Artist Interview: Cat Balco

Words of the day: joy. newness. magic. manual. looking.

In this episode I have a conversation with Hamden, Connecticut painter Cat Balco. Cat shares how she manages time and how having lots of time doesn't necessarily make good paintings. We also talk about the series of paintings in her current show My Exploding Stars. Cat fills us in on where these paintings came from in process, and how a studio visit can really be valuable to ones own progression. Listen below for more...

Blue Diamond

60 x 60 inches

Acrylic on canvas

2019

Large Red Reach

72 x 72 inches

Acrylic on canvas

2019

Wide Open Angles

72 x 72 inches

Acrylic on canvas

2019

The artist's website: Cat Balco

Audio interview: 

Mentioned in the conversation:

Robert Reed

Jonathan Gregg

Joanna Newsom - the song: Sawdust and Diamonds

Saxon Shore
Ninth Street Women by Mary Gabriel

St. Augustine

My Exploding Stars

Rick Wester Fine Art

526 West 26th Street

Suite 417

New York, NY

Through Saturday February 1st 2020

Thank you for listening!

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

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Artist Interview: Renee Robbins | Part One and Part Two

Words of the day: microscopic. invented. cinematic. fantastical. Chicago.

This episode features Chicago based painter Renee Robbins. I think it's safe to say that there is plenty of enthusiasm on display in this interview regarding sea creatures, titling artwork, connecting with biologists, working in a series, and public artwork... 

If possible, I encourage you to check out Renee's work as you listen, especially the Daily Drawing series she had going through the course of one year!
The link for that page on her website: Daily Drawing series by Renee Robbins

Listen below for more...

 Buried Treasure

36 x 36 inches

acrylic on canvas 

2019

 Drawbridge

48 x 72 inches

acrylic on canvas

 

 Hydrothermal Eyes

16 x 20 inches

acrylic on canvas

2019

 Moon Pollinators 

36 x 36 inches

acrylic on canvas

2018

 Siren Song

48 x 72 inches

acrylic on canvas

2019

Audio interview with the artist:

Part One:

Part Two:

Renee Robbins in her studio

Mentioned in the conversation (in Part One and Part Two):

Dr. Seuss
The Nightmare Before Christmas movie
Annihilation movie

Martina Nehrling

Kerry James Marshall

Gwendolyn Brooks

Inka Essenhigh

Lee Bontecou

Barbara Takenaga

Fred Tomaselli

Rex Ray

Paul Henry Ramirez

Philip Taaffe

Terry Winters

Lari Pittman

Elisabeth Condon

Alexander Ross

Alexis Rockman

Faith Wilding

Murakami

Elliot Green

Eugene von Bruenchenheim

Tiffany Bozic

Kelsey Brooks

Hieronymous Bosch

Hokusai

Jenny Kendler

Chris Garofalo

Nicole Gordon

Ebony Patterson

Bruce Riley

Ruben Aguirre

Michiko Itani

Alison Ruttan

Geoffery Todd Smith

Paul Nudd
Kale Tunnessen
Raul Ortiz
Robin Dluzen

Vincent van Gogh

Nikki Renee Anderson

Bad at Sports podcast - founded by Duncan MacKenzie, Richard Holland and Amanda Browder
The Franklin - Edra Soto and Dan Sullivan

A Field Guide to Color: A Watercolor Workbook - Lisa Solomon

I Like Your Work Podcast - Erika b Hess

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Thank you for listening! 

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