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Hi friends and welcome to episode 117. It’s been a wild month for me as I’ve had my second solo exhibition, ‘An Ornamental Education’ running here at the art gallery of Ballarat. It’s been an incredible ride having my first exhibition at a public art gallery and I wanted to make sure that I shared it with you before it ends on 14thApril.
I’ve created a full guided tour for you on my YouTube channel. I really hope you head on over there to check it out, because the audio for this episode makes a whole lot more sense when you can see the artwork. But nevertheless, I know that many of you prefer to listen rather than look while painting in the studio, so I wanted to make it available to you here on the podcast as well. I’ll be sure to leave the link to the video in the show notes so you can check that out too.
This episode also includes an absolutely brilliant address given by my dear friend and fellow artist, Dr Louisann King. at the opening celebration held at the gallery on 8th March, which also happened to be International Women’s Day. It was so incredibly eloquent and brought so much depth and understanding about this body of work, that I really wanted to include it in full.
I also just wanted to mention, that in May and June I’m teaching my first in-person 2 day painting workshops since before Covid. I’m running them with the beautiful crew at Artable in May and June. The workshop on the Gold Coast in June has sold out, which is wonderful. But there are still a few spots available at my Melbourne workshop on 4th and 5th of May. So if you’d like to learn how to paint in my signature bright, floral abstract style, be sure to click on the links below.
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It’s been a while between episodes, so in this chat I’m filling you in on some rather big changes that have been happening in my art practice and, well, my whole life as a consequence.
As I’ve been working on my latest solo exhibition ‘An Ornamental Education’ (Art Gallery of Ballarat 7th-14thMarch 2024), I’ve been working intimately with historical sources for the first time, and it has lit a big fire in me for this method of making research-based artwork.
It gradually became clear to me, with my art history background, that what I had created already would be a great foundation for a MA research project. This raised the question for me- is returning to post graduate research something that is calling to me after 25 years away from academia?
As it turns out, there were so many yeses that have presented themselves to this question overt the past 6 months, that this is indeed what will be starting in about 3 month’s time. Join me for this cozy studio chat as I walk you through how this latest evolution in my art career has transpired and why I have made this choice to return to life as a post-graduate student.
And if you’re a visual person like me and would like to see me in the studio alongside some lovely footage of me painting for my latest exhibition, then be sure to pop on over
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Welcome to episode 115 of the Studio insider art podcast. Today’s episode is once again an audio extract from my latest YouTube video. If you’d like to check out the visual to everything, I’m talking about then I highly recommend that you pop on over to the YouTube video and check it out.
In this episode I’m taking you along with me as I do some historical research at the State Library of Victoria that relates to my latest exhibition. I’m researching an early Victorian female Botanical artist and writer called Louisa Anne Meredith, who migrated from England to Tasmania in the 1830’s. Her writing and illustration is influencing the artwork I am creating for my upcoming 2024 exhibition ‘The Garden Within’ and I wanted to take the opportunity to view some of these very old books of hers in person.
I’ll walk you through all the gorgeous old books I view in the State Library Heritage reading room, including some that are enormous and incredibly beautifully illustrated! And I’ll also share with you a magical discovery I made while I was there that was so inspiring to me.
Then I take you back into the studio and show you a sample of the work I’ve been making that directly relates to Louisa-Anne Meredith and the other female botanical artists of the colonial era.
I really hope you enjoy this inside look at how I go about doing historical research to inspire my art and how this can be a rich and rewarding part of the creative process.
In this episode, you’ll learn about:
The treasures to be found at the State Library of Victoria, Melbourne
What kinds of resources I am looking at in my research
The surprises you can find in the archive
How the physicality of primary sources inspires me
See how I am applying my research in some of the work I am making.
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Finishing difficult paintings. I think we all have one (or two or three) faced against a wall or at the back of a cupboard, those difficult paintings that we just can’t seem to face completing. I know that you know what I’m talking about.
Well, I have some artistic medicine for you today. In this month’s episode, I’m walking you through 20 tips that I use in my own art practice to help me finish difficult paintings. All tips are super practical and down to earth and I hope will really help you find your flow with completing those tricky artworks.
If you'd like to see me working on my own difficult painting as I cat through these points, then be sure to check out the Youtube video: https://youtu.be/gWur-oMjljo
And if you'd like to download a PDF of the 20 tips I walk you through, sign up to receive them here: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5e7e91c96a87150027f6e075
In this episode, you’ll learn about:
Managing emotions: Not getting upset when faced with challenges and understanding that each artwork has its own timeline.
