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This week, Wes and Todd talk with Abstract Figurative Painter, Will Thompson. Will discusses his early exposure to art, anime, Toonami, the catalyst to start painting, Basquiat, growing up in Alabama, what brought him to Denver, how he started showing at NKollective gallery, his abstract figurative work, clouds, western themes, his best support, music, what compels him to create, being a storyteller, Picasso, his recent show at NKollective, his grandfather, creative routine, what painting does for him, pricing, prints, what he does with his money when he makes a sale, social justice & art, and the motto he lives by.<...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Author, Krista Hanley. Krista discusses what she’s been doing since she left the Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, starting her self-defense business “We Are Safer Together”, tips for deescalating a confrontational situation, her new book “How To Survive A Mass Shooting”, the Columbine school shooting, the media & it’s role in the reporting of school shootings, PTSD, therapy, the lack of resources to deal with the aftermath of Columbine, the Trench Coat Mafia, the structure of her book, revisiting her memories to write the book, school shootings moving forward, being vulnerable in writing t...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Contemporary Fiber Artist, Heather D. Schulte. Heather discusses Norway, what compels her to create, growing up in a family of makers, her art experiences as a child, language, weaving and computer technology, the mediums she works with, textiles, text & technology, patterns & algorithms, braille, her Peeky Blinders series, exploring different coding systems, her traumatic brain injury, repair & care being part of her art practice, textiles in the art world, teaching art, traveling and her world view, intergenerational communities, her “The Times” series, stitching on newspaper, binary code, collaboration, her work around Covid & the pand...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Cynthia Ramu, the Fairy Godmother of the Pueblo Levee Mural Project. Cynthia discusses the history of the Pueblo Levee, the first time she painted on the levee, taking over as the coordinator, her exhibit “Concrete Creativity”, grants, Floyd Tunson, the project living digitally through History Colorado, the world record, how many murals on the levee, the old levee compared with the new one, stories about the levee, the murals that she has painted, her collaboration on a mural for the Ukrainian people, process to apply and paint on the levee, themes for the...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Multimedia Artist, Madi Brunetti. Madi discusses Instagram handles, Black Sabbath, Death Metal, having the support of her parents, the mediums she works in, taxidermy, pinning bugs, cicadas, tattoos, therapy, moths, being neurodivergent, change, self-portraits, overcoming her eating disorder, mental health, marathons, masking, coping mechanisms, autism, embroidery, some of her pieces, getting her degree in studio art from Fort Lewis College, her residency at Art Gym, Bell Projects, road kill, death, pricing, hand embellishment, art as therapy, selling work, living your life, Bitfactory’s “US” exhibition, and what the future holds for her.

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This week, Wes and Todd talk with Chloé Duplessis! Chloé discusses her family, her education, growing up in Shreveport, Louisiana, living in New Orleans, moving back home, running for the school board, her involvement in politics, getting her diagnosis of Stargardt disease, moving to Denver, starting her art business, telling lesser known stories of history, working in different mediums, honoring her ancestors and our shared history, travel, being part of a supportive art community, creating the first accessible “I Voted” sticker for the City of Denver, the Colorado Black Equity Study, Cathay Williams, the history behind & the evolution of her ex...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Colorado Springs Artist, Jes Moran. Jes discusses her engagement with art as a child, growing up in Wisconsin, altering clothes & studying apparel design, her compulsion to make, loving process, having an intentional art practice the past five years, creative ideas, some of the other creative pursuits that she explored before doing the work she does now, being self-taught, learning to trust herself, her process, being fearless, quilts, sewing, what art does for her, letting go, her older work, titles, negative space, abstract art, experimentation & exploration, finding her voice, writing, space, memories, family...

This week, Wes and Todd sit down with Canadian Contemporary Fine Artist and Illustrator, Gary Taxali. Gary discusses how his style doesn’t differ between his personal and commercial work, business sense, work/life balance, his early career and moving to New York City, being exposed to the fine art world in New York, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, transition from illustration to the fine art world, his early engagement in art, drawing at an early age in school, the support of his family, the importance of doodling and mark making, teaching at OCAD and how it informs his wo...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Photographer, Brian Tryon, owner of Shutter & Strum and Disruptor Gallery Art Center. Brian discusses growing up in Colorado Springs, working in education, being a student advocate for at risk students, addiction & alcoholism, his passion for photography, being an outlier, the catalyst for him to get clean & sober, the Springs DIY esthetic, skateboarding, what art does for him, being a certified addiction counselor, process, analog photography, sitting with your work, titles, street & documentary photography, mindfulness, having a living archive at the Pikes Peak Library District, teaching at Community Prep & starting the Garfield Gallery...

This week, Wes and Todd reconnect with their friend, multidisciplinary artist, Joey Kerlin. Joey discusses beauty, ceramics, the catalyst to getting back into teaching, critical thinking, teaching philosophy, writing & reading, art weirdos, the book “Art & Fear,” imposter syndrome, literacy, Catholic churches, transubstantiation, beholding, Marina Abramoić, how teaching informs his art practice, arts & education, bean pots, boredom, vulnerability & relationships, art & loneliness, titles, the “OFF-PRINSTE” exhibition, borders, birds & women, chairs, divergent vs. convergent thinking, the “Black Ink” fundraiser, this year’s “Hearsay” exhibition and the piece he’s submitting, and the challenges & virtues of being an Artist.

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This week, Wes and Todd talk with Annie Geimer & David Moke. Annie & David discuss their experience in the music industry before joining the Denver Theatre district, how that experience informs what they do now as curators & producers of art events, their strengths in their working relationship, Bob Sagat & John Stamos, “Weird Al” Yankovic, the Denver Theatre District’s history & it’s mission, programming, Artcade, stipends, the District being innovators, Understudy, exhibitions, being experimental, the expansion of the Denver Theatre District, Night Lights Denver, Night Lights history & logistics, costs involved, Night Lights locations, curation, paying Artists, submissions, the Jann Haworth mural, “...

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Photographer, Bailey Russel. Bailey talks about teaching photography at the University of Wyoming, his art related experience before teaching, wet plate collodion, getting his M.A. from NYU in conjunction with the International Center of Photography, Vera Lutter, what made him want to become a photographer, Emmet Gowin, camera obscuras & the process, the Sesquicentennial Colorado River Exploring Expedition, his trailer camera, chemigrams, cyanotypes & his series on energy production, and his solo exhibition, “Western Extraction”, at Bitfactory Gallery.

Join us for an informative and fascinating conversation with Bailey Russel!

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