104. Live Speed Painting with Montana Engels

06/30/20 • 50 min

This week’s episode features Belgium based speed painter Montana Engels. This is actually a rerecord because the first time I interviewed Montana live on Instagram about 6 months ago, the system decided to completely shut off mid conversation, so we lost everything. That is when I started screen recording every single episode from then on out to make sure we recorded the audio just in case something like that ever happened again. Anyway, Montana and I picked up right where we left off, only this time I knew so much more about her and could dive into the specifics of her art business. Some of those specifics include live painting at events! Montana is a speed painter with a really cool technique where she paints with a clear medium and then throws glitter all over the canvas as a surprise reveal to the audience. We talk about how she gets these jobs, where it all started, how she prepares for the crowd, and everything else that goes into. Let me know what you think of this week’s episode with Montana Engels.
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103. Student Spotlight- Learning to Paint Murals with Lindsay Moore and Dorin Mogda

This is another episode of the student spotlight series where every Monday I interview my amazing Artist Academy Advanced students to get to know them better, give them direct advice on their art business, and so I can get feedback on how to be a better teacher. This week I’m interviewing Lindsay Moore and Dorin Mogda as we talk all about murals, prints, and everything that comes with being an up and coming artist. Lindsay is currently juggling the motherhood and fulltime artist role ever so well, and she was actually in the middle of painting a mural as we were talking. I could see a fun kids themed mural in the background which just goes to show you how used to juggling things she is. It’s nice to just talk face to face with my students every week so I can better understand them, where they’re coming from, what they’re going through, so I can better understand how to teach them! Anyway, let me know what you think of this student spotlight interview with Lindsay Moore.
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Next up is Dorin. I’ve mentioned this before but sometimes people join for the community like Lindsay and sometimes people join for the tutorials and templates, like Dorin. He’s an art student who’s just taking it one step at a time entering the art world. We talk about how to handle negative comments on social media and on a more positive note, our mural meetup that’s coming up July 11th! Dorin is meeting us there and I’m so excited to teach everyone everything I know about painting murals. Seriously, if you’re a student I highly encourage anyone within driving distance or a cheap flight away from Iowa to take advantage of this gathering and come learn the ropes. I’m going to be teaching everything from how to spray, to lettering, varnishing, and everything in between. If you’re interested in more info just send me a DM, but for now let’s get to Dorin’s interview.
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105. Student Spotlight – Murals 101 with Danielle Nesbitt

This is another episode of the student spotlight series where every Monday I interview my amazing Artist Academy Advanced students to get to know them better, give them direct advice on their art business, and so I can get feedback on how to be a better teacher. This week I’m interviewing Danielle Nesbitt as we talk all things murals. July is mural month inside the Artist Academy so you’re probably going to get tired of me saying the word “mural” by the end of it, but I also hope that I talk you into trying out this artform because there are sooooo many benefits that can come from it! One being the exposure you’ll get (artists hate the word exposure I know, I know) from painting in public. I always get jobs by just doing my job, painting a mural in a public place because people see me working, come by to chat, and spark up an idea of a painting for their home or business. I could go on and on about the benefits of murals but just listen to this episode with Danielle and then let me know if you have any questions. Danielle is the sweetest person and you’ll be able to hear it in her voice from the very start. I’m so thankful to be attracting people like her into the group because it really is becoming this friendly, positive, motivational place for artists to learn and grow. Let me know what you think of this week’s student spotlight episode with Danielle Nesbitt.
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