Born in California, raised in Mexico City, Carmen Mariscal had been living in Paris for many years when our paths crossed. She's been sheltering in place with her family in the north of France during Covid, but will soon be returning to London, where they resettled a couple of years ago. I've watched Carmen's career soar as she devoted herself to serious projects and exhibitions. Along the way, it's been my pleasure to guide her when she needs it. Carmen has been working on Chez Nous , a large i...
Jun 11, 2020•41 min•Ep. 53
For the past 11 years, Jan Heaton has been grieving at the same time she has had an active art career. First was the 10 years of her daughter's illness. Then, in 2019, her daughter's passing. I felt it was a good time to discuss the topic of grief since so many artists are grieving during Covid-19. Artists share grief over lost plans, opportunities, studio spaces, human connection, routines, and travel. And probably a lot more. Born in Michigan, Jan Heaton is a watercolorist who calls Austin and...
May 22, 2020•51 min•Ep. 52
On the Art Biz Podcast I usually talk with artists who have a studio practice and a business lesson to share. But I’ve been changing things up during Covid-19, as I’ve wanted to focus on what you can do now to stay in control of your art business. This control is important since there are so many things that are out of your hands. Join in this conversation using #ArtBizNow on Instagram. This episode is a recent conversation that I had with Cynthia Morris on Facebook Live, and I thought it might ...
May 07, 2020•45 min•Ep. 51
In this episode I want to talk about a document you can revisit (or perhaps face for the first time) that gives you power (control) over how your art is perceived. Yes, I’m talking about your artist statement. Don’t be scared! This is important. And if you don’t want to listen, you can read every word at YourArtistStatement.com . This pandemic has caused so many people to be introspective. If you're one of them, you might want put this time to good use and work on your statement, regardless of w...
Apr 30, 2020•27 min•Ep. 50
Daryl D. Johnson gathers inspiration for her paintings of clouds from kayaking, gardening, and motorcycling. The views are familiar, but the subtext is the underlying chi, the sweeping momentum. She was the first girl to take mechanical drawing in her high school, having to plead with the guidance counselor for permission to enroll. She likes to tell the story of her first day in class when Mr. Ruthizer took out a drawing implement and said, “This is a pencil. I am going to show you how to sharp...
Apr 23, 2020•38 min•Ep. 49
During the Covid-19 outbreak, the Art Biz Podcast will focus on what you can do now to stay in control of your art business. Before you can even begin to think about business at a time like this, you might need to come to grips with the existential questions: Why make art at all? Why is it important to keep making art now? In this episode, I share at least 5 reasons why it's important to keep making art now. Art is why you're here. Art encourages us to go within. Art reminds us that we are all c...
Apr 16, 2020•14 min•Ep. 48
During the Covid-19 outbreak, I am taking a break from the usual format. The Art Biz Podcast will focus on what you can do now to stay in control of your art business. This episode has a huge happiness factor because it's about using real mail: Why you should use it, who to send it to, and what to send. I need you to be part of the conversation. I need to hear from you! Please join me on Instagram using #ArtBizNow and bookmark ArtBizNow.com as a hub for art business resources during this crisis....
Apr 08, 2020•11 min•Ep. 47
For the foreseeable future, I’m dedicating the Art Biz Podcast to what you can do now to stay in control of your art business. It’s just going to be me talking. Episodes will be shorter and more frequent. There will be no music. No bells and whistles. My goal is respond to the situation quickly and to keep you going at the expense of a fancy, professionally engineered audio program. I hope you understand. I need you to be part of the conversation. I need to hear from you! Please join me on Insta...
Mar 25, 2020•13 min•Ep. 46
Cynthia Morris helps writers, artists and entrepreneurs make their big dreams a powerful reality. Cynthia is a certified coach, teacher, author and artist. In 1999, she founded Original Impulse, a boutique coaching company that empowers creative people to focus, follow through and finish projects that matter. The author of the The Busy Woman’s Guide to Writing a World-Changing Book , Cynthia has published seven e-books on writing and creative travel as well as the Paris historical novel, Chasing...
Mar 12, 2020•38 min•Ep. 45
In 2014 then-promising artist Jennie Tucker received a challenge out of the blue from a friend: Paint my wedding. At my wedding. In front of all the guests. Most of the artists I know and love would have (1) laughed out loud thinking, Obviously she jests, or (2) run the other way. Fast. Not Jennie. She accepted the challenge and rose to the occasion. More interestingly, she found she really liked it. Jennie, who was single at the time (read: freer), enjoyed traveling and painting at weddings. Sh...
