Artist Interview: Lisa Kellner

Words of the day: color. contemplative. minimal. awkward. woven.

Welcome Lisa Kellner to the program! She joins us from Deer Isle, Maine from her local library, how cool! 

In the conversation we dive into the 3 to 5 words to describe the paintings question, of course, as well as their influences and ideas, a little bit about titles. Also part of the interview is a tip on how to stay out of trouble while painting, writing in 3 different books as part of her studio practice, and so much more…listen below!

 

The Ride

Oil on canvas

60 x 60 inches

Land and Sea Series

 

 

 

 Warrior

48 x 32 inches

2023

Deconstructed Paintings Series

At Dusk Everything Glows

Acrylic and oil on canvas

48 x 30 inches

2022

Winnicott 

49 x 42 inches

2023

Deconstructed Paintings Series

All Roads Lead II

Acrylic polymer on canvas

24 x 24 inches

2022

Audio interview with the artist:

Ahtcast · Lisa Kellner Interview

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Lisa Kellner in her studio

 

 

 

The artist's website: Lisa Kellner

 instagram: @lisakellnerstudio

 

 

Mentioned in the interview:

Giorgio Morandi

Donald Woods Winnicott

 

 

Lisa Kellner's upcoming shows:

 

Reductive

Three person exhibition

Featuring the work of Jean Jack, Lisa Kellner, and Adam Umbach

Opening August 17th

Running August 17th through September 17th 2023

Carver Hill Gallery

Camden, ME

 

 

Everything Already Then

Solo exhibition

Opening September 8th

Runs September 7th through the 13th 2023

Granite Gallery

Tenants Harbor, ME

Congrats, Lisa. And thanks for the conversation! 

Thanks for listening, listeners! 

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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...

 

 

 

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

 

 

Thanks for listening! 

 

 

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Artist Interview: Becky Yazdan

Words of the day: layer. linen. weird. excavation. Alice. Neel.

This episode’s guest is Becky Yazdan, a painter who splits her time between Brooklyn, NY and Maplewood, NJ.
In our interview conversation we talk show prep for her solo exhibition titled Aftermath at The Front gallery NYC,
with an opening reception Thursday December 8th 2022 from 6 to 8 pm. And that is at 131 Chrystie Street New York, NY.

We also talk a bit about the early days in Becky’s journey in art and the traditional methods of preparing her linen used for painting which provides a perfect surface for producing truly amazing layering techniques. And stay for a rich glimpse into the content in the work as well.

Also in the episode is a multi-part question submitted by previous Ahtcast guest Sarah Boyts Yoder…(thanks Sarah!).

Listen below for more...

 

Circling the Drain, 60x60 inches, mixed media on canvas, 2020

 

 

 

 

Fissure, 48x48 inches, mixed media on canvas, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Comparing Notes, 60x60 inches, mixed media on canvas, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Facade, 12x12 inches, mixed media on linen on panel, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

Systematic Self Destruction, 60x60 inches, mixed media on canvas, 2022

 

 

 

 

 Becky Yazdan with her work

 

 

 

 

Audio interview with the artist:

Ahtcast · Becky Yazdan Interview

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The artist's website: Becky Yazdan

 instagram: @beckyyazdan

@yazdan_paper

 

 

 Aftermath

a solo show featuring Becky Yazdan opens December 8th 2022 with a reception from 6 to 8 pm

at The Front gallery

131 Chrystie Street

New York, NY 

Aftermath runs through January 15th, 2023

Mentioned in the interview:

Alice Neel

Forrest Bess

Sarah Boyts Yoder - thanks for your interview question!

And thanks for listening!

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

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Artist Interview: Sarah Boyts Yoder

Words of the day: color. improv. hungry. iteration. attention. guru. 

This episode's guest is Charlottesville, Virginia based painter Sarah Boyts Yoder. In the conversation Sarah draws parallels between music and painting, collecting visuals subconsciously through experiences outside of the studio, not to mention the practice of hoarding paint, and what the viewer can be for a finished piece of art… Sarah also shares a bit on being a mother and what the artist in her was doing while reading books to her children. And more… 

We have the 'five words' question making its appearance in the interview so don’t miss that. And keep your ears tuned in for a few questions submitted by previous ahtcast guest Fiona Stanbury, thanks for the great questions Fiona. 

