2006. Along with having solo exhibits in NYC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, among others, in 2019 Raedeke had a solo show at the Crisp- Ellert Art Museum in St. Augustine, FL. 

Since 2013, Raedeke has been teaching, leading workshops and giving lectures about her work across the country and abroad.  She has been a visiting critic at Mount Gretna School of Art, and a guest artist at numerous universities and colleges.  Raedeke has taught at multiple institutions, including the Washington Studio School, The College of William & Mary, the Dulwich Art Group, and Black Pond Studio.  

Host Bio:

Suzanne Lago Arthur is a contemporary realist painter from Northern Virginia. Born in Puerto Rico to Cuban-American parents, her artistic explorations were nurtured from an early age by her family.

Through her paintings Suzanne explores the themes of beauty, transience and memory.  She has exhibited both nationally and internationally in such venues as the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Art Museum of the Americas in Washington DC, Booth Museum of Western Art in Cartersville, GA, the United States Interests Section, Havana, Cuba and in art galleries across the United States. She holds a BFA from the Corcoran School of Art and an MA in Museum Studies from George Washington University.

Website: www.lagoarthurstudio.com
Instagram: Suzanne Lago Arthur (@lagoarthurstudio)
Logo design by Elisa Nader,  Mag7
Artwork, "Abby in Contemplation" by artist Suzanne Lago Arthur
Music by Up North Music 

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July 30, 2024
Creative Contemplation
S3E6 Ferrier, Bishop & Van Dyke
 
Creative Contemplation podcast host & creator Suzanne Lago Arthur has a light-hearted yet insightful conversation with three artists; Jodi Kolker Ferrier, Lindy Bishop and Rachael Van Dyke about their work, their interactions as both colleagues and friends and the artist residencies that they have participated in together. Are you a Creative that wants to broaden your horizons and travel? Then this episode is for you!

Ferrier Website: jodiferrier.com
Bishop Website: lindybishop.com
Van Dyke Website: rachelvandyke.com
Ferrier IG: @jodiferrier
Bishop IG: @lindybishopart
Van Dyke IG: @vandyker

Jodi Kolker Ferrier
A painting for me starts with a call from an external stimuli, something that sparks an emotional response within me. It can be something as simple as light passing through an unexpected space, or unique shapes created by overlapping forms, or perhaps the weight of a dense object resting upon a delicate surface. Each painting starts with a sense of urgency, working quickly, boldly, attacking the surface with energetic and lively brush strokes.

Lindy Bishop
My work is about celebrating the land, what it grows and how it feeds us. I believe my role as an artist in rural America is to cross-pollinate with other cultures, communities, art and artists, youth and technology. With that, I’d like to bring hope and healing. Having worked in Uganda, South Africa and Costa Rica, I see a movement percolating, similar to American Regionalism which grew out of the Great Depression— but more expressive and more global. That's what I want to be a part of. 
 
Rachael Van Dyke
Rachael Van Dyke is a full-time artist creating abstract landscape and figurative work inspired by living off the grid in the Blue Ridge mountains and traveling abroad. Van Dyke is an avid artist-in-residence and has participated in national and international residencies. These residencies create new boundaries for her work and encourage an alteration of technique and expression.

Artist Residency Websites Mentioned: ResArtis.org, Cafe and VCCA

Host Bio:
Suzanne Lago Arthur is a contemporary realist painter from Northern Virginia. Born in Puerto Rico to Cuban-American parents, her artistic explorations were nurtured from an early age by her family.

Through her paintings Suzanne explores the themes of beauty, transience and memory.  She has exhibited both nationally and internationally in such venues as the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Art Museum of the Americas in Washington DC, Booth Museum of Western Art in Cartersville, GA, the United States Interests Section, Havana, Cuba and in art galleries across the United States. She holds a BFA from the Corcoran School of Art and an MA in Museum Studies from George Washington University.

Website: www.lagoarthurstudio.com
Instagram: Suzanne Lago Arthur (@lagoarthurstudio)
Logo design by Elisa Nader,  Mag7
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October 10, 2023
Creative Contemplation
S2E7 Daniel Shadbolt
 
Creative Contemplation podcast host & creator, Suzanne Lago Arthur has an insightful conversation with British painter Daniel Shadbolt about his formation as an artist, his work and practice and his unending search for the subtle nuances of color and atmosphere in painting.

