Juggling porridge & listener Q's

06/18/23 • 74 min

This week on the pod Julie’s household has been hit by yet another bout of illness, causing her to fret over more missed studio time. Phoebe debriefs Julie on how her first ‘Sip and Paint’ art workshop went... and it brings up some profound realisations about why she has avoided teaching for so long. Julie realised she may now not be able to complete as many artworks for her exhibition, but shares a podcast she listened to that had a positive impact on the way she viewed this - realising that its only her that cares about the number of artworks, and the importance of enjoying the process rather than becoming stressed over a fixed outcome. Then they move on to answering listener questions, and share their advice on topics ranging from studio lighting and creating engaging instagram posts, to overcoming creative block and getting over the fear of getting crickets when you share your work.

Enjoy!

PG & JB xx

Mentioned:

The Imperfects Podcast

Preview app for planning Instagram posts

Shop Canvas Light

Phoebe’s Studio Light

Phoebe’s coaching for artists

Low Toxic Painting information:

Green Guide for Artists (book)

Non- Toxic oil painting mediums and oil varnishes- Jackson’s blog

Less toxic brush cleaning method- Jackson’s blog

Oil Painting without solvents - Sophie Ploeg

Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com , @juliebattisti

Find Phoebe here: www.phoebegander.com , @phoebeganderart

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Enjoy!

PG & JB xx

Mentioned:

The Imperfects Podcast

Preview app for planning Instagram posts

Shop Canvas Light

Phoebe’s Studio Light

Phoebe’s coaching for artists

Low Toxic Painting information:

Green Guide for Artists (book)

Non- Toxic oil painting mediums and oil varnishes- Jackson’s blog

Less toxic brush cleaning method- Jackson’s blog

Oil Painting without solvents - Sophie Ploeg

Find Julie here: www.juliebattisti.com , @juliebattisti

Find Phoebe here: www.phoebegander.com , @phoebeganderart

Podcast Website: Submit a question or fail here

Buy us a Ko-fi!

Keep Failing!

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Previous Episode

From sunbathing to surrendering...

Woohoo! We’re back after a two week break - a break that almost broke Julie! We really missed recording and chatting to each other, and had so much to tell each other that this episode ended up just being a ‘catch up’ chat, rather than the Q&A episode we had planned (that will be coming next week instead). We hope you enjoy this informal, funny chat that’s even less structured or professional than ever!

We discuss holidaying with kids and how challenging the reality of it can be, almost as challenging as saying the word “Worcestershire”! Julie is also struggling to name her upcoming exhibition, but shares how every cloud has a silver lining - her Fiji cloud photos have sparked a new creative direction...Phoebe updates us about her ‘fwobble’ and talks about how letting go of her word of the year has led to some surprising things happening. She also shares about a new venture that is out of her comfort zone - but she’s facing the fear and doing it anyway!

We hope you enjoy!

Mentioned: @mominard_abstracts

The Art Law Podcast

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Wendy, Michelle, Belinda, Trudy, Caroline, Holly, Kate & Roni

Thank you all so much! Seriously floored by the support that came in, even while we were on break. It does really help us to keep the podcast going!

Artist Shout Outs:

The Art Chatter podcast - 50th episode, everyone’s advice for people starting out, a really great listen. We give our 2 cents worth! (JB said 200th in the episode, I’m sorry for the mistake here, I can only blame lack of sleep )
Melissa Boardman @melissa_boardman Melissa Boardman has just released a bunch of brand new native bird art prints. Her prints are based on her distinctively bold gouache illustrations and reflect her love and admiration for the native birds of New Zealand.

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Next Episode

Positivity during difficult times

In this episode we delve into the topic of positivity, after a listener asked if we would consider changing the podcast title to something more ‘positive’. Julie and Phoebe chat about their thoughts on this idea, and why they decided to use the word ‘fail’ in the podtcast title in the first place. This leads them into a deeper dive into the concept of positivity. It’s not always easy to stay positive when life throws you lemons, (and you’re out of gin and your tonic has gone flat) sometimes you don’t want to ‘smile’ and put on a brave face. So what else can we do? They reflect on how they turn difficult situations around - using analogies about marigolds and onions...