So let’s listen in and welcome Sarah Boyts Yoder to ahtcast! 

 

 

Sarah Boyts Yoder in her studio

 

 

 

 

Night Shop

Acrylic and paint stick on paper

11.5" x 9.5"

Winter Azalea

Acrylic, spray paint, paint stick on panel

24" x 18" 

2021

 

 

 

 Persimmon Canyon

Acrylic, spray paint, paint stick on linen

64" x 50"

2019

Here Is How To Cut Them Down: Scythes

Acrylic on found map

56" x 40"

2020

Quarantine Works On Paper

Mixed media on paper

Dimensions variable

2020

Audio interview with the artist:

 

Ahtcast · Sarah Boyts Yoder Interview

 

 

 

The artist's website: Sarah Boyts Yoder

 

 Instagram: @sarahboytsyoder

 

 

Mentioned in the conversation:

Georgia O'keeffe

Robert Motherwell

Wangechi Mutu

Keltie Ferris

Twyla Tharp

Amy Sillman

Matisse

Elizabeth Murray

 

 

 

 

Quotes Sarah would like to share:

 

 

"Things that I react to strongly, I don't question, I just go for them. I don't ask, 'Why am I attracted to you?'" 

 

-Wangechi Mutu

 

 

 

'I guess in brief, I think abstraction is very much like humor in a way, because it's a form that resists or refuses -- refuses what? I guess the preconceived*. It's a kind of negation, but it's also a generous condition, "not this, maybe that, or maybe somewhere between".

-Amy Sillman

 

 

'I have to find signs that are related to the quality of my own invention. These will be new plastic signs which in their turn will be absorbed into the common language if what I say by their means has any importance for other people.' 

- Henri Matisse, from a conversation with Louis Aragon: On Signs, 1942

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 Thank you Sarah! And many thanks to previous ahtcast guest Fiona Stanbury for sending some questions in for Sarah!

 

 Thanks for listening! 

 

 

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

Artist Interview: Douglas Witmer

Words of the day: elemental. aspire. ambient. place. context.

Philadelphia based painter Douglas Witmer joins me for a conversation on this episode. The interview starts of with Douglas sharing some of his early experiences with art and what feeds his work most. Then the conversation focuses on his ambient album FORTY, FOR YOU, a forty track album where each track is paired up with a painting. We talk about the relationship between the music and the paintings and what Douglas' process was like changing up the format a bit within his studio practice. The paintings, as well as the music, are an invitation for contemplation... Listen below for more! 

FORTY, FOR YOU

Day 9

10 inches square 

acrylic on paper

FORTY, FOR YOU

Day 23

10 inches square 

acrylic on paper

 

 

FORTY, FOR YOU 

installation view of entire set of paintings

Douglas Witmer in his Philadelphia studio

More work by Douglas:

 

 

 Conqueror 

35 x 28 inches

Acrylic on canvas

2020

Audio interview with the artist:

Ahtcast · Douglas Witmer Interview

Mentioned in the interview:

 Agnes Martin

Franz Kline

Matisse

Rothko Chapel

Morton Feldman

Tantra paintings

Tibetan prayer flags

Jane Rohrer 

Warren Rohrer

 

 Link to the digital album FORTY, FOR YOU on bandcamp: FORTY, FOR YOU

 Douglas Witmer's website: Douglas Witmer

Instagram: @dgelless

Current virtual show at: Gallerie Biesenbach

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Submitted questions for this interview by previous ahtcast guest Cat Balco.

Thank you Cat!

Below is a work from the series School Papers by Douglas that Cat Balco asks about directly

 

 

School Papers

Dimensions variable. approx 9 x 6 inches

Mixed media on found paper

2010
 

 

 

 

Thank you for listening! 

 

 

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

 

 

Artist Interview: Andrew Tedesco

Words of the day: poetic. tactile. inspired. community. driven.

New Bedford, Massachusetts based painter, spoken word poet, and food enthusiast Andrew Tedesco featured on this episode. Lots to dig into on this one. Andrew shares in-depth accounts on decisions made, along with the struggles, surrounding art school, sticking with visual path of imagery he feels is important to talk about, poetry and painting and how they are siblings in his practice, and more.