Subconscious insights: Putting the painting aside in a visible place allows the subconscious mind to provide insights over time.
Intuitive decision-making: Resting conscious attention on the painting and relying on intuition to determine what it needs.
Time investment: Recognizing the importance of giving the painting enough time, as certain edits may require extensive work.
Letting go: Being open to letting go of beloved aspects of the artwork ("killing your darlings") in order to move forward and follow intuition.
Refreshing perspectives: Taking breaks, enjoying tea or coffee, and stepping back to evaluate progress.
Different viewpoints: Taking photos of the painting to gain a fresh perspective and using black and white photos to assess value contrast.
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In today’s podcast episode once again sharing with you the audio component from my latest vlog over on YouTube that was released a few days ago. It’s a bit of a mixed bag of topics including how I grow my own botanical art samples and how I photograph them later in the studio for future reference.
The main topic of today’s conversation is a big ‘ol life update. If you’ve noticed that I’ve been around much less often in 2023 and not very present on social media and are curious as to why this is the case, then you might just want to listen in, especially around 7 minutes in or so when I tell you what’s been going on for me lately.
I’ve been learning some new video editing software skills lately and feel enormously proud of the vlog from which this podcast is taken. It shares some beautiful moments I’ve had in my garden over the past couple of months as I’ve been navigating some big shifts in my life.
So I really hope you pop on over and check the accompanying video to this episode over on YouTube. It’s a particularly visual episode and I want you to get the full vision of everything I am sharing.
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In today’s episode, I’m talking about how to create a compelling and cohesive body of artwork. This episode audio was taken from the second half of my latest YouTube video titled “Studio Morning + How to kickstart a compelling body of artwork”. In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been putting in lots of time learning how to make beautiful YouTube videos over the past couple of months and I’m really enjoying sharing with you in this format. I’m still on a steep learning curve with this, but I feel so creatively drawn in this direction that I’ve decided to unfold it a bit more. So, while I think the audio for this podcast is still helpful as it is, I do refer to the visuals I’m discussing quite a bit in the video quite a bit, so be sure to pop on over to my YouTube channel if you’d like to see what I am referring to. I’ll make sure I link it in the show notes.
Not included in this podcast is a lovely, cozy, relaxing and dare I say it, cinematic video sequence at the start of the accompanying youtube video. It shows you what I get up to before I hit the studio in the morning and then a lovely little painting session that will hopefully bring peace and inspiration to your day. So really hope you pop on over after the podcast episode and check out that new juicy little bit. While you’re there, be sure to leave me a comment and subscribe to my channel so that you don’t miss the next one.
In this episode, I talked about:
How to create a cohesive and compelling body of work that showcases your unique style and execution skills.
Cohesiveness and confidence in your work are important for galleries and buyers.
Separate bodies of work I’ve been working on over the last six weeks: mixed media landscapes and a new direction in botanical work.
Experiments with working on panels, specifically ACM panels with linen adhered to the top, and timber panels.
The importance of trying out different ideas and techniques to fully explore concepts.
The importance of allowing oneself the freedom to explore ideas and put them aside if they do not work, and the relief it brings.
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It’s just me on the podcast today and I’m doing something a little different. I’m undertaking my Painting as a Practice challenge this month and I thought it would be fun to talk you through all the fantastic things that I’ve learned in the first week of my practice month about painting on timber panels and raw linen.
Bringing you inside my studio practice in a more practical sense has been something I’ve wanted to do for ages, so in order to make this chat as rich as possible, I’ve made a Youtube video about it too. So if you would like to see the video that accompanies this podcast, but sure to look me up on youtube under Susan Nethercote and check out the latest video I’ve posted there.
I also wanted to let you know that in celebration of the February challenge I run each year, all my e-courses are 20% off until the 1st of March 2023. So if you’ve had your eye on one of them, simply use the code FEB23 at the checkout to claim your discount.
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For today’s episode, Steph and I got together at the Old Butcher’s shop gallery here in Ballarat where my exhibition Autumnal Dreamscapes is currently happening. We recorded our very first live episode in front of what was meant to be a live audience. As it turned out, the only people that turned up were Steph, myself, the gallery owner Julie and my mate Amie who helps me in the studio sometimes! So as you can imagine, I kind of felt like crawling under a rock and hiding after.
But as I’ve learned many times over in this art game, the very moment you feel like you’ve failed and want to crawl under that rock is the very moment you need to own what has happened and share what has happened so you can feel less crap about it. So if you ever thought that because I have this podcast and lots of Instagram followers I’m brimming with confidence and always succeeding, then I want you to know that sometimes I fail and feel like a complete loser!
