PleinAir Podcast 197: Gene Costanza, From Officer to Artist
In this episode of the PleinAir Podcast, Eric interviews former police sergeant Gene Costanza, who shares the serendipitous experiences - and hard work - that helped him become the artist he is today.Â
PleinAir Podcast 196: George Gallo on Making Movies and Art
In this PleinAir Podcast, Eric interviews movie director and plein air artist George Gallo, who takes us behind the scenes of his first movie, "Local Color." They also discuss painting for yourself versus the market; plein air compared to studio painting; and how the act of painting informs his film work.
PleinAir Podcast 195: Carole Gray-Weihman on Art Movements and More
In this episode of the PleinAir Podcast, Eric interviews Carole Gray-Weihman on art movements from neo-expressionism to plein air. Bonus: Learn the reason painting "blocks" can be exciting, and why it's a good practice.
PleinAir Podcast 194: Beverly Ford Evans on Understanding Values and More
In this episode of the PleinAir Podcast, Eric interviews Nashville native Beverly Ford Evans on how she fell in love with painting wildlife en plein air; how to enhance the scene in front of you to create a better painting; how to get better at values, and much more.
PleinAir Podcast 193: Italian Artist Francesco Fontana on Watercolor and More
In this Plein Air Podcast with Eric Rhoads, listen to Fontana tell us about what it was like to continue living as an artist in Italy during the initial Covid outbreak; his approach to painting watercolor and his advice for painting cities and for finding the right colors to use; and more.
PleinAir Podcast 192: Josh Clare on Painting in the Snow and More
In this episode Eric interviews Josh Clare, who shares the surprising advice he got about how to excel at painting and experience substantial growth as an artist; the first thing he looks for when beginning a plein air painting; studio vs plein air landscapes; saving a painting that wasn't working; and more.
PleinAir Podcast 191: French Impressionist Painter Antonin Passemard
In this episode Eric interviews French Impressionist painter Antonin Passemard, who shares what it was like to study art through the Repin Academy; why it can be easier to teach someone painting if they've never had an art lesson; how to make one element the "main character" of your painting; and more!
PleinAir Podcast 190: Carolyn Anderson On The Language of Art and More
In this episode Eric interviews Carolyn Anderson on what it was like to work at Disney's' Imagineering workshop and how it influenced her as an artist; why we have such a hard time with edges; the important art book written by a neuroscientist, and more!
PleinAir Podcast 189: Qiang Huang on Art as a Science and More
In this episode of the PleinAir Podcast, Eric interviews artist Qiang Huang on how he discovered plein air painting, the color theory app he created for artists, what he learned from Richard Schmid, and much more!
PleinAir Podcast 188: Thomas W. Schaller on Painting the “Light” in Watercolor and More
Welcome to the PleinAir Podcast with Eric Rhoads. In this episode Eric interviews the world famous watercolorist Thomas W. Schaller on bad painting habits,...
PleinAir Podcast 187: Georgia Mansur on Acrylic Plein Air Painting and More
In this week's Plein Air Podcast, Eric interviews Georgia Mansur, an American artist living and working in Australia for most of her life - you don't want to miss this one!
PleinAir Podcast 186: Art Curator Timothy Standring on Contemporary and Historic Painters
In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews Timothy Standring, who is the Curator Emeritus of the Denver Art Museum, an art historian, author, and much more.
PleinAir Podcast 185: Rose Frantzen on Philosophies of Art and More
In this episode of the PleinAir Podcast, Eric interviews Rose Frantzen, who shares some of the deepest thinking about painting you may have ever heard.
PleinAir Podcast 184: Brienne Brown on Painting with Watercolor and More
In this episode Eric interviews watercolor artist Brienne Brown on painting outdoors, framing watercolors, and much more.
PleinAir Podcast 183: Mary Longe Shares Advice for Starting a Plein Air Group
In this episode Eric interviews Mary Longe of the Plein Painters of Chicago on a common topic: how to have a successful plein air group.
PleinAir Podcast 182: PleinAir Live Women’s Panel on the Art-Life Balance
In this episode Eric interviews Sherrie McGraw, Jane Hunt, and Kathleen Hudson in an "Art-Life Balance" roundtable. Enjoy this exclusive segment from Plein Air Live.
PleinAir Podcast 181: Jill Carver on Values, Shapes, and More
In this episode Eric interviews Jill Carver on the four principles of art that she'll discuss during Plein Air Live, and much more.
PleinAir Podcast 180: Kevin Macpherson on Painting in Mexico and More
In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews artist, author, and teacher Kevin Macpherson on his upcoming demonstrations for Plein Air Live (which includes a live Q&A), and much more.
PleinAir Podcast 179: Craig Nelson on Critical Skills for Artists and More
In this episode Eric interviews Craig Nelson, a landscape painter who began his career in art by doing album covers, including for Sammy Davis and The Everly Brothers.
PleinAir Podcast 178: Jane Bell Meyer on Working with Art Galleries and More
In this episode Eric interviews Jane Bell Meyer, art dealer and creator of "Where in the World is Plein Air."