Art Smart

Apr 12 2023 46 ep. 16
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Art is for everyone, but sometimes, the way we talk about art doesn't make sense to anyone. Art Smart breaks through the confusing artspeak to help everyone understand and enjoy art a little bit more. Every episode is short and to the point giving you a quick overview of the topic in just a few minutes. 

In Season 1, Art Smart focused on the Elements of Art and the Principles of Design. The elements of art are the building blocks of art and the principles of design focus on how artists arrange those building blocks. Understanding the Elements and Principles can help you become a better creator whether you aspire to be the next Leonardo da Vinci, or you just want your family photos to look good on social media. 

For Season 2, Art Smart is focusing on different eras and movements in art. What is the difference between modern and post-modern? How were the Post-Impressionists and Impressionists similar and different? Learn all about these and other movements in season 2. Each episode will cover a movement or era in broad strokes, then give you five specific artists/works to look at for a better understanding.

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Block Printing

Apr 12 2023 32 mins  
This week's episode is about block printing. For the history segment, I talked a bit about Katsushika Hokusai, a Japanese woodblock printer in the 19th century, and I interviewed Speedball Art Products to learn about modern materials and methods. To learn more about Speedball, check out their website: https://www.speedballart.com/ Fill out the Airwave Media Network survey to give

Photography

Apr 05 2023 32 mins  
This week's episode is about photography. While numerous scientists were conducting experiments with light sensitive materials as early as the 18th century, it was Daguerre in the middle of the 19th century who really advanced the medium. He wasn't the first photographer, but he innovated coming up with a practical method and sharing it with the world so others could build off his

Film and Video

Mar 29 2023 30 mins  
In this episode, I share a little bit of the history of how film developed with early pioneers of motion pictures. For my interview, I spoke with Stefanie Hubbard, an independent film producer and owner of Pure Magic Pictures. Check out Pure Magic Pictures: IG: @puremagicpictures www.skyehoshi.com www.puremagicpictures.com In this episode, I referenced an episode of my other s

Paper

Mar 22 2023 42 mins  
There are all sorts of different papers out there from standard construction paper to fine art papers. Learn a little bit of history how paper was developed centuries ago, how different papers are made today and what to look for in selecting the right papers for your art. Fill out the Airwave Media Network survey to give me feedback and get a chance to win a $500 gift card: www.su

Screen Printing

Mar 15 2023 29 mins  
Andy Warhol famously said that he wanted to be like a machine producing artworks in his factory studio. The irony is of course he played with colors and exposures, leaning in to the imperfections of an over exposed image or printing without perfectly aligning his screens. He put a human touch into the mechanical process elevating pop culture subjects to the realm of fine art. In th

Crayons

Mar 08 2023 30 mins  
In this episode, I got the story of Herb Williams, an incredible crayon artist. While most people look at crayons as a drawing tool, Williams uses crayons to sculpt. His work has been featured in numerous galleries and he was nice enough to let me pick his brain a little bit. Learn how he made the creative leap to sculpt with a drawing material on this episode, and if you want to l

Markers

Mar 01 2023 25 mins  
Markers were one of my favorite media growing up. I loved the immediacy of being able to draw with markers and create bright, bold colors. When I got a little older, I became frustrated with the limitations as the colors always seemed flat. Now as an adult I have found that markers are surprisingly versatile. In this episode, I talked about the artist, Tom Deslongchamp and his incr

Paint

Feb 22 2023 26 mins  
For this week's episode, we are focusing on paints. Painting is one of the oldest artforms, and as I have said many times before, art is the most important development in human history as it is our capacity to imagine a better tomorrow and communicate that vision with others. We have found evidence of art such as paintings on cave walls that are almost as old as humanity itself. In

Glaze

Feb 15 2023 28 mins  
In the last episode we learned about clay and this week, I found out about glazes. Learn a bit about different kinds of glazes, what they are made of and how to make the most of them. For this episode, I spoke with Kathy Skaggs from Amaco Clay to learn more about glazes. You can find incredible educational resources including tips and tricks for working with clay at Amaco's website

Clay

Feb 08 2023 24 mins  
Clay was one of the first art materials humans learned to work with. It is one of the only art materials that has been in continuous use by cultures all over the world from prehistoric times up to today. For this episode, my guests were Greg Vogel and Kathy Skaggs from Amaco Clay. You can find incredible educational resources including tips and tricks for working with clay at Amaco