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Episode 595: Listen as I chat with artist, Anna Hill of Art Helps Cancer. She & her husband created Art From the Heart after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Artists donate original artwork to be auctioned off with the proceeds going to help other patients dealing with cancer. They help with cleaning, meals, & […]

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Episode 596: Today I catch up with Lulu Schwall. She’s got so much going on: taking classes, doing commissions, Home shows, creating Instagram posts & Facebook Lives; doing stuff that scares her. We talk about creating… & canceling workshops. She has the flu, but is still able to impart words of wisdom. Enjoy! All images […]

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Episode 596: Listen as I chat with Maine artist & doctor, Amy Kustra. I met Amy through a mutual friend. When I saw her work, I knew I had to talk to her. Her portraits are stunning, her landscapes are luscious, and her abstract works are ravishing! She tells me what its like balancing a […]

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Episode 594: Today I chat with LA sculptor, Ann Weber who makes these large scale abstract sculptures out of CARDBOARD! She conveys metaphors for real life experiences out of her art. We talk about her journey to sculpting, her process and her inspirations. All images used with permission. This episode is brought to you by:

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Episode 593: Listen to my chat with Lauri Dewhurst-Summers. She’s the owner of Coffey & Thompson Gallery, the oldest gallery in Charlotte. Katie Trafford, her gallery manager joins us. We talk about Art Consulting & other services. I learn lots about running a gallery. All images used with permission. This episode is brought to you […]

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Episode 592: Check out my chat with Canadian artist & interior designer, Kevin Mann. I met Kevin at a local art festival & knew right away he was a kindred spirit. We talk about how art is a tribal effort. We talk about marketing, labels, confidence, gratitude, being broke, being rich & being in between […]

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Episode 591: Today I chat with Dr. Irwin Braverman about a program he developed called The Art of Medicine. It’s now a required workshop for doctors to improve their observation skills. I learn how he made the connection between art & medicine, why he chose dermatology, & how he created the program. This episode is […]

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Episode 595: Listen as I catch up with the host of The Lonely Palette podcast, Tamar Avishai. She’s got lots going on. She did the audio for the MOMA exhibition of German artist, Kathe Kallowitz. On a dare, she did an awesome episode on the infamous Dogs Playing Poker painting. Don’t miss my other chat […]

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Episode 594: Today I chat with U Gallery founder Alex Farkas…all the way in Amsterdam. Alex wanted to break the barriers that he felt was holding both artists & collectors back with the current gallery mode. We talk about why he moved from San Francisco to Amsterdam, how he built an international business & team […]

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Episode 593: Today I chat with artist, muralist, podcast host, teacher, & mother, Brandi Hofer. She’s a master at juggling it all. We talk about being thankful for burnout, the positive way motherhood has affected her career, “Be Brave Days,” & much more! All images used with permission. This episode is brought to you by:

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Episode 592: Today I chat with Sewist, Elizabeth Watkins. I’ve known Elizabeth for years & known about her sewing career, but she’s started doing these new things called fabric collages, which are fabulous! I knew I had get her on the pod to chat with her about it. All images used with permission. This episode […]

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Episode 590: Listen to my chat with restauranteur, Irene Demas, who didn’t know when she & her husband traded a grilled cheese sandwich for a Maud Lewis painting that it would net them $272 thousand 52 years later! This episode is brought to you by:

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Episode 589: Today I talk to Expressionist artist, Caroline Rust. She does these fabulous paintings with textiles that are heavily influenced by things like history, women’s rights, & intuition. We talk talk creative vs. administrative work, listening to your gut, & the history of the baker’s dozen. This episode is brought to you by:

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Episode 587: Today I talk to Jeffrey Katzin about the Cleveland Urban Folk artist Michelangelo Lovelace. His goal was to document the realities of inner city life. His his current exhibition Art Saved My Life currently showing at the Akron Art Museum. It goes until August 18, 2024. This is such an inspiring story! At […]

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Episode 586: Dr. Tom Hanchett, aka “Dr. History,” is a local historian & author in Charlotte, NC. I met him at the local library when he was talking about our city’s food culture when I realized he had the perfect career: He gets to investigate all sorts of cool things [& report about them]. I […]

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Episode 587: Today I am talking with Flanzella. She’s a collage artist from Toronto, Canada. She uses vintage & historical magazines & let me tell you, it is lush. We talk inspiration, we talk process, we talk business, we cover it all. All images used with permission. This episode is brought to you by:

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Episode 578: Today I talk to Anne Wise Low of Artwalks Charlotte. Anne is an art advocate, an art appreciation professor at our community college & the creator & founder of ArtWalksClt. I took one of her Art Walks in my neighborhood & was so impressed with her. Anne tells me how she created a […]

