Celebrating Art Podcast
17 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsJoin the Celebration of Fine Art’s Susan Morrow-Potje to explore what’s happening at the forefront of art today, and meet acclaimed and emerging artists, collectors, experts and art community influencers. Together they’ll discuss the people and stories behind the art, the business of art, and the trends shaping the industry.
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An Artful Transition From Finding the Gold in People to Working With It
July 05, 2020 16:00 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MBFrom clarinetist to serial entrepreneur to jewelry artist, Shelli Kahl’s life path has been untamable, free spirited and uninhibited. And today, that is very much represented in her jewelry. Shelli, a California-based artist, began making her jewelry more than 17 years ago, initially because she wanted to make herself rings. But what may have started as a hobby quickly turned to a full-time career. “I think artists have more than one outlet for creativity during their lives,” Shelli sai...
Capturing Indigenous Cultures Through Extensive Research
April 13, 2020 23:56 - 26 minutes - 37 MBJames Ayers is a celebrated oil painter based in Scottsdale, Arizona. His works center on historic Native American cultures, pulling from the expertise he’s gained from decades of exploration and research. He honors his subjects by studying their rituals, customs and artifacts, and is dedicated to making sure every last detail is historically accurate. His passion for storytelling through art is why his works are found in museums and treasured private collections throughout the United State...
Capturing Moments of Nostalgia Through Contemporary Realism
April 03, 2020 21:05 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MBErin Barrett is an oil painter based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Erin brings still lifes to life with a unique flair of contemporary realism and nostalgia, painting beloved items such as old newspapers, playing cards, candies and ice creams. By capturing the familiar in unexpected ways, Erin creates artwork that touches people’s hearts by stirring up memories of days gone by. In this episode of the Celebrating Art Podcast, Erin joins Susan to discuss her journey as an artist and to talk abou...
Embracing Emotions Through the Beauty of Everyday Objects
March 13, 2020 13:54 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBLeslie Duke is an oil painter based in Springville, Utah. Her enthusiasm for the arts was apparent from a young age, and her parents fostered her interest by signing her up for classes by local artists. Leslie went on to study illustration and graphic design at Brigham Young University, but after a few years of working in the field she felt dissatisfied. Sensing she needed a change, she challenged herself to start painting again. She began with small still lifes, setting a goal to paint eve...
Enlightening the World with Atmospheric Works of Art
March 06, 2020 21:54 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MBRebecca Pashia never intended to be an artist. In fact, she never went to art school. But from a young age, she was drawn to the arts, including singing and dancing. In college, she focused on interior design and teaching, but the urge to create never left. Rebecca eventually founded several businesses that engaged art lovers in the creative process through private classes, group parties and team building events. Today she has sold more than 1,400 paintings, and has embraced her true callin...
Playing with Light and Color to Capture Connections Between People and Nature
February 28, 2020 19:58 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MBMatt Sievers is an oil painter based in Rigby, Idaho whose love of art bloomed when he was a child studying under his father Greg Sievers, an acclaimed painter who has participated in the Celebration of Fine Art for more than 25 years. And while his dad instilled the foundation of his artistry, Matt’s style is uniquely his own. From windswept landscapes to bold barns, Matt’s works focus on the connections between nature and people. He pushes the boundaries of his paintings so they teeter...
Sharing Stories of Humanity Through Bronze Sculptures
February 22, 2020 21:24 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MBArt has a timeless and unrivaled power to tell stories that spark imagination, evoke feeling, and inspire thought. And if there’s one artist who has truly mastered the ability to capture a viewer’s attention in this way, it’s J. Todd Paxton. Todd is an acclaimed bronze sculptor drawn to themes in life that connect us all, such as love, longing, honor and courage. Todd tells these stories through his subjects and brings their energy to life through the smallest of details, such as the tilt ...
Bringing Steel to Life Through Fine Art Sculptures
January 31, 2020 20:06 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MBMichael Jones is a prominent metal artist based out of Bigfork, Montana, who has been participating in the Celebration of Fine Art for more than 20 years. His works of art include bold sculptures, eye-catching wall pieces and totems, as well as custom gates and fire screens that hang in many of America’s most beautiful homes. His medium may seem confounding to some; after all, steel can be cold and hard. But Michael loves a challenge, and in his many decades as an artist, he has mastered th...