Website: www.danielshadbolt.com
Instagram: @daniel_shadbolt_painting
New English Art Club: Daniel Shadbolt

Bio:

British painter Daniel Shadbolt took his foundation at the University of Hertfordshire in 1999.  He then moved to London to study Painting at the Chelsea School of Art graduating in 2003 and completed The Drawing Year at the Royal Drawing School in 2004. He has exhibited across England with notable exhibitions including the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, 2020 and The BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London 2002. In 2015 Shadbolt was elected a member of the New English Art Club and his works appear in collections such as the Ruth Borchard Collection. His book, Painting and Drawing the Head, was published by The Crowood Press in 2016.

Host Bio:

Suzanne Lago Arthur is a contemporary realist painter from Northern Virginia. Born in Puerto Rico to Cuban-American parents, her artistic explorations were nurtured from an early age by her family.

Through her paintings Suzanne explores the themes of beauty, transience and memory.  She has exhibited both nationally and internationally in such venues as the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Art Museum of the Americas in Washington DC, the United States Interests Section, Havana, Cuba and in art galleries across the United States. She holds a BFA from the Corcoran School of Art and an MA in Museum Studies from George Washington University.

Website: www.lagoarthurstudio.com
Instagram: Suzanne Lago Arthur (@lagoarthurstudio)
Logo design by Elisa Nader,  Mag7
Artwork, "Abby in Contemplation" by artist Suzanne Lago Arthur
Music by Up North Music

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August 31, 2023
Creative Contemplation
S2E6 Dan Finaldi
 
Creative Contemplation podcast host & creator, Suzanne Lago Arthur interviews realist painter and arts educator, Daniel  "Dan" Finaldi, about his work and life and his decades long friendship with two of his greatest mentors, Lois Dodd and Mel Leipzig.

Website: www.danielfinaldi.com
Instagram: @danfinaldi

Bio:

American painter Daniel "Dan" Finaldi, holds an M.F.A. from Brooklyn College where he studied with such realist luminaries as Lennart Anderson, Lois Dodd and Philip Pearlstein and a holds a B.F.A. from S.U.N.Y at New Paltz, New York. 

Dan's work has been exhibited in various museums & galleries including the Morris Museum, the Cape Cod Museum of Art, Ellarslie City Museum of Trenton and Dacia Gallery in NYC among others. 

Host Bio:

Suzanne Lago Arthur is a contemporary realist painter from Northern Virginia. Born in Puerto Rico to Cuban-American parents, her artistic explorations were nurtured from an early age by her family.

Through her paintings Suzanne explores the themes of beauty, transience and memory.  She has exhibited both nationally and internationally in such venues as the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Art Museum of the Americas in Washington DC, the United States Interests Section, Havana, Cuba and in art galleries across the United States. She holds a BFA from the Corcoran School of Art and an MA in Museum Studies from George Washington University.

Website: lago arthur studio
Instagram: Suzanne Lago Arthur (@lagoarthurstudio)
Logo design by Elisa Nader,  Mag7
Artwork, "Abby in Contemplation" by artist Suzanne Lago Arthur
Music by Up North Music

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July 6, 2023
Creative Contemplation
S2E5 David Cheifetz
 
Creative Contemplation podcast host & creator, Suzanne Lago Arthur interviews oil painter David Nishita Cheifetz on the development of his career, the role intuition plays in his work and his embrace of and explorations in the nascent worlds of NFTs & AI.

Website: davidcheifetz.com
Instagram: @davidcheifetz
Twitter: @davidcheifetz

Bio:

American painter David Nishita Cheifetz was born in the Pacific Northwest. A former architect, David started learning to paint with oils in the fall of 2007 while attending the Schuler School of Fine Arts in Baltimore, and in 2009 made the transition to full-time artist. David currently lives in Olympia, WA with his wife, Yasmine.

Upcoming Workshops with Cheifetz

Topics Mentioned:
Art Renewal Center
Schuler School of Fine Arts

AI Programs and Articles Mentioned:
RunwayML
MidJourney
AnduArtist AI Writings

Host Bio:

Suzanne Lago Arthur is a contemporary realist painter from Northern Virginia. Born in Puerto Rico to Cuban-American parents, her artistic explorations were nurtured from an early age by her family.

Through her paintings Suzanne explores the themes of beauty, transience and memory.  She has exhibited both nationally and internationally in such venues as the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Art Museum of the Americas in Washington DC, the United States Interests Section, Havana, Cuba and in art galleries across the United States. She holds a BFA from the Corcoran School of Art and an MA in Museum Studies from George Washington University.

