The Artful Painter is Carl Olson Jr.’s lively and informative podcast, with lessons and inspiring conversations by artists for artists, collectors, and people who love art. Find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and RadioPublic.
In this interview, Carl and I covered a lot of ground, from composition and value to painting outdoors and abstraction.
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HIGHLIGHTS
03:40 | The evolution of a second book
05:05 | A question-oriented approach
07:45 | Composition
12:35 | The picture window, the first act of composition
15:40 | Simplification
18:00 | Simplification exercises
21:05 | Value scales
24:50 | Notan
32:10 | Picture window
40:00 | Benefits of painting outdoors
49:10 | Using photo reference
1:10:35 | Mystery and atmosphere in my work
1:17:31 | Abstraction
1:25:10 | How the new book differs from the first