The Creative Brick Road Podcast: Recent Episodes
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For as long as Diego Glazer can remember, he has been on a quest to convincingly represent on canvas what I see in the physical world, what he see's in his mind and what he feels. Diego's ideal is to find that exquisite middle ground between the three.
As an artist Diego loves to find inspiration in unpredictable places and situations. It could be getting lost in a conversation, hearing a piece of music for the first time, or exploring landscapes in the countryside. He enjoys trying to tame the difficult medium that is oil paint, as well as the mess and accidents that happen when using it. One of his priorities as an artist has been to explore many different styles, mindsets and methods of painting that often have little to do with each other, and to bring them together in a coherent and satisfying way.
Diego wants his paintings to transport the viewer into a dreamlike atmosphere, and at the same time give a familiar feeling. I want them to be beautiful physical objects that the viewer can get lost in, explore and ultimately be moved by.
Diego currently lives in Denver, Colorado where the grandeur of nature permeates my work.
Ted Wray returns to the podcast, if you missed his first appearance he was featured on Episode 14. After 20 years of being one of Tampa Bay’s busiest musicians, Ted Wray has reinvented himself yet again, this time as one of the world’s most innovative book sculptors. Rescuing books from the recycling bin, he transforms them into psychedelic (literally mind-expanding), exciting new 3-dimensional worlds of inexhaustible exploration and wonder, with just a blade. “To me, books contain life’s secrets; I like digging deeper because, while we can’t see all answers at once, we can glimpse the beauty of the interaction of chaos and order."
Charlie Haskins is an artist living and working in Southern Ohio. He received his MFA in painting from East Tennessee State University. He comes from a large family of artists and has recently become a father himself! In his artwork he uses a mixture of illustration and caricature to create a whimsical fantasy world full of word play, puns, and riddles.
Dawn Harmer is a graduate of Creative and Technical Photography at Humber College in Toronto, Canada, where she spent many years working in various fields of photography, including editorial, portrait and fine art. It's always been important for her to continue with her personal projects. Dawn's current series (The Space Between) is a study around personal identity and how she finds herself hovering somewhere between reality and perception.
Michael Derrah works as a Storyboard Artist, Illustrator and Designer for Tier A Feature Film and Television. Michael is also an aspiring independent film director, and graphic novelist. Michael has contributed to two seasons of the international phenomenon Game of Thrones (HBO), Four seasons of the critically acclaimed and award winning The Handmaid’s Tale (MGM HULU) and the blockbuster IT: Chapters One & Two (Warner Bros.) the highest grossing horror film of all time. Michael has also worked in advertising, illustrating the Nokia commercial tie-in for the upcoming James Bond film No Time To Die (MGM). Michael began his film career by co-directing and storyboarding two feature length test films for an Amazon Studios spec film contest (2011-2012), both of which won the “best feature length film” category, with 250k USD in combined prize money. Michael holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts - Animation (2010), and is a member of the Directors Guild of Canada (2015) as 1st Assistant Art Director (as of 2019).
Tom Velez is an illustrator and graphic designer from New York City and now based out of Austin, Texas. He's worked in the entertainment industry for a little over a decade. Tom has worked across multiple industries such as video games, television, and publishing for companies like Rolling Stone, New York Magazine, AMC's The Walking Dead, and Vulture. He is well known on social media for his Marvel/DC fan art and is currently building his own two IPs, 123KILL and Harambo.
Pashur is an award-winning illustrator and world-renowned body paint artist known as the “Picasso of Body Painting”. With an impressive client list and amazing work, Pashur is an artist in demand. His graphic design background lends itself to both of his artistic crafts – whether it’s traveling the world doing body painting or sitting in his pajamas at home in Los Angeles drinking coffee while working on his digital illustrations. He is currently dreaming of pizza – and wondering what tomorrow’s adventure will be.
Music and art. These are the two passions that John Douglas has enjoyed, pursued, and juggled his entire life. Being an accomplished drummer and artist he ultimately combined them and began painting and customizing drums and guitars for many of the biggest rock bands on the planet…Aerosmith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns N’ Roses, Pantera, Maná, Van Halen and ZZ Top to name just a few, all while writing music and performing with various bands himself.
