Today’s conversation has been eye opening for me, and one of the best I had in a long time. I hope you’ll find it as fruitful as I did. Today we discuss the future of painting, and specifically the chances of the field’s survival in light of the upcoming AI apocalypse. We managed to sketch out a few early signs for hope. Can painting continue guarding the fortress against the robot barbarians at the gate? Stay tuned… We are very fortunate to have the great Ilya Gefter back on the podcast. Ilya G...
Dec 04, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 24
Today’s episode touches on one of the most pressing topics in today’s art discourse: the rise of image-generating artificial intelligence. AI burst onto the scene like a hurricane, and today’s guest is right in the eye of the storm, he is the one and only, Greg Rutkowski. Greg is a towering figure in the world of illustration and concept art. He’s done work for the most influential trendsetters in the field, including Disney, Ubisoft, Netflix, Warner Bros, and my personal favorite, Wizards of th...
Oct 01, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 23
Today’s episode taught me a great deal about a very important and pressing topic: the intersection of art and parenting. I don’t have kids yet, so I invited two special guests to shine a light on this topic, they are Emily Fossum and Hannah Leach. Two working artists who are also full-time busy moms. They also happen to be star students of mine, who can outperform me with techniques I pretty much invented. We spoke about how to build your own art space, making art as a family, forging art camara...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 22
Steven Diamant is the owner and founder of Arcadia Contemporary, one of the world’s leading galleries for realistic art. Steven and I covered several pressing topics: how to work with galleries, the business of sales, the importance of Instagram for artists, how art universities are delinquent in their duties, timelessness and trends in the arts, and more. This is also the first podcast episode that I recorded in-person! I came down to Arcadia with two microphones and we recorded the talk right ...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 21
Gustavo Ramos is a Brazilian-born Arizona-based painter. We touched on how to plan a painterly process using layers, how to deal with mistakes throughout the process, how to nurture artistic growth in children, how to paint successfully from photographs, how develop personal style, tips for getting commissions, and much much more. We also throw some shade at Hyperrealism, so get excited for that. Gustavo has some brilliant insights to share, so I’m exceedingly glad to bring his voice to all of y...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 20
Today we are touching on a topic that is pressing and urgent for many of us - can we paint without using solvents? As you know, solvents are harmful to our health, and eliminating or reducing their usage should be on everyone’s agenda. But how can we do it? We will be diving deeply into this question, and providing actionable technical insights you can start using pretty much as soon as you finish this episode. Hope you find this information as valuable as I did! My guest today is Kimberly Brook...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 19
Painting has been proclaimed dead many times throughout history, and yet people like me and probably you continue to sling paint around, still believing it matters. I’m sure you’ll enjoy this true-crime episode, where we explore the alleged death-scenes, victims, and perpetrators. And what a treat, ladies and gentlemen, setting an ART’S COOL record, the great Ilya Gefter is back on the podcast for the 2nd episode in a row, and 3rd episode in total. I introduced Ilya when he first came on the sho...
Dec 21, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 18
Today’s topic is "Realism," what it meant for different painters in different times and ways to think about it today. Very importantly, we also discuss why detail is the enemy of experience, and how Courbet was basically a troll. We are very fortunate to have the great Ilya Gefter back on the podcast. Ilya Gefter is a painter, art educator and the founder and director of the Visual Art Center in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Ilya has shown in 14 solo exhibitions before he was 40, he’s won numerous prestigio...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 17
Today’s episode is absolutely packed with down-to-earth technical advice which I expect any painting enthusiast will appreciate, and a few inflammatory opinions which may or may not stir the pot. This episode is an Ask Me Anything episode, which means instead of having a guest I can question, the questions were directed at me by a panel of my Patreon supporters. We covered many important topics, such as: how to mix colors for figurative work, how to build confidence, issues regarding social medi...
Aug 14, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 16
Jeff has been titled a “living master” by the art Renewal Center, and has been written up in numerous publications, including “American Art collector”, “Fine Art Connoisseur”, “Arts and Antiques” and “Jetset Magazine”. His work has been shown in prestigious institutions such as the Utah Museum of Fine Art, The Springville Museum of Art and the Salmagundi Club in NY. He’s won numerous awards, and his work can be found in notable public and private collections. Jeff has served as a faculty artist ...
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 15
Vincent Desiderio is a titan of contemporary painting. He is a Senior Critic at the New York Academy of Art and has been a visiting professor at numerous universities both in the US and abroad. He is the recipient of honorary doctorates from both the New York Academy of Art and the Lyme Academy. His work can be found in some of the most important public collections in the world, including: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Guggenheim Museum, The Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston...
May 10, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 14
Alex Mitow and James Miille are the co-founders of Superfine, the art fair that puts young professionals in touch with hundreds of cutting-edge works by the world's top emerging artists. Alex is a curator and entrepreneur. He holds a marketing degree from the University of Miami, and has more than 16 years of experience in the lifestyle, art, and hospitality sectors. James is a fine-arts photographer, designer, and sales expert. His artwork is frequently featured in publications such as Architec...
