Artist Interview: Debbi Kenote

Hey welcome to Ahtcast!

This episode’s guest is Brooklyn based painter Debbi Kenote.

Words of the day: butterfly. symmetry. sharp. bright. and aquatic.

In the conversation Debbi shares some of her experiences from growing up in the Pacific-Northwest as well as being home schooled until high school where her artistic life was encouraged at a whole other level.

Now living in Brooklyn we talk about how her experiences prior to that makes its way into her work as well as the city’s influence. And more.

Also part of the interview are two questions submitted by previous guest Connie Goldman so be sure to listen for those. Check out the player below to listen in...

Rook  

2022  

Acrylic on dyed canvas over shaped stretcher bar 

28 x 28 inches    

 
Leafwing 2022  Acrylic, dye and hinges on canvas 48 x 56 inches 

Leafwing(closed view)

Glider 2022 Acrylic on dyed canvas 47 x 47 inches    

  Hands All Around 2022 Acrylic on dyed canvas over shaped stretcher bar 28 x 28 inches    

  Anemone 2022 Acrylic on dyed canvas over shaped stretcher bar 26 x 26 inches   Audio interview with the artist: 

Ahtcast · Debbi Kenote Interview

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Debbi Kenote in her studio

 

 

 

 

The artist's website: Debbi Kenote

instagram: @debbikenote

 

 

 

Mentioned in the interview:

Elizabeth Murray

Cob x PLOP Residency

Kate Werble Gallery @kate_werble_gallery

Bob's in Bushwick @bobs_gallery1r

5-50 Gallery @550gallery

 

 

Big thanks goes out to Debbi for the fun conversation! and also to Connie Goldman for submitting interview questions! 

 

 

Thanks to the listeners out there as well...

 

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Artist Interview: Inga Dalrymple Revisited

Hey and welcome to ahtcast! 

 

This episode invites Sydney, Australia based artist Inga Dalrymple back to the podcast! 

 

Words of the day: Edges. Sensory. Rhythm. Intuitive. Painty. 

 

It has been nearly 10 years to the day since Inga last joined me to talk about her paintings. She had a lot to share about where her paintings have been over the years and, in my humble opinion, returning in force! 

 

And as always, I encourage listeners to visit the artists’ websites while listening and look along. Or visit ahtcast.com for images of the guest artist’s work. 

 

And one more tidbit, submitting 2 questions to the conversation was previous ahtcast guest Cologne based painter Sabine Tress, so be sure to listen for those. 

 

Welcome Inga Dalrymple back to the program…...listen in below!

 

 

 

Fragment from looking and remembering

acrylic on gesso panel 

24x18cm/9.5x7in

2022

Untitled

goauche on paper

27.7x21cm/11x8.5in

2023

Hide and seek

acrylic on board

90x61cm/35.5x24in

2022

Overflow

acrylic on gesso panel

35x25cm/14x10in

2022

Angophora Walk

mixed media on paper

75x58cm/29.5x23in

2023

Audio interview with the artist:

Ahtcast · Revisited: Inga Dalrymple and Phillip J. Mellen in Conversation

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Inga Dalrymple with her work

 

 

 

 The artist's website: Inga Dalrymple

 Instagram: inga.dal_paints

 

 

 

 

Mentioned in the interview:

Julie Torres

Lucy Mink

Amy Lincoln

Sabine Tress - thanks for your great questions!

Olena Kalytiak Davis

Mary Oliver

Joan Mitchell

Philip Guston

Giorgio Morandi

Paul Cezanne

Paul Klee

Mozart

Beethoven

 

 

Many thanks to Inga for joining me for a conversation 10 years in the making! Cheers...

 

 

 

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Thanks for listening! 

 

 

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Artist Interview: Sabine Tress | Space Oddities

Words of the day: gesture. vulnerability. consciousness. Zero gravity.

For this episode Sabine Tress returns to the podcast, from her studio in Cologne, Germany, to discuss the work in her solo show Space Oddities. 

This conversation acts mostly as a virtual tour of Sabine’s exhibition. It details the relationships between the actual exhibition space, the paintings, the viewer, and the painter herself. Somehow I make my way into the mix as well. 

I did not know this interview would journey in the direction it did, it wasn’t until editing did I realized how these states were apparent. This recording creates a virtual venue where the show takes place for those who can’t make it to the brick and mortar space, and yet helps make it a show not to miss in person. Listen below...

Blizzard

180 x 140cm/70 x 55in

acrylic on canvas

2021

Teddy

180 x 140cm/70 x 55in

acrylic on canvas

2022

Ma Vie Sous Marine

180 x 140cm/70 x 55in 

spray and acrylic on canvas

2022

 

Audio interview with the artist:

Ahtcast · Sabine Tress | the Space Oddities interview

 

 

The artist's website: Sabine Tress

 

  Space Oddities runs through February 12th 2022

at Esther Verhaeghe Art Concepts

Brussles, Belgium

 

More info on the show: Esther Verhaeghe Art Concepts

 

  Esther Verhaeghe and Sabine Tress!

instagram: 

@sabtress

@esthersartytrail

She's vague

180 x 140cm/70 x 55in

acrylic and spray on canvas

2021

Sabine Tress,...congrats and thanks for the conversation!

 

 

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Artist Interview: Ron Fortier

Words of the day: gesture. narrative. emotion. abstraction. lineage.

