Interview with Megan Seiter

Show Notes:

Season 3

347 - Interview with Megan Seiter

This week John is speaking with Megan Seiter. Megan got very busy during the pandemic and completed a lot of artwork, and she has a highly unique style and approach to her subject matter.

When you see her work, there’s usually no question about who the artist is.

Now with gallery representation, a slew of awards, and a thriving art career Megan is glad she put in the hard work.

In this episode, Megan discusses:

-How she got back into art

-Her unique creative process

-What it takes to get better at realism

-How the pandemic affected her work

-How to use pan pastels with colored pencil

-And so much more!

The longer video version has about 30 minutes of extra content.

Be sure and check out the video version of the show inside Members Circle. The video podcasts are extended, more in-depth, and ad-free!

Megan’s sites and social presence:

Website: meganseiter.com

Instagram: @ms_fineart

Facebook: facebook.com/MeganSeiter.FineArt

Materials discussed on the show:

Paper: Canson Mi-Teintes Touch, Rising Museum Board

Pencils: Prismacolor Premier, Caran D’Ache, Luminance, Faber-Castell, Polychromos

As always, you can reach out to the show if you’d like to offer any suggestions: podcast@sharpenedartist.com

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Interview with Peggy Magovern

Show Notes:

Season 3

346 - Interview with Peggy Magovern

This week John interviews artist and instructor, Peggy Magovern. Peggy has won numerous awards through the years, she’s been featured in top magazines and publications, and has had a long career as a freelance commercial artist.

Be sure and check out the video version of the show inside Members Circle. The video podcasts are extended, more in-depth, and ad-free!

Peggy’s sites and social presence:

Website: pmagovern.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pmagovernfineart

Materials discussed on the show:

Paper: UART Sanded Paper, Strathmore

Pencils: Prismacolor Premier, Derwent Studio pencils

As always, you can reach out to the show if you’d like to offer any suggestions: podcast@sharpenedartist.com

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Interview with Lana Gloschat

Show Notes:

Season 2

344 - Interview with Lana Gloschat

This week John interviews artist and art instructor, Lana Gloschat. Lana had her first acceptance in the CPSA International Exhibition in 2012.

Lana was teaching math and living in a small apartment when she stumbled across the CPSA colored pencil show from the callforentry.org website. To her surprise, her artwork was accepted in the show!

Jump ahead a few years, Lana has one of the best YouTube channels for fine art colored pencil techniques. She's also released a new course about her colored pencil technique recently!

Listen in as she offers you some advice and encouragement no matter where you are on your artistic journey.

Be sure and check out the video version of the show inside Members Circle. The video podcasts are more extended, more in-depth, and ad-free!

Lana’s sites and social presence:

Website: lanagloschatart.com

Instagram: @lanagloschatart

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lanagloschatart

Go here to enroll in Lana’s course: https://courses.lanagloschatart.com

Use the coupon code “cppodcast25”

Materials discussed on the show:

Solvent: Echo-house 125 Neutral Thin

Varnish: SpectraFix Natural Glass Varnish

Pencils: Faber-Castel Polychromos, Caran d'Ache Luminance, and Derwent Lightfast.

As always, you can reach out to the show if you’d like to offer any suggestions: podcast@sharpenedartist.com

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Interview with Denise Howard

Show Notes:

Season 2

343 - Interview with Denise Howard

This week John interviews artist and author, Denise Howard. Denise has always treated her art business as her “other career” and not a hobby.

She creates a variety of subjects and her incredible attention to detail is her trademark style! Learn more about her approach here: https://www.denisejhowardart.com/statement

Denise is the current communications director of the national CPSA and will be assuming the role of CPSA president later in 2022.

In the show, you'll discover why she went out of her way to avoid art shops while working in her IT jobs. Even going so far as to cross a street to avoid an art store!

Be sure and check out the video version of the show inside Members Circle. The video podcasts are more extended, more in-depth, and ad-free!

Denise’s Website: https://www.denisejhowardart.com/

Denise’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DeniseJHowardArt

Go here to get a signed copy of Denise’s book “101 Textures in Colored Pencil”.

Check out Denise’s pencil “Swatch Charts”: https://www.denisejhowardart.com/downloads-media.html

Materials that Denise uses:

Pencils and pens: Prismacolor Premier, Caran d'Ache Luminance, and Derwent Lightfast.

Paper: Some of the papers that Denise uses are Stonehenge by Legion Paper, Koh-I-Noor Colored Pencil Paper, UART 600 grade and others.

An electric pencil sharpener: Although we didn’t discuss specific
sharpeners on the show a good recommendation is the Afmat electric sharpener.

Fixative: Lascaux Fixative

Odorless Mineral Spirits (OMS Solvent): Gamsol by Gamblin

As always, you can reach out to the show if you’d like to offer any suggestions: podcast@sharpenedartist.com

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New Printable Color Charts

Show Notes:

New Printable Color Charts

314 - New Printable Colored Pencil Color Charts

This week John and Barb are talking a brand new printable colored pencil charts! This is a valuable resource to help colored pencil artists create swatches of all the colors for all their pencils!

Barb is the creator of these printable charts. She created them due to an outpouring of requests from listeners and readers of her blog.

What makes these charts so different from any you may already be familiar with is their beautiful design and the valuable information provided in the chart!

Each chart provides a quick reference to the color, the lightfast rating, and the name and number designation.

No more dealing with a separate “test” sheet of paper to try and figure out the color moments before you begin using the pencil. Instead, once you’ve completed your chart you’re able to refer back to it year after year.

The special listener coupon code is:   sharpart20   

to get 20% off the single charts.

The charts are available at: https://payhip.com/BarbSotiArt?af=af60da3dce31c55

Read more about why Barb created these charts here:  https://barbsotiart.com/2021/06/03/why-i-create-colour-charts/

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Art Show Rejection

Show Notes:

Art Show Rejection

312 - Art Show Rejection

This week John and Barb are talking about a prevalent phenomenon in the Art world if you submit your work to shows and competitions. Namely, rejection!  

Don’t let it define or defeat you! It might mean that you should level up in your skill or technique. Or it most likely means nothing at all.

A contest with one judge or juror is just one person’s opinion. That’s all. A show with more than one is more than one opinion. That’s all.

Note: This episode was recorded prior to the CPSA’s 2021 exhibition announcement of awards.

BONUS Video Available - Barb and John recorded a separate, “Frist Impressions” show (inside Members Circle) discussing the winning artwork from the 2021 CPSA’s exhibition.

References or links mentioned

Barb’s article on Art Competition Rejection

The 2021 CPSA International Exhibition links:

YouTube video of awards

Award-winning works

Accepted entries

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References or links mentioned

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