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Episode 9 of "Becoming an Artist - Creative Secrets Revealed” is with Danielle Tomlinson, a young British artist who creates bold, abstract paintings focused around her passion for wildlife.
Before working full time as an artist Danielle was competing nationally and internationally for the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and the World Trials.
COVID brought a pause to all training which allowed Danielle to reignite her creative side. Entirely self-taught Danielle's art business was her first job out of university and within 2 months she was earning a full salary.
She is now running her 6 figure art business, turning over up to £22k a month with her paintings flown to collectors all over the world, including the USA, Australia, France, Canada, and many countries throughout Europe. Danielle's buyers discover her work through Instagram and other social media platforms and she has an engaged and supportive following of 64k+ collectively.
You can follow Danielle on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/danielletomlinsonart/ and see more of her work on her website here - https://www.danielletomlinsonart.com/
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Episode 8 of "Becoming an Artist - Creative Secrets Revealed” is with Alex Farkas who founded one of the first online galleries for artists, UGallery, in 2006 when he noticed that art patrons weren’t able to easily acquire art outside of their local gallery scene. He had also studied Art History at university and he saw how hard it was for new artists to break into the market and be treated fairly. Wanting to make a positive difference in the art world, he founded UGallery, which significantly improved the opportunities available for emerging artists and represents over 350 artists today.
Alex shares a wealth of advice for artists wanting to get their work into a gallery in this fascinating and enlightening episode. You can find out more about Alex and UGallery here - https://www.ugallery.com/
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Episode 7 of "Becoming an Artist - Creative Secrets Revealed” is with Matt Henry, a Visual Storyteller and Photographer, obsessed with bygone times of old, namely 1960s America, when love and drugs were free and easy.
This is a snippet from his website bio, which explains it all: “Celluloid traces of the era became the language of my imagination and the tension between its pop culture and radical alternatives seemed like a riddle that might yet answer our consumer-led malaise.”
He regularly shoots his photo story series, for which he travels to America and other far-off lands, finding the best talent around to star in his atmospheric scenes that leave the viewer filled with questions and pregnant with story. Some of the fantastical names of his collections include: Mysterious Island, The Trip, Season of the Witch, Born on the Bayou, Lone Stars and Curse of Nanny Goat Island.
He has exhibited all over the world and his photos are highly sought-after with collectors scrambling to get their hands on whatever his insanely creative brain comes up with next.
If you are interested in following in his footsteps, all of the resources from this interview can be found at http://becominganartist.co.uk including the "Becoming an Art Photographer - Exact Steps" diagram created from this interview. You can see Matt’s beautiful photographs on his website here - https://matthenryphoto.com or his Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/matthenryphoto
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Episode 6 of "Becoming an Artist - Creative Secrets Revealed” is with Jin of Jin Designs who creates beautiful homeware products with classically simple designs. She focuses on bringing comfort, joy and charm into your home through quality, British-made products. Her first design was the sitting cat, which is still about and from there she has developed many more product ranges throughout her 10 years of running a successful business and brand.
Don’t forget to head to http://becominganartist.co.uk to download the "Becoming a Homeware Brand Creator - Exact Steps" diagram created from this interview. If you want to find out more about Jin’s story, her products and her beautiful cat-helper, Pebbles, head to https://jindesigns.com/ or follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/JinDesigns/. And if you want to follow the adventures of her studio helper, Pebbles the cat, she can be found at https://www.instagram.com/pebbles_by_the_sea/
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Episode 5 of "Becoming an Artist - Creative Secrets Revealed” is with Chloe Batchelor, a freelance illustrator, character designer and art director based in Brighton, UK. Her work is a celebration of all things daft and loud, reflecting her humorous and energetic nature with a lively, colourful and optimistic style. Specialising in character design, she has left her artistic mark across various industries, from advertising and animation to music and packaging. Her client list is incredibly impressive including Vodafone, Cartoon Network, Disney, Google, and many more.
If you are interested in following in her footsteps, all of the resources from this interview can be found at http://becominganartist.co.uk including the "Becoming an Illustrator & Art Director - Exact Steps" diagram created from this interview and Chloe’s list of essential links. You can see Chloe’s exciting and colourful work by visiting her website here - https://chloebatchelor.com/ or her Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/chloe_studios
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Episode 4 of "Becoming an Artist - Creative Secrets Revealed” is with Tim Sanpher, a heavyweight of the animation industry who has worked on major animation productions for over 35 years including Love, Death + Robots, the Netflix 5-time Emmy award winning animation anthology series, Gorillaz music videos and even the classic Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, which merged live action with animation. He has worked for the academy award winning Passion Pictures as well as a myriad of other esteemed animation studios.
If you are interested in following in his footsteps, all of the resources from this interview can be found at http://becominganartist.co.uk including the "Becoming an Animator - Exact Steps" diagram created from this interview and Tim’s list of essential links. You can see Tim’s animation work by visiting his website here - http://sanpher.com/ and you can find out more about Tim’s band and buy their newly released album here - https://www.facebook.com/shawstrailerpark/
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Episode 3 of "Becoming an Artist - Creative Secrets Revealed” is with Becky Blair who is a professional artist, mainly creating large artworks on canvas using paint, glazes, drawing and printing techniques. She uses vivid colours and inspiration from her travels to create beautiful scenes and dream-like reflections. Her work is highly sought after in the UK and internationally.
If you are interested in following in her footsteps, all of the resources from this interview can be found at http://becominganartist.co.uk including the "Becoming a Painter - Exact Steps" diagram created from this interview and Becky’s list of essential links.
You can see Becky’s captivating work by visiting her website here http://www.beckyblairartist.co.uk/ or following her on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/beckyblairartist/
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Episode 2 of "Becoming an Artist - Creative Secrets Revealed" is with Lee Eelus, who went from selling drawings in the playground as a kid, to a job in graphic design, to being in awe of the street artists that he saw around him in London and then becoming one of them through his immense talent and a series of deliberate and well thought out actions. Lee is now a gallery artist with regular sell-out print releases and popular gallery shows.
If you are interested in following in his footsteps all of the resources from this interview can be found at http://becominganartist.co.uk, including the "Becoming a Gallery Artist - Exact Steps" diagram created from this interview and Lee’s list of essential reading and podcasts.
You can see Lee’s sought-after work by visiting his website here https://eelus.com/
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Episode 1 of "Becoming an Artist - Creative Secrets Revealed" is with Michele Payne, who has been creating surface patterns and characters for over twenty years. We discover her journey from art college to working for major textile companies abroad and then back to Brighton, with lots of tips and advice along the way for budding textile, pattern and surface designers as well as illustrators.
All of the resources from this interview can be found at http://becominganartist.co.uk including the "Becoming a Textile Surface Designer - Exact Steps" diagram created from this interview and Michele's list of links and resources.
You can see Michele's wonderful work by visiting her portfolio here https://www.michelepayne.com/