I’m working really hard to keep this moment in perspective and remember all the other wonderful things that have come about as a result of this exhibition. I’ve had so many lovely people come to visit during the exhibition and have had really strong sales, which has absolutely blown me away. So I guess, it all evens up in the wash. And the conversation that I had with Steph about my journey in creating work for my first solo show is a really good one and I hope you enjoy it.
The journey that I had before having my solo art exhibition Reality as an artist The good in having an art gallery The preparation before having the solo art exhibition Measuring and getting canvas to fit New learnings, and new techniques during the art exhibition Finding inspiration behind my art And much MORE!Links:
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In today’s episode, I’m chatting again with Steven Patterson, the CEO of one of my favourite paint brands, Derivan Matisse. Steven and I first chatted in episode 96, so if you’d like to hear more about his journey with this fabulous and innovative Australian paint brand, then be sure to go and check that out in the archives.
We identified in that conversation that we both had a fascination with colour and the history of pigment and thought it would be great to have another chat, this time focusing on Steven’s vast knowledge in these areas.
So join us as we dive deep into how it is that we actually see colour and how the pigments in paints that you know and to use today came into being. There are so many bizarre and fascinating stories to unpack as we zone in and look at the history of the colour blue.
In this episode, we talked about:
Steven explains how it is that we actually SEE colour The history of how humans see colour What are some of the earliest pigments that were used by early humans to make art? Paint and fabric drying during the middles ages in the west All about the first pigment that was created The story about another gorgeous blue, cobalt blue, which appeared about a century later and also has a really interesting history of evolution short notes on what makes these pigments so revolutionary? And MUCH MORE!Links:
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In today’s episode, Steph and I are chatting about how our recent decision to pursue exhibiting our artwork has enriched our art practices in a variety of ways.
Since re-orienting our art businesses to include exhibiting, both of having found that we are reaping huge benefits in the way we are approaching day-to-day studio time. For both of us, it now includes more of the deep and considered exploration of materials and techniques that come with upping the ante with what we are creating. We are also both valuing the process of diving deeper into the less tangible moments of creative exploration that can sometimes be lost in the busyness of having an online art business.
This a great conversation that unpacks how to rediscover the joy in art exploration that comes along with creating a body of work.
In this episode, we talked about:
How exhibiting your work can help you grow as an artist Displaying and selling your art Benefits of exhibiting your art Steph’s art practice with ceramics Exhibiting as a useful tool for networking and building relationships with other artists and art professionals And my first solo art exhibition
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In today’s interview, I’m chatting with Irish-born, Sydney-based artist Marnie McKnight. I first fell in love with Marnie’s beautiful abstract expressionist artwork over on Blue Thumb.
Since getting to know more about her, I’ve marveled at how she moves through different styles of painting and mediums in her practice with ease. We had a great conversation about how Marnie keeps focused on the joy of the painting and how this focus has shaped her thriving art business.
We chat through how she approaches selling artwork without a huge social media following and how she has gained clarity on her client base who have become extremely loyal collectors.
In this episode, we talked about:
Marnie’s early life in Ireland and what brought her to live in Australia and shared her life as a painter What inspires Marnie’s art style - sweeping blue expressionist paintings with touches of gold Marnie’s “Challenge Tuesday” Marnie’s approach to selling her arts successfully Tips for selling successfully “Blue Thumb” The process of using home interiors to display art Marnie on entering art prizes And MUCH MORE!Links:
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In today’s episode, Steph and I are chatting through our processes with overcoming limiting beliefs we’ve held in the past and exploring opportunities that we once thought we’d left behind.
For me, this has happened in my desire to exhibit, which I never thought that I would do again. In this episode, I unpack some of my process of realizing that this was something that I really wanted to do again and then going on a journey to heal old wounds and create permission for myself to do that.
For Steph, it’s happened in coming back to realize that she wanted to fully embrace a ceramics practice and heal old wounds around poverty that had previously made her feel like this was out of her reach.
This is a super-juicy episode where we dive deep into personal histories and journeys toward a place where we are truly in love with, and excited by our art practices.
In this episode, we talked about:
Our current art and personal journeys Overcoming the limiting beliefs that are holding us back Dealing with fear of rejection Getting through tough creative blocks Process of writing the proposal How an opportunity can present itself in many different forms And MUCH MORE!Links:
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In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Sydney-based artist and surface designer Maggi McDonald. Known for her bold use of color and signature palette knife style, Maggi has always been creative.
