artchatter with Gaynor Leverett-Jaques & Karen George

98 - trying new things

artchatter with Gaynor Leverett-Jaques & Karen George

Show Notes

We talk about pushing ourselves and stepping out of comfort zones, but how does that look, in reality? How do we know it’s a success and use what we learn from each new experience? No matter what we try, it’s a win. We get to learn or we get to grow, right? Episode 98 brings the joy of exhibiting somewhere new, and the win of realising it’s all a bit much!

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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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