Apr 15, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 13
Josh Clare is a fantastic painter, and the first ART’S COOL guest focused on landscape work, so lots of valuable insight here for all you plein-air enthusiasts. Josh is the recipient of numerous awards, including artists choice at the 2012 Laguna Plein Air Invitational, and 2nd place in the Raymar 6th Annual Painting Competition. In 2014 Josh was featured for three consecutive months in several of the nation’s finest art magazines: Western Art and Architecture, Southwest Art, and Art of the West...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 12
Will St. John is one of my favorite living painters. This is the point at which I list selected biographical information that I find on the guest’s “About” page, but Will doesn’t have an "About" page. He doesn’t even have a website as far as I’ve been able to discern. I reached out to Will to ask him how he’d like to be introduced, and he provided me with the finest bio of all time: “Will St. John is a badass artist. Women desire him; strong men want to be him. The world’s elite cultural institu...
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 11
This is my favorite episode to date! I speak with Alex Castilla, an incredibly accomplished experimental physicist, a student of painting, and one of my Patreon supporters. This episode is a mentorship session I had with Alex: he asked me brilliantly incisive questions about painting and I did my best to cover them in the most in-depth way possible. Alex requested that we make this mentorship session public so that everyone may benefit from it, so you should be thankful to him for the release of...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 10
Jesse Smith is a decorated tattoo artist. You might know him from season two of Ink Master - now available on Netflix. His work is absolutely incredible, and the show is really fun, I recommend checking it out. Jesse’s won numerous awards for his tattoo work and has been featured in almost every tattoo publication out there. He tattoos at his own shop in Richmond, Virginia called Loose Screw Tattoo, and although he is no longer taking on new clients, he is always taking submissions for future cl...
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 9
Ilya Gefter is a painter, art educator and the founder and director of the Visual Art Center in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Ilya has shown in 14 solo exhibitions before he was 40, he’s won numerous prestigious awards, and his work can be found in notable public collections in the US, Canada, Spain, and Israel. He has written for Ha’artez newspaper, and has done curatorial work for Rothschild Gallery in Tel Aviv. Ilya is an exceptional artist and thinker and a tremendous inspiration to me, so I’m very exci...
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 8
If you’re a student of the craft, you’re going to love this one. I don’t have a guest, or rather I don’t have a single guest, instead I have a panel of my Patreon supporters asking me their most pressing questions about painting and drawing, and I provide the most thorough answers I can, including my maximally nerdy analysis. To support the ART'S COOL podcast please visit: https://www.patreon.com/kengoshen For more from Ken Goshen please visit: https://www.kengoshen.com Music by Adaam James. Sup...
Dec 24, 2020•58 min•Ep. 7
Todd M. Casey is an artist, author, and art educator extraordinaire. His work won numerous awards in recent years, and can be found in collections across the the United States. He currently teaches at the Academy of Art university, Massachusetts College of Art, the Art Students League, and also independently. His book “The Art of Still Life” is currently sold-out, but might be back in print soon, so keep an eye out for that incredible resource. Todd's website: https://toddmcasey.com Todd's Insta...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 6
Bryan Mark Taylor is an American painter and educator. Bryan won numerous awards in national and international shows and his work has been shown in museums across the world. He’s regularly featured in publications such as Fine Art Connoisseur, Plein Air, Southwest Art, American Art Collector, Imagine FX, and American Artist Workshop. Bryan taught courses around the country including the Academy of Art University, Pixar, and the Scottsdale Artists School. In 2019, he co-founded the popular online...
Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 5
Juliette Aristides is the founder and instructor of the Aristides Atelier at the Gage Academy of Fine Art in Seattle. Juliette teaches workshops both nationally and internationally. She is the author of Classical Drawing Atelier , Classical Painting Atelier , Lessons in Classical Drawing and Lessons in Classical Painting , her books provide an overview of traditional drawing and painting skills and within each book are exercises related to improving your artistic practice. She exhibits in one pe...
Nov 16, 2020•41 min•Ep. 4
Roni Yoffe is an Israeli painter, illustrator, and a teacher of painting and drawing. She is the founder and admin of the largest, most active, and fastest growing art-related Israeli Facebook group called Beit Sefer LeTziyur, which means “school of painting”. She also runs multiple instagram accounts devoted to art history and education. You may find links to Roni’s pages below: https://www.facebook.com/groups/beitseferletziyur https://www.instagram.com/art_in_hebrew/ https://www.instagram.com/...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 3
Clinton Hobart is a fine artist, and a Licensed Disney Fine Artist. He uses a wide variety of subjects in his practice: from the classical fruit and eggshells to the contemporary Mickey Mouse and Doritos. His Disney paintings are technically still-lifes, because he paints them from physical objects. When the objects he wants to paint aren’t available, he often builds elaborate "Sets" to work from. He has been featured on NBC News, FOX News, The CW, ABC News, and American Artist magazine. You can...
Oct 18, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 2
Stephen Bauman is an artist and educator. He has been teaching in ateliers around the world for 10 years. If you´re looking for simple and effective learning online, his tutorials and live workshops are excellent. You can try them for free at: https://stephenbaumanartwork.com To support the ART'S COOL podcast please visit: https://www.patreon.com/kengoshen For more from Ken Goshen please visit: https://www.kengoshen.com Music by Adaam James. Support the show...
Oct 10, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 1
