The SneakyArt Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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The SneakyArt Podcast

Nishant Jain

Arts

Education

Frequency: 1 episode/25d. Total Eps: 78

Host Nishant Jain documents his journey of self-education to be an artist, and has deep, insightful conversations with artists and sketchers from around the world.

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🇨🇦 Canada - arts
01/02/2026
#93

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Ep 76 - The Life and Works of Tommy Kane

Season 3 · Episode 76

Saturday, December 13, 2025 • Duration 02:49:43

Illustrator, author, and former ad man Tommy Kane talks about his journey from obsessively drawing as a child to obsessively drawing as an adult, the creative business of making ads, and the role of serendipity and persistence in his fascinating career.

🖼️ Check out Tom's work + buy his books on his website: https://www.tommykane.com/

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📖 Buy Nishant's book "Make (Sneaky) Art": https://geni.us/makesneakyart

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Ep 75 - Live in Portland with Amy Stewart for the Sneaky Book Tour

Season 3 · Episode 75

Friday, November 21, 2025 • Duration 54:23

In this episode, host Nishant Jain speaks with Amy Stewart at the Broadway Books in Portland (OR) at the penultimate stop of his book tour. They speak about creative growth, interactions with readers at book events, and Nishant's philosophies around drawing. The conversation is followed by insightful questions from the audience.

📚 Buy the book: https://geni.us/makesneakyart

💻 Watch this conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IDAJYa-6zdU

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Ep 66 - From Heart Attack to Renewal with Jeff Schmidt

Season 2 · Episode 66

Friday, August 18, 2023 • Duration 01:32:17

London-based educator, artist and author Jeff Schmidt, speaks about his book "Heart Attack - Finding hope, joy and inspiration in adversity". This conversation is about the big and small things that can transform our life in unexpected ways, and Jeff's resolution to live inspired - by making room for the things that bring joy to his life.

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Ep 65 - War and Not-War with Nina Khashchina

Season 2 · Episode 65

Friday, July 28, 2023 • Duration 01:27:01

California-based illustrator Nina Khashchina shares the experience of daily video calls with her parents in Kharkiv, after Ukraine was invaded and the bombs fell everyday. She speaks about recommitting to the Ukrainian language as part of her war effort. A wild book list appears.

This is the second of a two-part conversation.

🎙 Listen to the first part, Ep 64 Growing up in Ukraine w Nina Khaschina.

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Ep 64 - Growing up in Ukraine with Nina Khashchina

Season 2 · Episode 64

Friday, July 14, 2023 • Duration 01:29:15

California-based illustrator Nina Khashchina speaks about her childhood in Kharkiv, Ukraine, growing up in the former USSR, her lifelong journey with art, and how she documents her life through sketchbooks. . This is the first of a two-part conversation.

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Ep 63 - (Part 2) Sketching Here & Everywhere with Christina Wald

Season 2 · Episode 63

Friday, June 30, 2023 • Duration 52:59

Cincinatti-based Christina Wald speaks about how to live and thrive as an independent artist and illustrator. They discuss Kickstarter, Patreon, and ways to keep the creative process at the heart of your practice, and the creator in the economy. This episode is the second part of the conversation from Ep 62.

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Ep 62 - Sketching Here & Everywhere with Christina Wald

Season 2 · Episode 62

Friday, June 16, 2023 • Duration 01:41:05

Cincinatti-based Christina Wald speaks about how to live as, and making a living from, being an independent artist and illustrator.

This is a conversation about how to work for yourself while meeting client expectations. It is about Christina's multiple successful Kickstarter projects, including her latest book (link below).

This episode is for anyone eager to chart their own path as an independent creator. Lots of practical advice, listen carefully!

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📲 Follow Christina Wald on Instagram and check out her linktree for the latest projects.

📚 Buy Sketching Here & Everywhere: My Sketching Obsession by Christina Wald.

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Ep 61 - Design Thinking with Ellen Vesters

Season 2 · Episode 61

Friday, June 2, 2023 • Duration 01:47:57

Utrecht-based sketcher, illustrator and educator Ellen Vesters speaks about the design-thinking approach to life and all the things she does. After practicing as a psychologist, and getting an MA in Illustration, Ellen founded the Venster Academy to teach art and illustration.

Nishant also shares the story of how he accidentally became an artist while trying to become a writer after quitting his PhD program in Neuroscience. If you have wondered about taking a big leap in your life, this conversation will give you some ideas!

💡 For all the links and ideas from this conversation, read the show notes.

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🏫 Visit the Venster Academy.

🎙 Listen to Ellen and Nishant's conversation while sketching in Utrecht, Netherlands.

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Ep 60 - Words are just Lines too

Season 2 · Episode 60

Friday, May 19, 2023 • Duration 06:44

Host Nishant Jain presents the idea that writing and drawing are literally the same thing. If you can do one, you can also do the other.

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Ep 59 - Never Look at the Numbers

Season 2 · Episode 59

Friday, May 5, 2023 • Duration 10:14

Host Nishant Jain takes a look at Goodhart's Law, originally coined to describe monetary policy, but applies it instead to the business of being an artist today. No matter how successful (or unsuccessful) you are at social media, here are some good reasons to never look at the numbers.

"When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a useful measure." - Goodhart's Law.

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