Waiting To Dry

Waiting To Dry goes to the movies! We give out our awards for best picture, best director, and more. We also give out some hatin’ ass awards such as Most-Overhyped!We also mention our upcoming Agent Ink show in May, celebrities being more authentic, illiciting a genuine reaction in your art, and inspiring awe. Josh shares some sad news about Greg the cat, and we discuss artists ruining their legacies and what we do with the art, tease Loren from Brave Castle Podcast a bit before we discuss Apple stores paying performers with merch and exposure, a Banksy-esque piece of art on sale, and a guy painting over graffiti to make it legible. We discuss a couple of current events before signing off. Tom Cruise, come get your award, please. Shoplifters Trailer Apple Not Paying Performers Article Would You Pay To Burn This Sculpture? Guy Paints Over Shit Graffiti To Make It Legible Agent Ink Gallery

Steven Russell Black talks to us about mixing horror and beauty, what horror films he likes, using his "left brain" for art and business, Josh and Steven compare IG theories, his "Give Give Ask" philosophy, using your available tools, pencil sharpening, and more. We discuss his paintings, "Blind Faith" and "Devil's Got Your Tongue." We talk about his collection preferences, working small, and the unclear path that is 'making it' in art. He shares a productivity tip before we get into Sergio's Question Corner! Check him out at www.stevenrussellblack.com

We meet Heather Ihn Martin at her Concord studio to talk about bringing kids into a world on fire, being new to the plein air scene, judging at plein air shows and more before talking about a couple of her paintings, her presence on social media, art etiquette, merch, picking your plein air subjects, and how she single-handedly put together a solo show! See Heather’s work at the California Art Club Gold Medal show in Pasadena, and BayMade in Oakland March 21st. www.heatherihnart.com www.instagram.com/heatherihnart  

We join Helice Wen at her SF studio and talk with her about coming from Shenzhen China, studying as an illustrator at the Academy of Art, discussing the possible narrative in her work, expressing drama, sumi ink, and more. We discuss her paintings “Woven” and “Cake(May All Your Wishes Come True)”, sharing more of yourself in the stories you tell about your art, muralling, and Sergio’s Question Corner! Helice shares her “art circus” David Choe Money idea. See her new painting at the "Femme" Group Exhibition at Mana Contemporary March 2019. "Woven" "Cake (May All Your Wishes Come True)" www.helicewen.com "Femme" group show at Mana Contemporary  

John Wentz returns to the podcast to talk to us about his year in Gay Paris, how people taste, and what’s the point of painting, anyway? We also talk about shipping for an international show, European notions of art as a career, public art as it relates to community, the preciousness of art, oil painting’s relevance today, the documentary “Struggle,” and more. John shares a story about getting caught in a riot at a Parisian McDonald's. We compare Americans and Europeans some more before we get into Sergio's Question Corner! We open up the floodgates of hate on David Hockney and discuss who is the most overrated artist. Catch John's show at Hashimoto Contemporary before it comes down on February 23rd.

We meet Blake Neubert at Liv And Chiu Art Studio in Berkeley and have a great conversation with him about the shitty supplies he uses, how he comes up with his ideas, how the scrape-away series went viral, being woke AF, how he started the Death of A Co-Worker series with Benjamin Bjorklund, and answer a ton of listener questions! We discuss the nature of Grimace and Josh accepts the challenge to paint butterflies for the rest of his life. Study with Blake and Benjamin at Valleyartworkshop.com February 23-34th, 2019. Paint those eggplants, guys. www.blakeneubert.com

This will go down as one of most awkward episodes of all time. After failing to record the first hour of our show, we attempt to recreate the unrecorded conversation. We talk about art pricing, compromising your vision, art business and more. Some stuff may have gotten repeated because we couldn’t remember what part we hadn’t recorded. We also talk about American Illustration dun goofin’, do a quick Reddit Audio Theatahh about an entitled “birch,” get into some of Sergio's Hot Pic of The Month, and cap off the episode talking about artists we hate. Gallery Nucleus Portland: Suggestivism Show GRIS by Nomada Studio American Illustration 37 Entitled "Birch" Romare Bearden Foundation

Delphyne V talks with us about falling in love with SF, embracing the shadow side of life, how her art deals with human relationships to nature, tarot, the Paris artist mentality, her painting “Poppies,” her Funny Bones series and a discussion on pricing art. She also talks about sharing a studio with @johnwentz, couples critiquing each other, and more talk about pricing. Josh introduces a new question for the guest! Go meet Delphyne and John Wentz Saturday February 2nd at Hashimoto Contemporary! Pardon her French.

Gan Dalf talks to us about live painting, Alex Gray's commune, one of her crazy living situations, what inspires her sketchbook drawings, anime, and more. We talk about her mother embroidering her drawings, her sister's art, road rage, and more. We critique "Plague Maid", talk about tattoo culture, craftsmanship, the Puppy Bowl, her top 5 living artists and more! Great fun episode; she's the coolest. Check her work out at @gan_dalf, and her sister's at @stephanieintelisano.