Populated within the natural environment, Sharon's paintings are filled with female figures, animals, birds and nature coalescing to emerge and transcend to a spiritual realm through symbolism and allegory. She received her BA from University of Pennsylvania and attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She exhibits widely and her work is in many private collections in the US and abroad. Sharon resides in a home situated in a forest in New Jersey with her husband, dog and lots of forest critters.
Walking a thin line between the old and the new, contemporary Western painter Sean Michael Chavez depicts his vision of the southwest in a pallet of soothing grays and mid-range value keys. His unique vision of the west nods to the past as well as to the future of where western landscape painting is headed. His exceptional design aesthetic places his work well within the spectrum of the best the genre has to offer and often partakes in museum shows across the US. In addition to the seasonal museum shows his work can be found year round at Acosta Strong Fine Art on the legendary Canyon Road in Santa Fe New Mexico.
Joey Kinstler is an award-winning designer and illustrator based in Madison WI. His craft includes creating websites, brands, wrap designs and even medical illustration. Joey’s experience spans across multiple industries, is raw and always infused with creativity - with only one mission: to make you more awesome!
Graig's award-winning sports work has appeared in juried shows and museums across the United States, and has been featured in nationally-distributed books, newspapers, magazines, on the Internet and television. "To him, no other sport embodies the relationship between generations and the sense of community like baseball. His goal is to portray the national pastime in an era when players were accessibly human, and the atmosphere of a welcoming ballpark was just as important as what happened on the field. He is proud to act as a visual historian, recreating a history that he has never experienced, yet, like millions of fans, maintains a profound connection with."
Shannon Richardson graduated with a BFA from the Pacific NW College of Art, and studied abroad in Rome Italy for her Junior year. She has been a full time professional painter ever since. Her works are exhibited in homes and galleries throughout the nation and abroad while she maintains a humble life at home in her garden as a hobby farm girl and painter. Shannon's art transcends the boundary between reality and memory with an element of the fantastic. Using dreams as a catalyst for the narrative, they are memories as she wishes to remember them and serve as a reminder of the surreal life that daily is her muse.
Ed Fairburn is an English artist, based in Dorset, England, whose ability to combine the geography of our facial features with the geography of the earth leads to a startling and compelling synthesis of the two. Fairburn has become known in Europe for his evocative portraits, which produce complex human features from the apparently random patterns found in mundane topographical and astrological maps.
John "Spanky" Stokes is a creative that calls San Diego county his home, living in a small mountain community called Alpine. He has been a graphic designer for over 16 years now and took a liking to the designer toy scene back in 2007... and what started out as a hobby has turned into a passion as he writes daily for his award winning designer toy new website, SpankyStokes.com!
Janée J. Baugher is the author of the poetry collections Coördinates of Yes (Ahadada Books) and The Body’s Physics (Tebot Bach), as well as the academic book, The Ekphrastic Writer: Creating Art-Influenced Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction (McFarland, 2020).
Brian Wozny (Chapel Creek Customs) is an artist who creates 3-Dimensional wooden signs. His artwork varies from Skateboarding logos, sports logos, to Marvel characters. In his 4th year of his craft, Brian is looking to take each sign design he creates to the next level.
Todd has spent years studying the Flemish technique of painting which involves applying many thin glazes of paint and medium comprised of amber resins. The effect results in a vibrancy of color and depth that would not be possible with only a single layer of paint. Todd resides in Ohio with his wife and four daughters.
Ivester Contemporary is an Austin-based contemporary fine art gallery committed to connecting people with leading local and regional artists and ideas. Rotating exhibitions are focused on creating a context for contemplation, deepening appreciation for the visual arts, and facilitating a dialog between the artist and their viewers. Ivester Contemporary is located within the Canopy Creative Complex in East Austin, a central hub for artists, gallerists, and other creative types.