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Episode 588: Today I talk to sculptor Marta Dominguez… all the way in Spain. We talk about her alter-ego cow sculptures. We talk art markets. We talk AI & more… All images used with permission. This episode is brought to you by:

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Episode 577: Today I talk to author & TEDx Speaker, Corey Poirier about his newly published book, The Enlightened Passenger: The Flight That Changes Everything. It’s a gripping fictional narrative, with a message that is structured around ideas from over 7000 thought leaders that he’s interviewed….And I get the inside scoop!!! You will finish the […]

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Episode 585: Carol Baldwin & I met at a book discussion at the library. We got to chatting, when I found out she was an author & a blogger, who helps other writers get published, I knew I HAD to get her on the pod. She is passionate about all things writing…& it shows. Her […]

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Episode 584: I was first introduced to Katie, of the Katie Gallery when I read an answer she wrote on Quora.com. I loved the way she answered it was so eloquent, so fearless. Of course i looked up her art right away & just knew I had to have her on the pod. Not only is […]

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Episode 583: Listen as I chat with Artist, Art Consultant, Art Dealer & Author, Michelle Gaugy about art investing & why she thinks it’s a bad idea. She makes a compelling case All images used with permission. This episode is brought to you by:

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Episode 582: Listen as I chat with author & professor of theology, Dr. Wesley Van der Lugt. He is an arts advocate with a passion for beauty, slowness, cultivation, kinship, and theodramatic. His book Beauty is Oxygen is coming out in June. All images used with permission. This episode is brought to you by:

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Episode 581: Listen as I catch up with Deborah Oster Pannell, from the C24 Gallery. We talk about Christian Vincent‘s solo exhibit, Certain Uncertainties. He’s showing his figurative paintings in their new space at Studio X Noire, a tattoo studio in West Hollywood! It runs through March 27, 2024. Christian Vincent, Green Ivy, 2023, Oil […]

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Episode 580: Today I chat with Charlotte sculptor, Regine Bechtler. I met Regine at an art exhibit last year & fell in love with her abstract sculptures. When I found out about her exhibit at the Museum of Illusions Charlotte, I knew I had to get her on the pod. All images used with permission. […]

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Episode 579: Listen as I chat with Craig Stinson, the Wilmington based founder of ArtsFriendly, a group that coordinates artists funding and certified Arts Friendly Support [or arts grants for nonprofits] for artists in the Coastal Carolinas. They believe that the arts are spiritual practice, and find meaning in friendships and community, and that service to others […]

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Episode 578: LA artist, Chase Langford returns to the pod for a new series on the “nuts & bolts” of being a gallery artist. I think this will be helpful especially to artists, but also for us fans to understand what actually goes into a gallery exhibition.

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Episode 577: Check out my chat with Alicia Puig & Kat Popova from PxP Contemporary. They are bringing art to the people. We talk about what it’s like to run a digital gallery & magazine; their mission, the importance of emerging artists, & affordable art. You don’t want to miss it! All images used with […]

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Epsiode 576: Today I catch up with YouTube host, Mike Burgher, AKA Mr. Burgher. We geek out on art history. Dada, Diane Arbus, Toulouse-Latrec, & Van Gogh. I find out the process of how he picks the artists he profiles. All images used with permission. This episode is brought to you by:

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Episode 575: Gallery Pals, Brooke & Lulu discuss Lu’s pick, Crocodile Jumper by Canadian artist, Janet Hill. Always a fun time, but this was a really fun episode. We both really can relate to this one. Janet is a new fave. This episode is brought to you by:

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Episode 574: Today I chat with legendary artist Mary Englebreit, who is probably the first artist I ever loved & followed. I grew up in a home that was basically a shrine to her. [My mom calls herself the “Queen of Everything,” based on one of Mary’s pieces]. She takes me on her journey from […]

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Episode 573: Today I talk with Maxine Henry, founder of the Selfless Art Gallery in NYC. The gallery’s mission is to find self-acceptance, presence, & to avoid those negative thoughts. How refreshing! We talk about mission, we talk psychology, we talk emotions, & finding self-care through art All images used with permission. This episode is […]

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Episode 572: Today Gene Wilder biographer, Brian Scott Mednick comes on & schools me on all things Young Frankenstein. He’s just come back from Bethesda, MD where he had the honor of being invited to be the keynote speaker at a pre-50th anniversary screening of the film. You can check out his speech here. All images […]

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Episode 570: Today, artist and teacher Frank Kelley Jr. chat about his new Arts Initiative Program for the youth in his community. He explains how he works on a million projects at once, in several genres, & he also give valuable business lessons for artists and entrepreneurs. All images used with permission. This episode is […]

