SOPHIE’S ART PODCAST

Episodes of Sophie’s Art Podcast.

ART SOUNDOFF : ART JOURNALING MICRO PODCAST CHALLENGE : Episode 85 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

85 – ART SOUNDOFF : ART JOURNALING MICRO PODCAST CHALLENGE

This one’s about the Art Soundoff Challenge, which is an Art Journaling Micro Podcast Challenge run by the Lean into Art Podcast.

I decided to try and do all 30 prompts in one sitting, with only 30 seconds to Journal each one; I really enjoyed this episode.

My Sister’s away on holiday at the moment, and I’m dog sitting, so you may hear random noises and stuff…I didn’t have my microphone, so recorded it using the camcorders built in microphone.

Hopefully it’s good enough, but lots of stuff was covered on this one, like: Art Tools, Awareness, Journaling, Mooji, Videogames, and we have a return of the Negative Thoughts.

If you’re watching on YouTube, you’ll even get to see lil Dennis meeting a real dog for the first time too :)

Hope you like it.

BURNING MY 20,000 GESTURE DRAWINGS : Episode 84 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

84 – BURNING MY 20,000 GESTURE DRAWINGS

The Drawing exercise Gesture Drawing and Letting Go of Art are the main topics for this one, as I attempt to burn my 20,000 Gesture Drawings; Five years worth of Gesture Drawing go up in smoke, or do they? Dun dun dun lol

I cover a lot of tings on this one,

Gesture Drawing resources – QuickPoses and Croquis Cafe,
Traditional vs Digital,
The KOH-I-NOOR Clutch Pencil with Magic Coloured Leads,
Proko’s Figure Drawing Course,
Practicing Bad Habits,
Should you start your Gestures with the Head?,
Facing Fears,
and How the Mind is a Nobhead!

You’ll hear Fireworks exploding in the background at times, as I recorded this one spur of the moment on Halloween night, KA-BOOM! Think it adds a bit of ambiance to the episode :)

I had an aha! Moment during this one … I realised Gesture Drawing isn’t about collecting your Drawings, it’s about showing up to do the Drawing Exercise.

*sniff sniff*

Can you smell burning? I know I can lol

Hope you have fun with this one :)

ART MAGAZINE ARTICLE : Episode 83 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

83 – CDQ ARTICLE ‘CHARACTERFUL CREATURES, WITH HALEY JUSTICE’

An Article in Issue 7 of the Character Design Quarterly Magazine, entitled ‘Characterful Creatures, with Haley Justice’, is the topic of this episode, where Peter the Penguin and I talk about tings like:

Silhouettes,
Basic Shapes,
Capturing Movement,
Lines,
Shapes,
Finding Balance,
and Haley Justice’s Characterful Creatures :)

Really hope you enjoy this one, please let me know what you think in the comments :)

So Free Art Podcast 82 - Gender Reassignment Surgery - How Important is Having a Willy or a Fanny? About The Tings with Artist Sophie Lawson

82 – HOW IMPORTANT IS HAVING A WILLY OR A FANNY?

This About The Tings episode see me talking about Willys and Fannys, or Cocks and Pussys lol

I talk about how different words for the same ting, have different Feelings about them, and ask the question, How important is having a Willy or a Fanny?

This Brain Dump episode goes all over the place, but by the end I realise that sometimes you need to go through an Experience, in order to realise you didn’t actually have to; it’s funny, kind of like a Paradox :)

I also talk about

Meditating,
Lucid Dreaming,
Dream Interpretation,
The Importance of Words,
Mindgames,
GRS Surgery,
Letting Go,
and Mooji

Hope you enjoy dis one :)

ART MAGAZINE ARTICLE : Episode 81 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

81 – CDQ ARTICLE ‘CAPTURING A CHARATER’S ESSENCE, WITH SIMONE GRÜNEWALD’

Something a bit different for this one, as I go through an Article in Issue 1 of the Character Design Quarterly Magazine, entitled ‘Capturing a Character’s Essence, with Simone Grünewald’.

I talk about stuff like

Thumbnails,
Gathering Reference,
Studying Characters,
Sketching,
Iterating,
and Simone Grünewald’s lovely Characters.

Really hope you like this one; please let me know what you think.

It will evolve overtime, but I’m hoping to do more of these as it was a lot of fun :)

The Challenge of Art Challenges - Episode 80 of the SAo Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

80 – THE CHALLENGE OF ART CHALLENGES

This one’s all about the Art Challenges, and how I deal with some of the various Challenges that come along with doing an Art Challenge.

Minimising Overwhelm,
Simplifying the Art Challenge,
and Overcoming Perfectionism

Are some of the tings I talk about, as well as the difference between a Monthly Art Challenge like Inktober, and a Yearly Art Challenge like Draw Everyday.

…ohh, and I also bring up the topic of Negative Thoughts, because during the episode a lil Demon creeps into my head and starts trying to put me off by saying Negative Stuff.

The So Free Art Podcast Episode 79 - Me Broken Website

79 – ME lil WEBSHITE … IT WENT KA-BOOM!

Ka-BOOM! In this one I brain dump about me lil website that broke last week, and some of my feelings and Learnings from the experience.

Sadness, Disbelief, Confusion … followed by a sense of Liberation and Excitement!

It’s been Fascinating, Tings happen in mysterious ways, but I’ve learnt that the Universe always knows best.

I will most likely talk a bit more about this on next weeks episode, as stuff has changed since recording this one, but in this episode I also talk about

Transgender Abuse,
how Negative Experiences can end up becoming the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You,
Synchronicities,
and a Theory where I think we’re all existing on Multiple Timelines at the same time.

Hope you like this one :)

So Free Art Podcast Episode 78 - My Meditation Experiences

78 – MEDITATION EXPERIENCES

In this About The Tings episode, I talks about some Meditation Experiences, including: Facing A Fear Creature that resulted in 24 hours of Panic Attacks, and a Deep one that’s super hard to explain, but it was like Hugging an Endlessly Expanding Hug, resulting in a Feeling of Pure Love that lasted ages! I also talk briefly about Holotropic Breathwork and Holding Your Breath whilst Meditating. Hope you like this one :)

The So Free Art Podcast Episode 77 - Keep Going by Austin Kleon - Book Review

77 – KEEP GOING BY AUSTIN KLEON BOOK REVIEW

In this one I cover the third and final Playful lil Austin Kleon Art Book called, Keep Going by Austin Kleon. Just like the previous two books, this one’s incredible; So Inspiring, Motivating and Fun. Each book is amazing on it’s own, but put them all together and you have a family of three lil beauties. The bright blue cover of Keep Going is nice and Simple, but very Sexy, just like every single page of the book. If you’ve struggled with staying Motivated, Enjoying the Creative Process, or even Keeping a Balanced Life … this book has tons of Fun, Practical Advice and Exercises on how to keep going. Hope you love this one as much as I do :)