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Friday, December 28, 2018

Artist Interview: Brigid Watson

Words of the day: drawing. color. cement. time. view-finder.

Boston based painter Brigid Watson is ahtcast's guest this time around. You may remember Brigid from The Mixed-Media Tapes recordings where she spoke in depth about color, and metaphysics. I have invited her back for a full length interview here on the podcast. 
Brigid answers my questions about drawing, how long it takes to finish her thick impasto paintings, and where her titles may or may not come from. She also returns to the topic of color, and composition, plus more about her process. Listen below for more...



Drawing
Pastel on paper
26 x 20 inches
2014




Untitled drawing
Chalk pastel on Twin Rocker paper
10 x 14 inches
2018




Cement 1
9 x 9 inches
Oil on canvas
2013





24 x 24 inches
Oil on canvas
2018





Petite Mr. Pink
6 x 6 inches
Oil on canvas
2018


Audio interview with the artist:
 




The artist's website: Brigid Watson






Atists etc. mentioned in the interview:

Joan Mitchell
Elizabeth Murray
Titian
Monet
Philip Guston
Mark Bradford
 Joe Bradley
Howard Hodgkin
Cecily Brown
Per Kirkeby
Judith Farr
Jamey Hart
Joseph Campbell
Rachel Eastman
Bob Siegelman
and David Bowie 


Brigid Watson has a solo show titled: "mountain, thunder" opening: January 4th 2019
Hidell Brooks Gallery
Charlotte, NC
The opening reception is January 4th 6 - 8 pm. 
For more info, please visit the gallery's website: Hidell Brooks Gallery

Congratulations Brigid! 

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I invite you to listen to a few outtakes from the interview, please visit this link on this blog: Brigid Watson Interview outtakes


Thank you for listening! 



(Original intro song by David T Miller and Phillip J. Mellen) 



 
 

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Artist Interview: Brigid Watson Interview. The outtakes/teaser

Words of the day: mentality. color. scrape. discipline. galloping.

On the audio player below is a 5 minute collection of snippets and outtakes from my interview conversation with Boston based painter Brigid Watson. You'll find short accounts on Brigid's pacing during her painting process and how she handles the "best part of the painting" when that occurs prematurely, so to speak. Listen in for more...




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Field Philosopher
9 x 9 inches
Oil on canvas
2016




 The artist's website: Brigid Watson 

Thanks for listening! And please stay tuned for the full-length interview here on the blog soon!

*UPDATE* I just released the full-length interview, you can find it on this blog here: Full Interview with Brigid Watson



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