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Passionate Painter Podcast Episode 11 – After a Career in Environmental Education, Daniel Sivek Launches His Second Act as a Naturalist Artist
Daniel Sivek is a painter, sculptor and mixed-media artist. Nature and natural landscapes inspire much of his work – from Wisconsin’s Northwoods and southern bluffs to the beaches and parklands of Florida. Extensive international travel – in Western Europe, China, Central America, Australia, and New Zealand – and travel across most the U.S. have broadened…
Read MorePassionate Painter Podcast Episode 8 – Artist Betty Franks Krause unleashes joy through her abstract floral paintings
Betty Franks Krause was born in Toronto, Canada and raised in San Jose, California. She is a self-taught abstract artist who started painting when she turned 50. Although it seems late in life to take up painting, the timing was just right for her. After a long career in customer service management, she was ready…
Read MorePassionate Painter Podcast Episode 6 – Painter and Printmaker Mark Brueggeman on dancing with the ethereal
Mark Brueggeman works in printmaking, painting, drawing, and stained glass, with occasional forays into bronze casting. His current printmaking focus is a combination of letterpress and intaglio prints, further expanding his scope into the roles of publisher and illustrator. Mark earned his undergraduate degree in drawing and painting at the Art Institute of Chicago. He…
Read MorePassionate Painter Podcast Episode 1 – Welcome to the Podcast
Ernest Hemingway once said, “There is nothing to writing. All you have to do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” So true, and true as well for the visual artist. The act of creating is exhilarating to be sure, but it is often excruciating. If you are an artist, you’ve probably thought the…
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