Episodes
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Art Essentials: Materials at Work
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
In this episode, we're further exploring the profound connection and relationship between artists and materials. Our guest artists Rande Cook, Alanna Sparanese, and Renee Nault each speak about their respective connections between art material and creative process. If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a comment! This time, we'd love to hear what materials have opened new doors for you creatively. Was there a branching path in your art practice? What mediums did you use in the past that are the foundation for how you work now? Also, please like, subscribe, and share this Opus Art Supplies podcast with a friend!
Monday Aug 29, 2022
A Passion for Watercolour, Mixed Media & Pastel (Materials At Work)
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
In this Conversations with Creatives episode, we'll be discussing the profound connection and relationship between artists and materials. This time we are joined by artists Angela Fehr, Tiko Kerr, and Misako Flodin. We'll hear about the artists' connection to their mediums of choice – watercolour painting, mixed media, and oil pastel, respectively. If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a comment! We'd like to hear what kind of materials you are using in your own art practice. How did you choose your current medium, and how do your materials help you create the work that you want to create? Also, please like, subscribe, and share the podcast with a friend!
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Artist Links
@Angela Fehr Watercolour
https://www.angelafehr.com
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Instagram: @angelfehr Tiko Kerr
http://www.tikokerr.com
Instagram: @tikokerr
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@Misako Flodin
https://www.eydear.com
Instagram: @misakoflodin
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Chapters: 0:00 Podcast Intro 1:03 Angela Fehr 10:28 Tiko Kerr 20:53 Misako Flodin 29:48 Podcast Outro
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Communicating Landscapes In Plein Air
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
In this final episode of our current series, Conversations with Nature, we're joined by Charlie Easton, Andrea England, Ken Faulks, and D F Gray to discuss how to communicate landscapes in Plein Air.
Monday May 02, 2022
Art In The Garden
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
From a homegrown oasis to the public park, gardens provide the lifeblood to private lives and local communities. In this episode, learn how artists Marney-Rose Edge, Ken Clarke, Paula Barrantes, and Anaïs Lera each employ a unique approach to art in the garden.
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
A Greener Practice
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
We're stepping outdoors and will be speaking with an exciting new range of artists about a myriad of subjects, including "A Greener Practice". How can artists' creating high impact artwork, reduce their impact on their environment with climate-friendly products and practices. Let's hear from artists,Valerie Arntzen, David Ellingsen, Gaye Adams, and Alex Stewart!
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Manifesting Creative Success: Bringing Our Art Into The World
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Opus Visual Podcast • Season 2, Episode 4. We’ve now reached the final episode manifesting your creative success. How do we realize our vision grow as artists and get our work out into the wider world? Featuring Zoë Pawlak, Sam Siegel, WKNDRS, and Colette Tan!
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Putting Vision Into Practice
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Opus Visual Podcast • Season 2, Episode 3 In this Opus Podcast, artists Cori Creed, Ian de Hoog, and Nikko Saturnus Mercialo share techniques they employ to develop and execute their vision, as well as their thoughts and tips on practicing. The artists tackle questions that we all face in our artistic journeys. What does it take to develop our vision, especially when contending with the constantly evolving reality? Can daily practice and routine ground us? What other tips can artists provide to help us navigate such rapid change? If you like our podcast please, subscribe & rate! :)
Monday Jan 17, 2022
[2/2] Imagining Endless Possibilities: Through Painting and Mixed Media
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Opus Visual Podcast • Season 2, Episode 2. In our second of two Imagining Endless Possibilities podcast, artists Levi Nelson and Lauren Brevner speak about how art allows us to navigate transitions and re-imagine new, better futures. The Conversations With Creatives Podcast by Opus Art Supplies is available on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Youtube, and more streaming platforms. Check out the artists featured in the episode: Levi Nelson http://levinelson.ca Lauren Brevner http://www.laurenbrevner.co
About Opus Art Supplies
Opus was founded by David van Berckel, as a little picture frame manufacturer in 1974, and is still an independently-owned, globally-connected local Canadian business. His company philosophy ‘small is beautiful’ remains at our core.