Feb 27, 2020•48 min•Ep. 44
One of the most important lessons in my course, Magnetic You, involves meditating on your art. You read that right. Meditating on your art. ****I insist that art speaks when you give it the time and space to tell you its story. Then you have to capture that story in a journaling process. In the spring of 2018, Cathy Read worked her way through this course, and wrote pages and pages about a new body of work. Then she got an idea from another lesson in Magnetic You to leverage all of that writing ...
Feb 13, 2020•35 min•Ep. 43
Art Biz Success has been around since 2002, but we have probably undergone more changes in our business in the last two years than in the previous ten years combined. In this episode I'm joined by team member Kristen O'Neill as we walk you through the biggest changes. They're all based on three major insights I had during a self-reflective process. I enjoy working live and in person. I like to travel and hold the energy of a large group throughout a workshop. This can be exhausting, but it also ...
Jan 30, 2020•46 min•Ep. 42
Alison Nicholls leads Art Safaris in South Africa for National Geographic. The two back-to-back sessions sell out every year, and she loves teaching in this environment. Alison gives equal weight to her field sketches and studio work, and has begun to believe that the field sketches are almost more important. She is a Signature member of Artists For Conservation and the Society of Animal Artists, a member of the Explorers Club, and an artist member of the Salmagundi Club. In this episode of the ...
Jan 23, 2020•42 min•Ep. 41
Suzanne Gibbs is an artist and author based in Portland, Oregon. Two years ago, she entered my Art Biz Inner Circle and began taking full advantage of everything that was offered. As an aside, although we no longer offer the Inner Circle, we do continue to support artists through the Art Career Success System and our new artist masterminds. But, no matter how hard we try, we can’t make you do the work, whether it's business or studio based. What Suzanne wanted to share in this episode is critica...
Jan 02, 2020•40 min•Ep. 40
Megan Auman is a designer and metalsmith who creates bold, wearable jewelry made from steel and recycled sterling silver sold in stores across the U.S. She is also a focused businesswoman who has helped many artists grow their businesses through her blog, courses, e-books, and consulting at Designing an MBA . That makes her a writer/author, instructor, and entrepreneur as well. In this episode of the Art Biz Podcast, you’ll hear Megan and I talk about a manifesto she wrote back in 2012 titled St...
Dec 19, 2019•43 min•Ep. 39
Fiona Valentine is always on the lookout for wonderful landscapes, objects that tell stories and everyday moments just waiting to be shared. She divides her time between painting in her home studio in Melbourne and teaching. In 2019 she released her first online course explaining colour theory. Her Team Building Drawing Workshops help companies improve customer serve by increasing their team's innovation and creativity. Fiona works in multiple mediums and is currently a guest writer for Australi...
Dec 04, 2019•45 min•Ep. 38
Early in her painting career, Carol A. McIntyre was surprised by the lack of easy-to-understand color theory classes. This motivated her to develop a simpler way to mix color which, in turn, would empower artists. Her full-color book, I Just Want to Paint: Mixing the Colors You Want , walks you through her color-mixing methodology. Carol has helped over 3,500 painters see and mix color differently. She is an award-winning artist who is a signature member of the Transparent Watercolor Society of ...
Nov 14, 2019•48 min•Ep. 37
Adele Sypesteyn is a New Orleans-born artist whose architecturally influenced abstract work is distinguished by multiple layers of texture, color and pattern. She draws inspiration from her surroundings, particularly the weathered walls of New Orleans and elements of nature. Her abstract art combines warm textures with aged patinas and writings, and utilizes her unique technique developed over three decades as a practicing artist. Adele has been making a living from her art for 4 decades. But sh...
Oct 31, 2019•46 min•Ep. 36
Lorraine Glessner’s love of surface, pattern, mark-making, imagem and landscape has led her to combine disparate materials and processes such as silk, wood, wax, pyrography, rust, paper, and more in her work. Lorraine is a former Assistant Professor at Tyler School of Art, Temple University, artist mentor, workshop instructor and an award-winning artist. She holds an MFA from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, a BS from Philadelphia University, and an AAS in Computer Graphics from Moore Col...
Oct 17, 2019•59 min•Ep. 35
*~* This episode is sponsored by the Art Career Success System, a 1-year training program that gives you the time and space to build a strong and reliable business foundation for your art. See ArtCareerSuccessSystem.com *~* Living the artist’s life doesn’t necessarily flow with owning a business—with gaining valuable business skills that help you earn income from your creativity. But every so often I come across artists who are just as interested in learning about business as they are in being a...
