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FRUIT WITH FEELINGS! WITH JOHANNA FORSTER - a Character Design Quarterly Art-ickle : Episode 256 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

256 • FRUIT WITH FEELINGS! WITH JOHANNA FORSTER : A CDQ ART-ICKLE

In this one lilDENNiS and I look at a juicy lil article, or Art-ickle, entitled ‘Fruit with Feelings! with Johanna Forster’, from issue 20 of the Character Design Quarterly magazine, by 3dtotal publishing.

Some of the topics covered on this one include:

The Language of Lines,
How Emotions Are Everything,
Johanna Forster’s Lovely Shapes,
Staying in the Sketching Phase,
Body Language,
Capturing Contrasting Emotions,
The Grunlings Characters by Johanna Forster,
Drawing Beans,
Asking What Does and Doesn’t Need To Be In Your Drawing,
Being Playful,
and Ways To Overcome the Mind While Drawing.

Hope you find this one as tasty as I did :)

A MOTION MASTERCLASS WITH JOAKIM RIEDINGER - a Character Design Quarterly Art-ickle : Episode 253 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

253 • A MOTION MASTERCLASS WITH JOAKIM RIEDINGER : A CDQ ART-ICKLE

In this one I look at a lil article, or Art-ickle, entitled ‘A Motion Masterclass with Joakim Riedinger’, from issue 22 of the Character Design Quarterly magazine, by 3dtotal publishing.

Some of the topics covered on this one include:

Capturing Motion,
Thumbnailing,
Action and Reaction,
Entanglement,
Awareness While Drawing,
Learning Rules,
Action Lines,
Thinking and Feeling,
Asking Questions,
Symmetrical Poses,
and How Creating Art is All About The Mind!

Thumbnail for this episode shows the Dancer from the art-ickle, drawn by Joakim Riedinger.

Hope you had fun with this one too :)

This Month at Art Class for November 2022 : Episode 244 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

244 • THIS MONTH AT ART CLASS : NOVEMBER 2022

This month at Art Class, I ave a been mostly Trying New Tings :) In this ‘One Time At Art Class‘ episode I look back over the past few weeks of Life Drawing at Art Class with the Plymouth Arts Club, People Sketching in Town, and Still Life at Home.

Co-host lilDENNiS and Kitty were here to talk about:

How the Mind Can Kill You,
The Joy of Composition and Design,
Social Anxiety while Sketching People in Public,
Not Feeling Cold While Drawing,
Bringing Nature Inside,
Doing Things You Don’t Want To Do,
The Shape of Legs,
How Life Drawing Shows The Connectedness of The Human Body,
and It’s Advent Calendar Time!

Hope you enjoy this month at Art Class episode :)

This Month at Art Class for September 2022 - Life Drawing, Painting, and Urban Sketching : Episode 240 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

240 • THIS MONTH AT ART CLASS : OCTOBER 2022

This month, at Art Class I ave a been mostly Making Mistakes :) In this ‘One Time At Art Class‘ episode I look back over the past few weeks of Art Class, Life Drawing, and Urban Sketching with the Plymouth Arts Club.

Co-host lilDENNiS and Kitty join me to talk about tings like:

Drawing People Wearing Glasses,
Art Class and Social Anxiety,
Painting in The Rain,
Singing in Front of People,
How Art Gives You Confidence,
Facing Your Art Fears,
Talking to Strangers,
Making Mistakes,
Rushing Watercolours,
Do You Need To Go Art Class?,
Turning People Into Characters,
and lots of Kitty Kisses!

Hope you enjoy this month at Art Class episode :)

Art Paradoxes Part One : Episode 238 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

238 • ART PARADOXES : PART ONE

In this one I talk about Art Paradoxes, and how Art Reveals the Illusionary Nature of Reality.

lilDENNiS was here for this one, as I talked about tings like:

What is a Paradox?,
Black Holes,
Time and Quantum Physics,
How The Mind Creates Reality,
How There Are No Edges,
Seeing vs Knowing,
Meditating and Thoughts,
How You Can Make Stuff Darker by Making Things Next To It Lighter,
How You Can Draw Better When You Don’t Know What You’re Drawing,
The Illusion of Colours,
Is Reality Flat like a Hologram?,
and me Light Bulbs Blown.

Hope you enjoy :)

This Month at Art Class for September 2022 - Life Drawing, Painting, and Plein Air Painting : Episode 235 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

235 • THIS MONTH AT ART CLASS : SEPTEMBER 2022

This month, at Art Class I ave a been mostly Sketching Outside :) In this ‘One Time At Art Class‘ episode I look back over the past few weeks of Art Class, Life Drawing, and Urban Sketching with the Plymouth Arts Club.

Co-host lilDENNiS and Kitty get us off with a kiss, as we talk about tings like:

The Struggles of Mixing Colours,
Talking to Strangers,
Social Anxiety While Painting,
Watercolour Mixing Chart,
The Freedom To Paint What You Want,
Art Books For Free,
and Listening To Music While Painting :)

Hope you enjoy this month at Art Class episode.

This Month at Art Class for August 2022 - Life Drawing, Painting, and Urban Sketching : Episode 231 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

231 • THIS MONTH AT ART CLASS : AUGUST 2022

This month, at Art Class I ave a been mostly doing art tings :) In this ‘One Time At Art Class‘ episode I look back over the past few weeks of Art Class, Life Drawing, and Urban Sketching with the Plymouth Arts Club.

Co-host lilDENNiS and Kitty join me to talk about tings like:

Watching Nature Change,
Not Having The Right Art Tools,
Social Anxiety and Art Class,
Models That Feel The Pose,
Painting with Big Brushes,
Shadow Shapes,
The Mind Lying While You Draw,
Painting Outside,
Watching Birds Playing,
Watercolour Brush Pens,
and Getting Lost :)

Hope you enjoy this month at Art Class episode :)

This Month at Art Class for July 2022 - Life Drawing, Painting, and Urban Sketching : Episode 227 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

227 • THIS MONTH AT ART CLASS : JULY 2022

This month, at Art Class I ave a been mostly … painting :) In this ‘One Time At Art Class‘ episode I look back over the past few weeks of Art Class, Life Drawing, and Urban Sketching with the Plymouth Arts Club.

Co-host lilDENNiS and Kitty are back once again, as we talk about tings like:

Abandoned Shopping Trolleys,
Happy Little Ancients,
Shaking Life Models,
The Joy of Trying New Things,
Painting Trees,
Seagulls,
Portrait Drawing,
and Willies :)

Hope you enjoy this month at Art Class episode :)

This One Time at Art Class Again - Life Drawing and Urban Sketching Recap for June 2022 : Episode 223 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

223 • THIS ONE TIME AT ART CLASS AGAIN

In this ‘One Time At Art Class‘ episode I look back over the past few weeks of Art Class, with Life Drawing and Urban Sketching at the Plymouth Arts Club.

Co-host lilDENNiS and Kitty were here, to talk about tings like:

An Oil Painting Workshop with Belinda Reynell,
Sketching In The Rain,
Singing In The Church,
Parakeets Outside The Window,
Urban Sketching Time,
Life Drawing,
The Shape of Hair,
and Having the Poops :)

Hope you enjoy this ‘one time at Art Class’ episode :)