Art Buds
Art Buds is a podcast for artists in Ontario. Hosts Katherine Percival and Natalie Gillis discuss their own experiences with art making, finding community and resources in the Ontario art world, and speak to other working artists and art cheerleaders.
From side gig to full time with Ruth Linda Morton
Art Buds is a podcast for artists in Ontario. In this episode, we talk to Ruth Linda Morton. Ruth makes bold, colourful paintings of flowers and pets and roadscapes. After a career in tech, she has turned her art practice from a side-gig into a full-time business. We talked with Ruth about how she chooses the galleries she works with; using augmented reality in her painting practice; some thoughts about AI and artists; applying to curated shows (from both an artist’s and a curator’s perspective); and how she finds ways to give back to the arts communities she...
Valuing art and the artist with Matthew Donaldson
Art Buds is a podcast for artists in Ontario. In this episode, we talk to Matthew Donaldson, a self-taught oil whose main focus is figures and landscapes. His current series of moody landscapes evokes themes of alienation and isolation. Matt has been showing in Guelph and Toronto for more than a decade. In this conversation, we talked about his art origins; the business side of art; why he is against showing in cafes and restaurants; and the value of seeking out artist peers who don’t necessarily share your way of thinking.
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Exploring the in-between with Danny Fury
Art Buds is a podcast for artists in Ontario. In this episode, we talk to Danny Fury, a mixed media artist and musician whose art and music inspire each other. Danny uses art and music as a way to see clearly as he navigates through the haze, a way of seeing the sunlight through the darkness.
Hosts:
Katherine Percival
Natalie Gillis
Credits:
Peter Lenardon (producer, theme music), Natalie Gillis (artwork)
Connect with us:
@artbudspodcast
Finding community with Kayla St-Pierre
Art Buds is a podcast for artists in Ontario. In this episode, we talk to Kayla St-Pierre, an oil painter and recent University of Guelph graduate who makes “found abstract” paintings. Her current show, Finding Community, with Elizabeth Broere Jackson, is on until May 30 at the Art Gallery of Bancroft. We talk with Kayla about her recent residency, how her background in film informs her painting practice, maintaining a regular art practice while holding down a full-time job, and what inspires her colour palette.
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Balancing full time work and art making
Art Buds is a podcast for artists in Ontario. In episode 2, we discuss how we came to our art practice, the challenges of being an artist while working full time, and the inspiration behind our current bodies of work.
Note: We actually recorded episode 2 before episode 1, which is why you’ll hear us get so dang excited as we wrap up. We made a podcast!
Hosts:
Katherine Percival
Natalie Gillis
Credits:
Peter Lenardon (producer, theme music), Natalie Gillis (artwork)
Connect with us:
@artbudspodcast
Why start an artist podcast?
Welcome to Art Buds, a podcast for artists in Ontario. In this episode, we introduce ourselves, talk about where we are in our artist journeys, and why we decided to start an artist podcast.
Hosts:
Katherine Percival
Natalie Gillis
Credits:
Peter Lenardon (producer, theme music), Natalie Gillis (artwork)
Connect with us:
@artbudspodcast