Stay tuned...because you will also find out who he would like to entertain for dinner, and Mr. Tedesco performs some original spoken word on this recording! Listen on the player below...(contains some strong language)

 

Undertow 

6 x 8 ft

Oil, tar, aerosol, graphite charcoal shellac on canvas

 

 

 

 

Absent

 50x47 inches

Aerosol, acrylic, charcoal on paper

 

 

 

 One of us is the killer

36 x 60 inches

Acrylic charcoal & aerosol on canvas

 

 

 

 

Mistah Dounte

Acrylic & charcoal on panel 

 

 

 

 

 

Missed 

36x 60 inches

Acrylic, aerosol, charcoal & marker on canvas

 

 

Andrew Tedesco on instagram: @bad_andy_art

 

 

Audio interview (some strong language, just a heads-up!):

Ahtcast · Andrew Tedesco Interview

Mentioned in the interview:

Todd McFarlane

Sarah Kay

Andrew Salgado

Gary Vee

Hanif Abdurraqib

Jenny Morgan

I Like Your Work podcast

Dena Haden

Co+ Creative Center

Kat Knutsen

Kate Frazer Rego

Mark Phelan

 Anomaly Poetry on instagram: @anomaly.poetry

Submitted interview questions by Nick LeBlanc of Domesticated Primate! Instagram: @domprimpub -Thanks for your questions Nick!

 

 

  Thank you for listening! 

 

 

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

 

 

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Artist Interview: Dena Haden

Words of the day: playful. organic. being. transformation. quiet.

New Bedford, Massachusetts based fiber artist and sculptor Dena Haden on the program! Dena and I share some good art talk about her inspirations, transitions, and coming full-circle back to sculptural sensibilities she experimented with as a child. 

Dena also shares a couple quotes from her growing archive of collected thoughts by nature and spirituality writers. Listen in for more, especially for which artist from history Dena would like to speak with about art! 

Listen on the player below...

Kombucha culture and wax

40 x 15 x 5 inches

 

 

 

 

 

Studio shot

 

 

 

 

 Cheesecloth hand dyed, kombucha culture and metal

40 x 30 x 22 inches

detail

Alpaca fiber and metal

4 x 5 x 4 feet

 

 

 

 

Alpaca fiber and metal

4 x 5 x 4 feet

detail

 

 

 

 

The artist's website: Dena Haden

 

 

 

 

 

Audio interview with the artist:

 

Ahtcast · Dena Haden Interview

Mentioned in the conversation:

Eva Hesse

Rumi

Matt Kahn

Joseph Campbell 

Co+ Creative Center in New Bedford, MA

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Dena Haden's show information:

 

With Whom We Walk This Earth

Opening Reception:

September 17th 5-7:30pm

Face masks/Temperature checks required

Only 5 visitors inside gallery at one time

Outdoor refreshments 

Show runs through November 28th, 2020

Esther Klein Gallery

University City Science Center

3600 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 

Thanks so much for listening! 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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Artist Interview: Amelia Briggs

Words of the day: color. scale. object. identity. character.

Nashville, TN based artist Amelia Briggs is this episode's guest, she pops in to share her inspirations and elements of her work and creative process, some cool words that she associates with her work, as well as how she chooses work for a show. 

Amelia also talks about identity, the nature and history of an object, and how mirrors are becoming a new and important element in her work....and more. Stay tuned and listen on the player below for more!

 
Polly Pom

 Lawn

 

Dearest

 Belmont University install

 Studio pic

Amelia Briggs' website: Amelia Briggs 

Audio interview with the artist:

Ahtcast · Amelia Briggs Interview

Thanks to artist Jamey Hart for sending me a few questions to ask Amelia.  

Mentioned in the inteview:

Podcasts: Bad at Sports 

The Conversation Art Podcast

Eva Hesse

Grace Hartigan

Rainer Maria Rilke

Evocative Objects: Things We Think With

edited by Sherry Terkle

Amelia Briggs' online exhibition, My World Got Soft, is up through June 21st over at Eve Leibe Gallery 

Thank you for listening! 

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