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Episode 569: Today I talk with Autistic author & artist, Amanda Hebert Hughes about the new art genre that she created called, Sensory Gated Art. We talk about her personal journey with autism, what autism is, why her art can help people with autism, how she started her company, & how she finds her clients. […]

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Episode 568: Today I am very excited to chat with the host of the CNBC show Treasure Detectives, Curtis Dowling. He is based in LA, but he got up very early to chat with me from the UK about what he does as an art authenticator. This episode is brought to you by:

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Episode 567: Charlotte artist, Jerry Kirk comes on the pod again. He’s writing his first book, Memories of NoDa. When I heard about it, I knew I had to get him on to talk about it. NoDa is an artsy neighborhood here in Charlotte [It stands for North Davidson]. NoDa has been the inspiration for […]

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Episode 566: Today I chat with veterinarian-turned artist, Drager Meurtant in the Netherlands. Drager is a sculptor, collagist, a painter & a poet. I featured one of his collages as one of my Coup de Coeurs & he saw it & contacted me. I knew I had to have him on the show. All images […]

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Episode 565: Listen as I chat with Charlotte artivist, Rosalia Torres Weiner. She’s got a fabulous exhibition at the Mint: Guiding Winds. We talk about her murals which fund her Dreamers, [her passion project]. I find out how she manages it all and why it’s so important to her. All images used with permission. This […]

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Episode 564: Listen as I catch up with Charlotte photographer & painter, Julie Corder. We talk about her new gallery space in the American Beauty Garden Center, learning new things, & living the artist’s life. So inspiring! All images used with permission. This episode is brought to you by:

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Episode 563: Today I chat with Art Authenticator, Richard Polsky. About 20 years ago, former gallery-owner, Richard, stumbled upon a niche authenticating Andy Warhol pieces. He is so good, that when Alice Cooper needed authentication, Richard was his guy. Listen as I learn about the career & hear the stories. All images used with permission. […]

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Episode 562: Listen as I catch up with artist/writer [and my former neighbor], Jonathan Kaler, in Washington DC about his stunning laser art cut outs. He talks about how he discovered this, his art & process as he creates designs, cutting them in to paper, acrylic, & wood. All images used with permission. This episode […]

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Episode 561: Today I catch up with artist & gallery owner, Kristen England about her Galeria Pura Vida, in Costa Rica. She talks about how the gallery is a place for the people in her town to gather, cool off, take yoga, look at art, and just chill. Check out our first & second chats […]

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Episode 560: Listen as I chat with Kristine Hardeberg, art historian, author, teacher, influencer about her latest book, Art History for Everyone. [Affiliate link alert] It makes art history relevant to the hoi polloi. I totally dig this!! Check out her art stories on YouTube!! All images used with permission. This episode is brought to […]

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Episode 559: Alec & I continue our art and philosophy conversation. [You can listen to part one here, if you missed it.] We talk for about an hour about philosophy, magic, representation, and…. art made with elephant dung. Always an insightful perspective. This site uses affiliate links. When you purchase, I receive a commission. So […]

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Episode 558: Listen as I chat with Spanish painter, muralist artist, fashion designer, & influencer, Jonay Di Ragno. I met Jonay at a group exhibition that he was in, in Charlotte. He was so FAB, I knew I had to have him on the pod. We talk about what inspires him, why he doesn’t limit […]

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Episode 557: Today I talk to Marta Dominguez, sculptor in Spain. She is an engineer, by trade and she does these unique sculptures with NEWSPAPERS! I fell in love with her Alter-Ego Cows online & knew I had to have her on to chat. She is also a member of the No Name Collective Gallery. […]

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Episode 556: Today I talk to Connecticut poet and filmmaker, Alessandro Andriulli about his Open Letter project. Alessandro suffered a childhood trauma and is taking back his power with this film. He is also empowering other victims. The film short is his poetry, choreography & dance with the Studio 860 dance company.

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Episode 555: Today I have John Sewall the CEO of Cosimo Art, the UK based online gallery whose aim is to make art approachable, affordable and accessible. It is inspired by Cosimo de Medici, patron of the Renaissance. #art, #artgallery, #onlineartgallery, #ukartgallery, #cosimoart, #fineart, #artchat, #artbusiness, #ceo, #johnsewall, #artpodcast, #artlife This episode is brought to […]

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Episode 554: Today I talk to London magician Alec Schulz. He practices vegan magic…the kind made from tofu, of course. Alec is also studying for a ph.D in philosophy, We get pretty deep into perception, illusion, representation & how this applies to art. If you dig this, be sure to stay tuned for part 2. […]

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