Hey Listener grab an easel and get ready to dive into the mind of an artist. Jason Erler collects different art styles ranging from cartoon graffiti inspired drawings to 3D paper models and Color field paintings. Follow his IG to see the images we discuss over the course of the show. Topics this week include: Dog talk. The Spuds MacKenize dog. Discovering art museums as a child. Recording music alone in a small Chicago apartment. Finding a good art store in Indiana. The people you meet working in an art store. Touring the Midwest. Finding something you dislike and trying it. Welcome to the world of Abstract art. Making artwork that makes you happy. Sometimes people want bad things. Always why? Warhol. Connecting the nation with television. Hand talk. The Tooth Fairy? Constructing mythological systems for your paper shrines. How do you make new artwork by hand? Analog Art vs. Digital Art, a recurring question in life. Art math. Cartoon pyramids. I think it should be bigger. A world of making colors. Making smart ass artwork. It just keeps getting worse… Humor in artwork. Where do all of your supplies live? Is your work evolving or are your artistic styles compartmentalized? What do you do if your fans tell you you’re going in the wrong direction? Going outside to the woods to dabble with some naked performance art.