Tom Gilleon: Western Oil Painter - Epi. 210, Host Dr. Mark Sublette

I had artist Tom Gilleon on today, which was wonderful. He has such an interesting story. From being in the Navy to finding his way to Disney and becoming an important component in the Disney illustration world. He worked with Disney for many, many years and did some amazing work with Disney, eventually transitioning to digital illustration in 1998, selling his entire beadwork collection to get his hands on a high-powered computer.

The quintessential Tom Gillleon painting is that of a tipi, but the new reality is that his digital work, and I've seen it live, is an interesting take on western landscapes in the 21st century. Oh yeah, did I mention he just turned 80?

Personally, I think it's a very interesting podcast, especially for artists. To listen to an individual who had the foresight to gauge where the art world was headed and defied the uneasy feelings of uncertainty and fear to successfully push his art into a parallel but separate arena. It's just amazing. Tom even says to those listening to not be afraid to take chances as taking chances resulted in his biggest opportunities.

And he's absolutely right. if you don't take a chance, you know, you're not going to be sitting in front of me recording a podcast about your success. So sometimes you have to do that in life and it's scary, it's hard, but it can also be the most rewarding thing in the world. So I think everyone will enjoy this podcast with a very important artist, Tom Gilleon.


Bid on Tom Gilleon's painting 'Fort Mountain' here:
https://www.wildlifeart.org/news/35th-annual-western-visions-art-show-sale-with-new-live-auction-component

Learn more about Tom Gilleon here:
https://www.tomgilleon.art/