But it wasn’t until her son started pre-school and she confronted a period of depression after suffering miscarriages, that Maggi discovered the healing power of art and she decided to study design. During her studies, Maggi discovered that painting was calling her and since that time she’s built a global art and surface pattern design business.
During this conversation, Maggi and I discovered that we share many parallels in our art journeys. She is incredibly generous in sharing her journey and so many great tips for emerging artists in this beautiful conversation. I really hope enjoy the episode.
In this episode, we talked about:
Maggi’s form of art How did Maggi discover her love for painting Does living in different countries impacted Maggi’s creative evolution? Selling paintings on different platforms Maggi’s painting workflow The transition from a home studio to renting a little studio and storage space More about ‘Creative Coaching Sessions’ with Maggi Promoting mental health and how art has helped Maggi Social media growth tipsLinks:
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Well, it feels like forever since I’ve released an episode! After being well whacked with influenza, I really needed some time off to recover, so thanks for your patience.
I’m so happy to be back with today’s episode where Steph and I are unpacking the subject of collaborations. This can be a bit of a buzzword out there in the online world, but the reality is that collaboration can take on several different faces.
Join Steph and I as we walk through many of the different forms that collaboration can take. We also dip into where collaborations cross over into the world of licensing and how the two can be very intertwined.
I really hope you enjoy the episode.
In this episode, we talked about:
traditional and digital art collaborations how you can use collaboration with other artists to your advantage artists collaborations on sharing ideas, feedback, and inspiration, which often leads to a more cohesive and innovative final product Steph and I shared our collaborations with other artists art brand licensing deals cultural collaborations and MUCH MORE!Links:
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In today’s episode, I’m chatting with fellow Aussie artist Anna Price. Anna is a Sydney-based artist who began painting full-time in 2019 after craving time away from her screen-based interior design career.
Growing up she was constantly drawing, and she’s circled back around to art as an adult and Mum of four. Anna paints intuitively, unscripted and untrained. She draws on her creative intelligence to come up with multiple styles of busy abstract expressionist and geometric style artworks. Her paintings are predominately large scale and involve huge amounts of bold colour. Her inspiration comes from repetition, scale, her surrounding environment and children’s literature.
Anna and I covered a lot of ground in this inspiring conversation, as she’s fit a lot into the past few years as her art career has rapidly blossomed. We chat through her experience with commissions and why she doesn’t do them anymore and mounting her first exhibition in her own gallery space. We also chat about her experience creating a repeat pattern shop and exploring making ‘art sweaters’. There is so much more in this fantastic conversation with Anna, who is incredibly generous with her information.
In this episode, we talked about:
Ana’s kind of art Ana’s journey to becoming an artist Experience with commissions The transition from having a home studio to a public studio - Shopfront in Sydney How did Ana build her passive-income print business? Ana’s first exhibition And MUCH MORE!Links:
brand new e-course ‘Be Like Water’ A watercolour e-course to soothe the soul.
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In today’s episode, Steph and I are talking about teaching what you know as an artist. Steph talks about her experience teaching in-person workshops and delivering teaching for institutions. And I talk about my experience teaching in-person workshops, retreats and online courses.
We talk through how teaching can be an important income stream for artists seeking to generate a bit more of a regular payday. We also talk through the pros and cons of each method of teaching and which we prefer best.
As timing would have it, I am also so excited to share with you, that my new e-course ‘Be Like Water- A Watercolour e-course to Soothe the Soul’ is here. This course teaches my unique approach to watercolor that is a unique blending of eastern and western techniques and als
I really hope you enjoy the episode.
In this episode, we talked about:
Steph’s teaching experience in community workshops Diversifying income as an artist Why teaching and creating e-course is important in my income as an artist My advice for those aspiring artist who wants to teach and create e-courses Building networks and relationships through teaching And MUCH MORE!Links:
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In today’s episode I have a lovely interview with fellow Aussie artist Lizzie Alsop. Lizzie is a full time contemporary artist who works from her home studio on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. She’s been creative all her life and launched into her full time art career after a move to the coast fourteen years ago.
Her artwork is a joyful and colorful mix of abstract and realism. Lizzie loves to create and express the wonder of her natural environment with abstract layers of geometric shapes and botanicals which are mainly Australian Natives. Much of her inspiration comes from spending time walking the coastal tracks, and ocean swimming close to her home.
Lizzie and I had a great chat about what it’s like to be an artist located in the country and coming from a country background. We talk through her process of finding her second career as a professional artist and navigating the way to success without a degree in art.