Website: lago arthur studio
Instagram: Suzanne Lago Arthur (@lagoarthurstudio)
Logo design by Elisa Nader,  Mag7
Artwork, "Abby in Contemplation" by artist Suzanne Lago Arthur
Music by Up North Music

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May 23, 2023
Creative Contemplation
S2E4 Mia Bergeron
 
Creative Contemplation podcast host & creator, Suzanne Lago Arthur has a delightful and deep conversation with oil painter Mia Bergeron about her classical training and her "shift" into the unique artistic style she has today.  Suzanne and Mia discuss the importance of intuition in her working process, how she developed it and how you can begin to recognize it in your own work - allowing you to unlock your own creative potential.

Website:
miabergeron.com

Bio:

Mia Bergeron’s interest in art began early in life, being exposed to art on a daily basis through life in New York City and through her parents' graphic design firm. Mia went on to attend the Rhode Island School of Design in 1998, but decided to leave to pursue a more traditional painting education. She attended and taught at the Charles H Cecil Studio in Florence, Italy from 2002-2005. She has pursued figurative painting professionally since leaving Italy, and her work is collected throughout the United States and Europe. She has received numerous awards, including two years as a juried finalist in the Portrait Society of America’s International Figurative Competition, was voted “Top Ten Modern Portrait Artists” by One Fine Bid, and in 2009 was named “20 Artists Under 30 to Collect Now” by SouthWest Art Magazine. She is represented by Robert Lange Studios in Charleston, SC and Gallery 1261 in Denver CO.

Classes:
Townsend Atelier

Host Bio:

Suzanne Lago Arthur is a contemporary realist painter from Northern Virginia. Born in Puerto Rico to Cuban-American parents, her artistic explorations were nurtured from an early age by her family.

Through her paintings Suzanne explores the themes of beauty, transience and memory.  She has exhibited both nationally and internationally in such venues as the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Art Museum of the Americas in Washington DC, the United States Interests Section, Havana, Cuba and in art galleries across the United States. She holds a BFA from the Corcoran School of Art and an MA in Museum Studies from George Washington University.

Website: lago arthur studio
Instagram: Suzanne Lago Arthur (@lagoarthurstudio)
Logo design by Elisa Nader,  Mag7
Artwork, "Abby in Contemplation" by artist Suzanne Lago Arthur
Music by Up North Music

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Creative Contemplation podcast host & creator, Suzanne Lago Arthur has a discussion with novelist Carrie Callaghan about her work, her development as a writer and what art and writing have in common.

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BIO
Carrie Callaghan is a historical fiction writer living in Maryland (US) with her spouse, children, and two ridiculous cats. She is the Author of A Light of Her Own about 17th C Dutch painter, Judith Leyster and Salt the Snow set in 1930's Moscow.

MENTIONS
Judith Leyster
Gaithersburg Book Festival
Politics and Prose Online Class

Host Bio:

Suzanne Lago Arthur is a contemporary realist painter from Northern Virginia. Born in Puerto Rico to Cuban-American parents, her artistic explorations were nurtured from an early age by her family.

Through her paintings Suzanne explores the themes of beauty, transience and memory. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally in such venues as the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Art Museum of the Americas in Washington DC, the United States Interests Section, Havana, Cuba and in art galleries across the United States. She holds a BFA from the Corcoran School of Art and an MA in Museum Studies from George Washington University.

Website: lago arthur studio
Instagram: Suzanne Lago Arthur (@lagoarthurstudio)
Logo design by Elisa Nader,  Mag7
Artwork, "Abby in Contemplation" by artist Suzanne Lago Arthur
Music by Up North Music

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March 29, 2023
Creative Contemplation
S2E2 Mel Leipzig
 
Creative Contemplation podcast host & creator Suzanne Lago Arthur interviews realist painter and living legend, Mel Leipzig about his work and training, the famous artists he's known and how the art scene has evolved during his long and productive lifetime.

Website:
Mel Leipzig Artist

"Mel Leipzig: Everything is Painting" Documentary
https://www.njpbs.org/programs/state-of-the-arts/mel-leipzig-everything-is-paintable-91rwyv/

Bio:

MEL LEIPZIG, born in Brooklyn in 1935, resides in Trenton, N.J. He was a Professor at Mercer County Community College where he taught Painting and Art History until his retirement from teaching in 2013. He has had over 40 one-man shows, including shows at museums, art centers and university galleries in New York City, New Jersey, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Arkansas. He had a retrospective at the New Jersey State Museum in 1998. In 2009 he was the subject of two exhibitions at the New Jersey State Museum. One, a selection of his paintings completed in the first decade of the new century, “Mel Leipzig, Selected Paintings”, curated by Margaret O’Reilly, Curator of Fine Arts and the second, “Mel Leipzig, The Artist As Curator”, an exhibition of gurative paintings from the collection of the museum, curated by Mel Leipzig.