We talk to David Polka (@slowcoolassault) at Faultline Studio in Oakland about coming from New Mexico, how art scenes change, the “magic” of creation, symbolism, following the art path as a young person and more. We discuss his painting “State Of The Union” which leads into talk about the current state of affairs AKA the most political talk we’ve ever gotten into! We also talk about avoiding being pedantic with political art, his art technique and how the Southwest shows up in his work! We talk about the benefit of doing commercial murals which leads into talk about graffiti, urban exploration and more. We talk about his art in the film, “Sorry To Bother You!” Who are his T5DOA? What would he do with David Choe money? Check his great work out at www.davidpolka.com. Artists mentioned: James Jean (@jamesjeanart) Tamara Santibanez (@tamarasantibanez) Marsha Robinson (@strangedirt) Zac Scheinbaum (@zacscheinbaum) Georgia O’Keefe   Tiguan Pueblo black pottery Projector for indoor murals - short throw projector 99

We join Fernando Reyes in Oakland studio to talk about how he quit his job in banking to pursue art full time, studying at the Art Institute of Chicago, studying printmaking at UC Davis, how your limitations can inspire your direction, listening for good ideas, appreciating Matisse, woodblock printing, converting your artistic waste into art, his retrospective at the Mexican museum, his painting “Prudence” and “Tranquil,” the importance of collector relationships, his approach to figure drawing, selling prints, and the Startup Art Fair. Sergio wants to know “what's the deal with monoprints?” check his great work out at www.freyesart.com! stArtup Art Fair Artists mentioned: Lucian Freud Egon Shiele Paul Cadmus (drawings) Tolouse-Lautrec Michelangelo Matisse Rex Ray James Kennedy

Let's kick off the new year with some MJ Lindo! MJ sits down with Waiting To Dry and we talk about her new obsession with creating murals. She talks about how to land gigs even without being qualified, and what we might have done if we had not been artists. Josh shares his secret technique on how he's gotten so many Instagram followers so quickly. Try it and see if it works for you! We talk about artists dating artists, Josh and MJ getting closer to being full-time artists, Sergio talks about his 2019 plans, and we wrap up by talking about our iTunes review giveaway and what doing the podcast in 2018 has done for our lives!

It’s episode 50! We talk about what we enjoy about doing the show for a year, and what we plan on doing as a new direction for the next year of WTD. We talk about selling prints, make fun of MJ’s new obsession and talk about how we celebrate Christmas. We talk about the process behind Sergio's “Florosculism” piece and about not having a set outcome for paintings. Should you put your prices on your website? We talk about it. We discuss Jerry Saltz's “How To Be An Artist.” We also talk about our upcoming 2019 show and our giveaway eligibility ending soon! We end with talking about our favorite holiday movies.

Courtney and Andrew from Trekell Art Supplies paid Waiting To Dry a visit all the way from Hesperia to Santa Rosa! We talk about a million different things with them! The evolution of Instagram, the difference between selling art and art supplies, the history of the company, do art suppliers get along with each other? They talk about doing conventions, filming artists for interviews, artists with side gigs, raising the value of fine art in society, celebrity artists, and how Andrew got his start with filming. How do they answer the Top 5 Alive and David Choe Money question?? It was great to talk about art with some folks who aren't artists but are in the art world. It is nice to get an alternative perspective on the art world from an artist-adjacent company. Very fun to get to know Trekell! Trekell.com Trekell's Youtube Page

We go to Cody Miles’ studio to talk to him all about being a teacher of art for this new generation. What do young people think is good art? We also talk about looking at traditional vs digital art, and his upcoming move to Japan. We talk about the difference in culture, traveling within the country, “the meat incident,” opposite-hand crayon drawings, and more. We talk about 2 of his pieces which leads into talk about taking art too seriously, sketching people without getting caught, and comedy as social commentary. Sergio’s soundboard gets a mind of its own. As always, we get our guest's T5AA and DCM! Rate and review us on iTunes for a chance to win original art from WTD! @codymiles (IG) Codymiles.com

Scott W. Prior aka "Rod Bernardo" comes on the show and comes in fresh&hot! Topics discussed: the value of swearing, his start in the world of plein air, velvet frames, getting critiqued, the heyday of plein air events, destroying your old paintings, and more. Scott tells a story about an award getting taken from him, his “Plein Air Punk” brand, and we discover our artist pseudonyms once and for all! We discuss his painting “Market Street Hustle”, shitty uni, family not getting the artist lifestyle, his Top-5-Alive artists, David Choe money, and end with culture's youth obsession. Scott W. Prior's website Scott's Facebook Page Scott's Instagram

Josh recaps his elephant sanctuary visit during his Thailand vacation, Thanksgiving, and travel. They then talk about goal setting, the term “branding,” and some risks they want to try in their art. Josh talks about some recent movies he watched such as “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.” Forrest Gump: Conservative propaganda or modern tragedy? What 5 movies would Sergio take to a desert island?  Sergio then reads Bill Maher’s blog entry “Adulting” as Bill Maher, and Joshua trashes him as Joshua Lawyer. Are people more nostalgic now than other generations? They end by putting out a call with an idea to help them grow the podcast audience. Subscribe, rate and review the show for a chance to win original art until the end of December!

On this episode Patrick Mathews talks to us about the influence of early-90’s skateboard graphics on him, studying architecture, the meaning of skulls in art, buying stuff from art supply stores and never using them, putting art on things other than canvas, buying prints, and making stickers. We get into his painting of a jaguar attacking a crocodile and what inspired it and just how much work went into it. We get into his Top 5 Living Artists, and what he’d do with David Choe money! Check out his wide variety of work at art-pm.com. R.I.P. Stan Lee.