Barbara Johansen Newman has been a puppeteer, fiber artist, and a longtime illustrator of editorial art and children's books. She has finally returned to her first love: painting. Always a storyteller, her artwork is narrative while she plays with out-of-the-box portraiture and assemblage.
Chris Myers has a Master of Fine Arts degree in animation and have been in the
animation industry for 20 years. During that time he worked on two of the largest selling game franchises in history - shipping 5 Guitar Hero and 4 Call of Duty titles. Today Chris is currently working as Lead Animator for Funcom's upcoming DUNE game where he leads the animation team at all 3 of the Funcom studios.
Chris is also the founder of The Comic Book Presser, his goal is to improve the quality and VALUE of your comic collection. Chris can work on a single book or an entire run. Having experience removing moisture waves, spine rolls, non-color breaking creases, bends, dents, writing imprints, dry cleaning and many other defects. Currently working on books from all ages - Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age, Copper Age and Modern.
After 20 years of being one of Tampa Bay’s busiest musicians, Ted Wray has reinvented himself yet again, this time as one of the world’s most innovative book sculptors. Rescuing books from the recycling bin, he transforms them into psychedelic (literally mind-expanding), exciting new 3-dimensional worlds of inexhaustible exploration and wonder, with just a blade. “To me, books contain life’s secrets; I like digging deeper because, while we can’t see all answers at once, we can glimpse the beauty of the interaction of chaos and order."
Keith Oelschlager was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. His technique is a mixed media style consisting of glazed acrylic paint over india ink underdrawing. He finds inspiration in the beautiful and unique cities of the world including Paris, London, New Orleans, and New York among others.
Courtney Lovett received her BFA in Visual Arts from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Courtney utilizes her artistic skillset for a variety of mediums and artistic disciplines, including illustration, character design, animation, graphic design, and motion graphics. She has collaborated with authors and illustrated children’s books, created logos and product designs for small businesses.
David Bieloh has been teaching graphic design for 26 years, and has also received many national and international awards and recognition for his graphic design work. His work has been published in Graphis, LogoLounge, Creative Quarterly Magazine, Creative Quarterly Best Of, the Summit International Awards, and Design Principles and Practices. David's former students work around the world as graphic designers, art directors, user interface and user experience designers, web designers, branding specialists, editorial designers, motion graphics designers, digital illustrators, production specialists, and professional studio owners
Riccio Productions is a media promotion and production company offering video production, photography, and graphic design services to businesses and individuals all over the United States. Riccio Productions has had the privilege to work with several highly regarded organizations and companies including Harvard University, Cornell, Duke, The University of Maryland, MIT, Brown University, Adidas, USA Wrestling, and Madison Square Garden.
Austin Howlett is an artist who creates surreal oil paintings that merge humans with nature. His artwork deals with themes of emotional vulnerability and our inherent connection with nature.
Steve Casino is an artist that makes art from humble objects. Steve has been featured on a bunch of TV shows and Ripley's Believe It Or Not.
Bernie McCabe is an artist who who paints start-to-finish solvable mazes. His dynamic art has been painted on a building, canvas, mannequin, playgrounds and shoes.
TK Kelly is the founder of HBS Media, a promotional products company that specializes in branding, promotional products, and custom apparel. They help businesses and nonprofits build their brands.
Carrie attended the Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia. Her paintings can be described as imaginary realism and her work has been featured both nationally and internationally.
Rufus Royster is a Visual Artist and Educator, specializing in combining illustrations and drawing techniques, with various painting mediums and Decorative Paper. His work typically depicts a combination of his nerd passions or spiritual imagery with various subjects of Black America.
Torch Creative is a design firm which specializes in branding, sports branding and illustration. With over 15 years of creating sports logos, championship logos, team logos, mascot design, athletic marks, institutional and academic logos, illustration and brand identity.
EVIN CREATIVE is a bold, driven design agency that creates the strategy and visuals for brands — truly partnering with their clients to help them look and compete seriously with their message and visual communications.
Glenn Wolk creates art for fashion, entertainment and print media. He designs graphics and paintings for The Rolling Stones, Eminem, and The Beatles, among other iconic singers and bands.