Sep 26, 2019•48 min•Ep. 34
In 2014, Ali Cavanaugh had 11 galleries representing her work throughout the U.S. and even overseas. It was all she could do to paint fast enough to supply these galleries with new work. What a great problem to have, right? But something wasn’t sitting right with Ali. So she asked each of the 11 galleries to return her work. One by one they sent back what few paintings remained in their inventories. She had begun to reconsider not just what her business model looked like, but the art itself. She...
Sep 09, 2019•54 min•Ep. 33
In this bonus episode of the Art Biz Podcast, host Alyson Stanfield explores the word Success as it pertains to your art career and business. It’s a messy journey full of twists and turns. Alyson talks about: Why she hasn't been feeling successful lately. What makes her feel successful. The 3 ways most artists define success, and what each definition overlooks. Stopping the comparisons. Artists are more creative than that. Why we must start embracing success in much smaller increments. Jeff Hade...
Aug 29, 2019•17 min•Ep. 32
When I heard Sean VanderVliet mention the word “legacy,” I knew I had to talk with him. He thinks big and I like that. Check out episode 15 and episode 19 for more on legacy. Sean is the artist behind Fenway Clayworks based here in Denver, Colorado, and in just a few years he has created a brand and a buzz around his functional pottery. A number of Denver’s finest restaurants commission Sean for their signature dinnerware. He wasn’t always a ceramic artist. For a number of years Sean worked in t...
Aug 01, 2019•45 min•Ep. 31
The fact that we are approaching the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the19th Amendment did not escape the attention of Oklahoma-based mixed media artist Marilyn Artus. For years, Marilyn had been wondering what art project she could possibly do that would be grand enough to match the significance of the occasion. She came up with one—Her Flag—and joins the show to talk about it. It includes collaborations with artists and public performances in each of the 36 states that passed the amen...
Jul 11, 2019•40 min•Ep. 30
Tampa Bay area artist Leslie Neumann had a real sweet deal going with Firebird Restaurants, until it stopped. She rose to meet the challenge and joins the show today to share her experience and provide a cautionary tale to others. Leslie talks about how she started working with Firebirds, and how she found a way to not only stay afloat but succeed when 50-60% of her income went away. She also talks about living frugally, playing to your strengths, and the planning and strategizing that went in t...
Jun 20, 2019•43 min•Ep. 29
What would it be like to pack up your art supplies and live in an entirely new country? Today’s guest, Marcus McAllister, left the United States over 20 years ago to live in Paris, and has been making a living as an artist there for the past 17 years. In this episode, Marcus talks about his decision to live abroad, his sketchbooks, the sources of his income, and the importance of relationships. In this interview, you will hear about: How Marcus has been scrappy yet intentional about his business...
May 30, 2019•55 min•Ep. 28
Jill Powers is a sculptor, installation artist and educator who creates art related to ecological issues. Jill discusses how her events educate, delight and challenge the viewer, and how she came to seek out unique collaborations with area businesses, organizations and experts. Jill also describes the many programs she has organized, and how she did it while balancing her own artistic commitments. You’ll hear about how she worked with dancers, scientists, and restaurants beyond gallery walls. In...
May 09, 2019•49 min•Ep. 27
Chicago painter, public artist, and creative placemaker Lynn Basa joins the show today. She discusses making the art you want to make and the varied ways that artists are intersecting with public life. Lynn, author of The Artist’s Guide to Public Art, also talks about the legacy she is creating with The Corner Project and how public art has changed over the years. In this interview, you will hear Lynn talk about: Her background as a studio artist and how it led to her interest in public art. Her...
Apr 18, 2019•52 min•Ep. 26
Missy Graff Ballone, artist and founder of Wellness for Makers, joins the show to discuss the importance of taking care of your most precious asset for making art: your body. She shares her own background as an artist, massage therapist and yoga instructor, and why she saw a need to provide resources that help artists take care of their bodies so they can make more art, and in turn, run their businesses. She also gives tools artists can use to get started in their new journey towards better heal...
Mar 14, 2019•25 min•Ep. 25
Gwen Fox, a professional artist, instructor, and coach, joins the show to talk about building confidence. We discuss the difference between a belief and a truth, silencing our inner critic, how to overcome setbacks and deal gracefully with unwanted commentary. Gwen shares some of her own affirmations and gives specific ways in which we can use goal setting and visualization to create a life we may have never even dreamt was possible. In this interview, you will Gwen hear talk about: What you can...
Feb 14, 2019•38 min•Ep. 24