30 Years of Celebrating Art with Graydon Foulger, Kirk Randle & Marty Le Messurier
January 19, 2020 02:10 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBThirty years ago, as Tom and Ann Morrow prepared for the inaugural Celebration of Fine Art, over one hundred artists submitted samples of their work to be considered for the show. Among those selected to participate were painters Graydon Foulger, Marty Le Messurier and Kirk Randle. Incredibly, these three haven’t missed a year ever since. In this episode of the Celebrating Art Podcast, Susan invites Graydon, Marty and Kirk to take a stroll down memory lane. They share behind-the-scenes...
Curating Artwork that Defines the Iconic American West
December 19, 2019 23:56 - 34 minutes - 48 MBWestern Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West (SMoW) is celebrated for honoring the people, places and events of the American West, spanning 19 states, including those bordering Mexico and Canada. With such a rich history and culture to explore, the museum hosts an ever-evolving rotation of exhibits for visitors to choose from. Tricia Loscher, Ph.D., is SMoW’s assistant museum director, where she is in charge of collections, exhibitions and research. Tricia is no stranger to the West, h...
Honoring the Buckaroo Spirit Through Multiple Mediums of Art
December 19, 2019 22:46 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBCurt Mattson was raised in the horse business, which explains his fascination with the buckaroo lifestyle of contemporary and historic horsemen and horsewomen. This lifelong passion drives his work as an artist, as he brings cowboy art to life through sculpture, watercolor, pencil and oil painting. Today, his award-winning works can be found in private collections and renowned museums across the world. This year marks his eighteenth as a visitor favorite at the Celebration of Fine Art. In ...
Unlocking the Magic of Wildlife Through Art
December 13, 2019 01:16 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MBTrevor Swanson is a renowned wildlife artist who works with oil on canvas, board and metal. He was born into a family of painters and first picked up a paintbrush as a child. In college, he pursued art classes but never scored above average. Undeterred, Trevor began taking lessons from his father and uncle and hasn’t stopped painting since. In this episode, Susan and Trevor discuss the influence his family had on his artistic style, how they taught him to see colors in a new way and th...
Creating artistic masterpieces, one generation at a time
December 05, 2019 02:03 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBRobin Branham has been a part of the Celebration of Fine Art for 25 years and is sought out for her large-scale paintings that range from abstract to figurative to still life, and yet each of them remain quintessentially Robin. Her son, Colin Branham, shares her passion for creating and painting eye-catching abstract works with dramatic colors and shapes. This fall, host Susan Potje traveled to Southern California and joined Robin and Colin at in Malibu to find out more about their vision...
Stumbling Into a Career as a Watercolor Artist
November 22, 2019 01:26 - 34 minutes - 46.8 MBHeidi Rosner is an acclaimed fine art watercolor painter who has been a staple of the Celebration of Fine Art for two decades. Her work flips preconceived notions of watercolor art on its head, as she opts for vibrant scenes bursting with color and energy rather than the traditional soupy skies and misty landscapes. Heidi is heavily influenced by her extensive travels and love of plants, flowers and vegetation. More recently she’s begun to incorporate birds into her paintings and has foraye...
Looking Back at How the Celebration of Fine Art Began
November 06, 2019 01:09 - 33 minutes - 45.5 MBAnn Morrow is the co-founder of the Celebration of Fine Art. Her appreciation of art began as a young girl when her family had an art shop. At the time, they featured everything ranging from European antiques to American Indian art, as well as contemporary art made by craftsmen from all over the United States. And while that’s where Ann first discovered her love of art, it turns out the shop was just the beginning of her life as an art collector, art connoisseur and art influencer. In this...
Translating the Love of Natural Phenomena into Art
November 06, 2019 00:54 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MBHannah Friel is a resin and mixed media artist based in Scottsdale, and has been a part of the Celebration of Fine Art for several seasons now. Inspired by her love of nature and fascinated by the organic movement of natural phenomena, Hannah’s abstract style gives a nod to topographic maps, images in space and even slabs of granite. Collectors are drawn to the light and pigmentation of her work, glittery and complex, and have often remarked on how they look lit from within. In this episo...
On Location in the Beautiful Bitterroot Valley
November 06, 2019 00:48 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBKirk Randle, an oil on canvas painter, and Matt Suess, a fine art photographer, are two of the Celebration of Fine Art’s longtime artists and friends. Over the summer, host Susan Potje joined Kirk and Matt in Montana’s sprawling Bitterroot Valley to get up close and personal with the expansive vistas and mountain ranges and learn how each artist translated what they saw into brand new works of art. Also in this episode, Kirk and Matt discuss their strategies for location scouting, why li...