This episode's guest is Fairhaven, Massachusetts based painter Ron Fortier. In my chat with Ron you’ll find detailed accounts of his past, present, and even what the future will hold for his paintings,... along with a healthy list of artist from the lineage that is his rich continuing story. 

Also in the episode...lots of materials shop talk as well as the challenges inherent to abstraction, and narrative work, as he works in both concentrations. 

Ron is also the host of The Southcoast Artists Index's In Focus podcast, he shares a bit about his podcast's goal as well. Listen below for more!

 

 

New Bedford Arctic Whaling Disaster of 1871: The Window - 2 

24" x 24" 

Acrylic on stretched canvas

 

 

 

 

  

America's Guernica: Greenwood - 5 

24" x 24" 

Acrylic on stretched canvas

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEB #4 - 2019

 

20" x 16"

Acrylic on stretched canvas

 

 

 

 

 

 

45 MNO 13 – 2018

24" x 24" 

 
Acrylic on stretched canvas

 

 

 

 

 

The artist's website: Ron Fortier

 

instagram: @ron.fortier

 

 

 

Audio interview with the artist:

 

 

 

Ahtcast · Ron Fortier Interview

 

 

Ron Fortier in his studio

 

Mentioned in the interview: 

 

Jane Ferris Richardson

Dante Vena

Peter London

Francisco Rapoza

Herbert Cummings

Ed Togneri

Bill Elliott

Frank McCoy

Kilburn Mill in New Bedford, MA

Luis Villanueva

Don Wilkinson

Mark Rothko

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Picasso

Rene Magritte

Ernst Gombrich

Julian Schnabel

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Vincent van Gogh

Frank Grace

Stephen Remick

 

 Ron Fortier is also the host of The Southcoast Artists Index's In Focus podcast, check it out here: The Artists Index

Do check that out and give a listen and follow!

 

 

  Thank you for listening! 

 

 

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Artist Interview: Thomas Flanagan

Words of the day: jazz. experience. feel. sound. vibration.

Painter Thomas Flanagan joins ahtcast from Brunswick, Maine for this episode. We talk studio space, how Maine influences his work, as well as music both in and out of the studio. Early experiences in art school, and how Tom came to use the tools currently part of his studio life! Listen below for more...

A Shot In The Dark, 2019

Acrylic on Canvas

51” x 40"

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Unquiet, 2019

Acrylic on Canvas

51” x 40"

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Beg, Borrow & Steal, 2019

Acrylic on Canvas

80” x 66"

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The artist's website:  Thomas Flanagan

Audio interview with the artist:

Thomas Flanagan in his studio

Mentioned in the interview: 

Nick Drake

Peter Halley

Willem de Kooning

Joan Mitchell 

Thanks for listening! 

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The Mixed Media Tapes | an update!

The mixed-media tapes is an off-shoot of ahtcast. It is a collection of short artist talks and conversations detailing art related topics, such as titling paintings, free-association in art, thoughts on various mediums etc. I started these audio recordings with artists about 2 years ago. Long story short, there is new life in the project! The mixed-media tapes are now being individually uploaded to YouTube. There are four uploaded so far, thirteen more to look forward to down the line. 

Just below is one of the recordings. Painter Marc Cheetham talks with me about titling his work.

 


Please head on over to the ahtcast YouTube channel for more of the series here: ahtcast on YouTube

Thanks for listening, and please stay tuned for more.

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Next up: Katie Wynne

Next up: I will be talking with Philadelphia based artist, Katie Wynne. Though mainly working in kinetic sculpture and installation, Katie Wynne also has a hand for drawing, and her own brand of color sense is carried throughout her making of things. Stay tuned for the full podcast interview coming next week.

*Update: Part one of the interview has been posted. You can check it out here: Katie Wynne Interview Part One

In the meantime, here is video documentation of one of her works: 

"A chain of non-events" (1:38)
 
chain from Katie Wynne on Vimeo.

Thank you for watching! 

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Artist Interview: Kevin P. Kelly

Words of the day: drawing. ubiquitous. immortalize. conflict.

Wichita, KS based painter, Kevin P. Kelly shares his thoughts and working methods used in his Sketch Of the Day project. Irony, humor, and tension are just a few elements considered when picking objects to paint for Kevin in this series. Listen in as he describes the deconstructing of objects in his compositions and what that means to him as the artist. Listen below! (some strong language).

Dining Room Chair  (11-25-15)

Watercolor on paper

8.5"×11"

2015

C Clamp (9-9-16)

Ink, pen, collaged paper on paper

8.5" x 11"

2016

Scissors (8-31-16)

Ink, markers, collaged paper on paper

8.5"×11"

2016

Microwave Meal (9-15-15)

Marker on paper

8.5"×11"

2015

Book shelf  (12-15-15)

Marker on paper

8.5"×11"

2015

Canned Goods (9-14-16)

Watercolor, acrylic on paper

8.5"×11"

2016

Audio interview with the artist: 

Kevin P. Kelly's self-portrait

Featured in New American Paintings. 2010, West, Issue #90 

click here: New American Paintings

To view more of Kevin Kelly's work please visit his online store: here

Kevin has a show opening this coming Friday September 30th. 

Here is the info:

"Root bound"

A collection of about 200 sketches from the "sketch of the day" project. 

CityArts

334 N. Mead

Wichita, KS 67202
Opening 9/30 6-8pm 

Exhibit runs 9/30- 10/22 2016

Thanks so much for listening! 

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