With lots of practical insights to how Lizzie has approached collaborations, created prints, tea-towels and also exhibited in a number of solo and group shows, this interview contains a wealth of information for emerging artists. I really hope you enjoy the episode.
In this episode, we talked about:
Lizzie shared her journey on how she became an artist and how it evolved over the years Lizzie on how she became a professional without that training and validation How living in a rural environment affected Lizzie’s art practice Using digital social media platforms for selling artworks How Lizzie balances her life as a mom of 3 and as an artist Lizzie’s studio space Lizzie’s upcoming exhibition: Where The Earth Meets The SeaLinks:
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I can’t believe we’ve created 100 episodes of this little podcast. It’s been such a joy to connect with you in this way over the past couple of years and I’m so grateful to each and every one of you for tuning and sharing the journey with me.
I love the connection with you and with creatives all over the world that I’m able to nurture thanks to the podcast. It’s been the perfect way for this little introvert to deepen my connection with other artists and such a pleasure to be able to share it with you.
To celebrate 100 episodes and to say thank you to you for supporting the podcast, I’m having a flash sale on my e-courses from the 5-8th April 2022. So if you’d like 20% off any of my e-courses or bundles, just use the coupon code 100, that’s the number 100 at the checkout. Simply follow the links over on www.susannethercotestudio.com/online-classes to find your course.
In today’s episode, Steph and I are chatting about unitasking vs. multitasking in our art practices and businesses.
We dive deep into what I have specifically discovered during my ‘painting as a practice’ months- that unitasking for extended periods of time is generally when I make my best work. I’ve also discovered similar benefits of having extended periods of focus on other tasks such as making e-courses.
We chat through different practical ways that I’ve been implementing to create a loose structure in the greater picture of my work life that best supports unitasking for extending periods. I do this so I can ride my hyperfocus to its greatest benefit.
In the end, we discover that when we truly accept who we are and how we are wired, therein lays the recipe for how to best approach our work style and rhythm.
This is also the final episode for season 8 of the podcast as we’re about to move into school holidays here. I’ll be back with some fab new interviews and chats with Steph on 3rd of May.
Episode Highlights:
How to work more productively through unitasking The myth of “consistency” is the only way to achieve success The challenges I had last February and how I discovered unitasking How my ADHD medications affect me in my daily tasks The importance of understanding own work style and how it can affect productivity And MUCH MORE!Links:
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In today’s episode, Steph and I dive deep into the sometimes elusive question of what our art is truly about and what motivates its creation.
Anyone who has ever written an artist’s statement knows how tricky this question can be to answer, particularly when it comes to articulating it for the gatekeepers of the fine art world.
But this conversation goes so much deeper than that. We explore how excavating this information can help in binding together all the different avenues and mediums of our art practice.
We also explore how relating to this deep level of our ‘why’ as artists can provide fuel and nourishment for the journey of becoming more masterful practitioners and free us from the never-ending grind of focusing on product and profit.
I really hope you enjoy the episode.
In this episode, we talked about:
Expressing feelings through art What does our art say about what motivates its creation? The continual art evolution and creative process Steph shares her knowledge in ceramics and the difference between selling ceramics and selling artwork The business model for Steph’s art business Establishing self as a fine artist And MUCH MORE!Links:
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Susan Nethercote:
Suse's Instagram
Suse's Facebook
Suse's education website
Suse's art website
Suse’s jigsaw puzzles
Steph Wallace
Steph’s Instagram
Steph’s Website
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In today’s episode I’m on my own talking about some of my favourite books that I read over the summer holidays that have just passed here. There is a pretty big range in breadth of the books that I read, but the ones I talk about in today’s episode are all ones with a focus on creative inspiration in one way or another.
Some relate directly to art, some to interiors and women, some on the Eastern approaches to painting, and one is soulfully reflective. I’ve listed all of them in the show notes with links, so you can get a closer look if you like to know more.
I really hope you enjoy my nerdy little deep dive into my favourite current books that are floating my creative boat.
Books mentioned:
Petal by Adriana Picker Spring Cannot be Cancelled by David Hockney in Normandy Choosing Love: Replenishing Our Hearts by Meredith Gaston Ken Done Art Design Life by Amber Creswell Bell and Ken Done A Room of Her Own: Inside the Homes and Lives of Creative Women by Robyn Lea Tao Te Ching by Laozi The Tao of Watercolor: A Revolutionary Approach to the Practice of Painting by Jeanne CarbonettiSusan Nethercote:
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Suse's art website
Suse’s jigsaw puzzles
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