Interview with Leo Monohan
Over the course of years, we’ve made a few mistakes. One of those we regret the most was to not produce a workshop with paper sculptor Leo Monohan. We shot a few scenes but they were definitely not up to Leo’s high standards. Consequently they were never produced.
But it was an honor and a pleasure to get to know Leo. We are thrilled to share this interview so that you too get to know this exceptional artist.
With an exacto knife and a piece of paper, he could create a universe all his own. Hard work and a few lucky breaks helped Leo leave his Black Hills home and start a path that eventually led to art school, teaching at Chinard Institute and owning an ad agency in Los Angeles. His can-do attitude is contagious. To Leo, art is all about problem solving.
We hope you enjoy this interview with Leo Monohan.
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Interview with Virginia Cobb
This week we are delighted to offer an interview with Polly Hammett’s sister, the abstract acrylic artist Virginia Cobb. Click here to enjoy a 2008 interview. Cobb’s creative process includes creating problems to solve in innovative way. It keeps her work innovative and new, even to her.
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Workshop Clip & Interview with Polly Hammett
Click here to view a short clip of Polly taking a short break from painting to discuss the difference between an opinion and fact as it pertains to painting.
For the in-depth audio interview with Polly, click here. You can download it to your MP3 player or listen to it on line.
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Kahn Interview Part 2 now available!
Sherrill Kahn is a high energy craft artist. She has written book and articles, taught all over the country and represented a line of paints. Listen to her Interview with Kelly Powers, Mixed Media/Craft editor and Offline Editor here at Creative Catalyst. It’s free.
Final Week: Kahn Pre-Order Special and Interview
Enjoy the process with textile artist Sherrill Kahn in Acrylic Paint Pizzazz, Collage Techniques for Paper and Fabric. In this mixed media DVD workshop, you’ll discover textures that enliven any paper or fabric project, from collages to clothing. With no brushes or drawing skills required, beginners will feel welcome, and experienced artists will find quick and innovative ways to add color to collage. It’s fast, fun and non-threatening!
Sherrill Kahn is a high energy craft artist. She has written book and articles, taught all over the country and represented a line of paints. Listen to her Interview with Kelly Powers, Mixed Media/Craft editor and Offline Editor here at Creative Catalyst. It’s free.
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Barbara Nechis Interview (Parts 1 and 2)
Listen, as CCP’s Lynn Powers interviews Watercolorist Barbara Nechis!!!
Part 1
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In Watercolor from Within, Barbara Nechis works outward from a single spot of permanent magenta using memory, emotion, and the flowing paint on her paper to guide an inspired floral design. You’ll learn to make principled design decisions confidently and quickly as you develop a loose, direct painting into an intricate, layered composition. Barbara paints intuitively, responding to to what happens on the paper. Her composition reflects her feelings about her subject instead of literally representing the flowers.
Barbara emphasizes balance between repetition and variety. She corrals transparent color with opaque pigments and contrasts hard-edged elements with wet-into-wet petals. She avoids mixing on her palette but encourages blending by double-loading wide, square brushes and tilting her paper to make pigment flow.
Donna Zagotta Interview
Donna Zagotta (“The You Factor: Powerful, Personal Design in Opaque Watercolor”) has a feature article in the October issue of Watercolor Artist magazine on newsstands now. In the article, Donna discusses the role a painting journal plays in her (and your) creativity. She also suggests 12 prompts to get you started. On Donna’s blog, she gives advice for how to become your own coach and meet your goals as an artist.
1. Stay connected to the fact that art is an act of intention.
2. Find your ideal time of day to create and work with it.
3. Use an agenda book and a daily planner.
4. Use deadlines to your advantage.
5. Always have something “percolating” – something to look forward to each day that will entice you into the studio.
To read more about each step, visit Donna’s fantastic blog.
Becoming Your Own Coach Part I
Becoming Your Own Coach Part II
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Nationally recognized artist and teacher, Donna Zagotta, brings her teaching skills to video in the Creative Catalyst Videos DVD The You Factor: Powerful Personal Design in Opaque Watercolor Through demonstrations and discussion, Zagotta focuses on how composition, color choices and other principles of design can be used to turn everyday subjects into personal, creative expressions. DVD art workshop is appropriate for artists of intermediate to advanced skill levels.
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