Show Notes
Artists. Let’s free up our brains and shake off the constraints of painting or producing work for a reason. Developing our work, our skills and our practices comes in so many forms. @gaynorljart is finding freedom in actually using a sketchbook after years of envy and frustration-and @karengeorgeart is sharing her love of outdoor sketching with others, which is fun and freeing too.
Same, Same But Different. We make the rules. We get to do what works for us.
Over to you! We invite you to tell us how you rip off the constraints of producing work to discover what else you like… as always, there’s lots more to chat about.
Thank you, too, to all who listen, DM, send messages and have made the last nearly four years so much fun with #artchatterpodcast
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Links and mentions:
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 on Unsplash
Rick Rubin - always paint for myself
Karen George Sketch & Explore sessions
Cheryl Taves Sketchbook Course
Louise Fletcher - collage post Louise Fletcher Art Tribe
@janeynaturally
Gaynor Leverett-Jaques
@karengeorgeart @gaynorljart
@artchatterpodcast
About the podcast Gaynor Leverett-Jaques and Karen George are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life.
You can find more about them and their work on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis.
Karen George Art https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ @karengeorgeart on instagram
Gaynor Leverett-Jaques https://www.gaynorljart.com/ @gaynorljart on instagram
Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'
Ben's IMBD page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/ Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree
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