Artists Mentioned:

Joseph Albers
Morris Kantor
Neil Welliver
Phillip Pearlstein
Mercedes Matter
Lois Dodd

Host Bio:

Suzanne Lago Arthur is a contemporary realist painter from Northern Virginia. Born in Puerto Rico to Cuban-American parents, her artistic explorations were nurtured from an early age by her family.

Through her paintings Suzanne explores the themes of beauty, transience and memory. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally in such venues as the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Art Museum of the Americas in Washington DC, the United States Interests Section, Havana, Cuba and in art galleries across the United States. She holds a BFA from the Corcoran School of Art and an MA in Museum Studies from George Washington University.

Website: lago arthur studio
Instagram: Suzanne Lago Arthur (@lagoarthurstudio)
Logo design by Elisa Nader,  Mag7
Artwork, "Abby in Contemplation" by artist Suzanne Lago Arthur
Music by Up North Music

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February 24, 2023
Creative Contemplation
S2E1 Jotham Malavé Maldonado
 
Season 2 of the Creative Contemplation podcast returns with a discussion between host & creator, Suzanne Lago Arthur and Puerto Rican artist Jotham Malavé Maldonado about his work, his formation as an artist and his inspirations. Jotham Malavé Maldonado studied at the School of Plastic Arts of San Juan in the Department of Painting, from which he graduated with honors (Magna Laude, 2014). Upon graduation with an MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts he was awarded prizes such as The Judith McGregor Caldwell Purchase Prize for the Academy's Permanent Collection and The Woodmere Art Museum Purchase Prize, and his work is included among their permanent collections. He has also had several exhibitions in museums such as the Museum of Art and Design of Miramar, Museum of Art of Caguas,  Museum of San Juan, Museum of Contemporary Art and in alternative spaces such as La Productora in Santurce,  Puerto Rico.  He currently lives and works in Philadelphia.

Website:
jothammalave.com

Instagram:
@jotham.malave

Influences:
Joaquín Sorolla
Lucien Freud
Liu Xiaodong
Jennifer Packer
Zoey Frank
Scott Noel
Myrna Baez
Elizam Escobar
Other Mentions:
Farrique Pesquera
Edgar Rodriguez Luiggi
Awhilda Sterling
Martín Albarrán
Daniel Lind-Ramos
Diego Hiromi
Linda Sanchez Pintor
"Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice" by J. R. Martel
"Steal Like an Artist" by Austin Kleon

Host Bio:

Suzanne Lago Arthur is a contemporary realist painter from Northern Virginia. Born in Puerto Rico to Cuban-American parents, her artistic explorations were nurtured from an early age by her family.

Through her paintings Suzanne explores the themes of beauty, transience and memory. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally in such venues as the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Art Museum of the Americas in Washington DC, the United States Interests Section, Havana, Cuba and in art galleries across the United States. She holds a BFA from the Corcoran School of Art and an MA in Museum Studies from George Washington

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December 18, 2022
Creative Contemplation
S1E7 Trisha Adams
 
Creative Contemplation podcast host & creator, Suzanne Lago Arthur and contemporary representational painter, Trisha Adams discus her work and her journey to painting as well as outline suggestions for your New Year's Goals that you can implement in 2023 to help make your creative business thrive.

Website:
Trisha Adams Bold and Colorful Contemporary Paintings

Facebook
(3) Trisha Adams, Artist | Herndon VA | Facebook

Instagram
Trisha Adams (@trishaadamsartist) • Instagram photos and videos

Online Classes
Paint with Trisha Adams

"New Year's Vision Boards" Blog Mentioned in Podcast
Best Studio Practice: New Year's Vision Boards — lago arthur studio

Host Bio:

Suzanne Lago Arthur is a contemporary realist painter from Northern Virginia. Born in Puerto Rico to Cuban-American parents, her artistic explorations were nurtured from an early age by her family.

Through her paintings Suzanne explores the themes of beauty, transience and memory. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally in such venues as the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Art Museum of the Americas in Washington DC, the United States Interests Section, Havana, Cuba and in art galleries across the United States. She holds a BFA from the Corcoran School of Art and an MA in Museum Studies from George Washington University.

Website: lago arthur studio
Instagram: Suzanne Lago Arthur (@lagoarthurstudio)
Logo design by Elisa Nader,  Mag7
Artwork, "Abby in Contemplation" by artist Suzanne Lago Arthur
Music by Up North Music