Mike has had an exciting year developing outside his comfort zone and is nearing the completion of several works. Sarah Mckendry then joins the podcast to discuss her exciting and inspiring art journey. Sarah is a self-taught, internationally recognized oil painter, art educator, and published author who has dedicated 14 years to her craft. Despite not having conventional art credentials, she has carved her successful path in the art world, inspiring artists and art enthusiasts globally. Her work is featured in international publications and is part of private collections worldwide. Beyond creating art, Sarah imparts her skills to thousands of students, nurturing future artists. As a stay-at-home mom to two boys in Edmonton, Alberta, she balances family and career, working from her home studio.  Leave a message about the podcast (DrawingInspiration.fm) Bob Dylan (Wikipedia) Neil Young (Wikipedia) Fort McMurray (Wikipedia) Bitumen (Wikipedia) Okanagan (Wikipedia) Sarah’s portfolio Gesso Art Juice Podcast Robert Bateman on Drawing Inspiration (#20) Escoda brushes Escoda brushes on Sarah’s site Winsor & Newton M. Graham Williamsburg Oils Kimberly Brooks on Drawing Inspiration #52 Austin Air purifier IQ Air Sarah Mckendry Classes Skillshare Podia Seth Godin Oil Painting Landscapes Book (Sarah Mckendry) Sarah Mckendry art supplies ===== How to reach Sarah Mckendry ===== Web site - sarahmckendry.ca Instagram - @artistsarahmckendry ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com  Instagram @Mike_Hendley  Twitter @MikeHendley Mike’s drawing kit  Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Buy Me a Paintbrush if you like the show or my work Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Mike has been busy with the road to 100 episodes but found time to create a cute baby sea turtle painting. Stephanie Bower joins the podcast to talk about her journey into urban sketching. Stephanie reveals the devastating event that led to her first travel sketch experience. Of course, they talk about tools, supplies, and her process. Mike and Stephanie go through her new book, “The World of Urban Sketching,” and she highlights some incredible artists who shared their work. Her homework will keep you in line and bring focus. Link for SpeakPipe Bullfrog course at Etchr Studio  Tina Hotchkiss Drawing Course and Tina on Drawing Inspiration #86 Drawing Animals in Graphite - Etchr Studio (Fall 2023) Sea turtle painting - Mike Aleksmutated Captain Tom - Drawing Inspiration Episode #17 KRob competition Gabi Campanario Paul Heaston - Drawing Inspiration #76 Steven Reddy (gas meter) Uma Kelkar Sudarman Angir Escoda Perla  Escoda brushes Anna Bucciarelli - Drawing Inspiration Episode #10 Winsor & Newton Daniel Smith Golden Paints Winsor Newton Pocket Box 2 mm pencil sharpener  2 mm travel pencil sharpener Marek Badzynski - Drawing Inspiration Episode #48 Sepia Micron pen Lara Call Gastinger - Drawing Inspiration Episode #74 Jenny Zhang Art of urban sketching by Gabriel Campanario The World of Urban Sketching: Celebrating the Evolution by Stephanie Bower Noel Okello William Cordero Dwa Thierry Chebab Jampel Cheda The Urban Sketching Handbook Understanding Perspective: Easy Techniques for Mastering Perspective Drawing on Location by Stephanie Bower Andrew Wyeth Urban Sketchers Mike Sibley Pentel sign pen ===== How to reach Stephanie Bower ===== The World of Urban Sketching: Celebrating the Evolution StephanieBower.com Drawingperspectives.com Instagram: @stephanieabower Facebook Craftsy courses ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com  Instagram @Mike_Hendley  Twitter @MikeHendley Mike’s drawing kit  Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Buy Me a Paintbrush if you like the show or my work Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Mike shares a new course coming in the fall and a little ink work. Renowned colored pencil artist Kathryn Hansen then joins Mike to discuss her career. Kathryn's incredible talent for capturing the spirit and beauty of animals, Kathryn has made a name for herself in the art world. Kathryn takes us on a mesmerizing journey into the world of animals and nature, sharing her artistic process and the stories behind her stunning creations. Her homework won’t have you going very far for a subject. Etchr Class in Textures in Depth Arlo in graphite (Mike) Great Blue Heron in ink (Mike) Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design Margot Lennartz Cat napping on blanket Strathmore Bristol Pastel Matt by Claire Fontaine  Polychromos  Luminance and Pablo pencils Prismacolor Zest-it Kum sharpener Carl Angle-5 sharpener Indenting tools Slice Craft Cutter Knife Tombow 4h or 6h pencil Proporational divider Da Vinci Eye app Barred owl work (vellum) Society of Animal Artists Colored Pencil Society of America Stuart Smalley on Saturday Night Live Tutorials Mike Sibley Robert Bateman on Drawing Inspiration Episode #20 Terry Miler artist Birds in Art - Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum ===== How to reach Kathryn Hansen ===== Facebook - Kathryn Hansen Instagram @kathrynhansenpencildrawings Web - kathrynhansen.com ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com  Instagram @Mike_Hendley  Twitter @MikeHendley Mike’s drawing kit  Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Buy Me a Paintbrush if you like the show or my work Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Mike talks about a subject he rarely draws or paints and then practices some urban sketching. Hazel Soan stops by to talk about her new book “Art of the Limited Palette: A Step-By-Step Practical Watercolour Guide.” Hazel shares her start in finding the time and light to create. She shares her passion and knowledge of watercolor, speaking to warm and cool colors, triads, and staining versus granulating colors. Her homework will help you discover something lost or forgotten.  Mike’s Drawing Course on Etchr Studio CassyDraws on Etchr Mike’s gear Barn owl Rick the Muse Writers’ Museum sketch Marek Badzinski on Drawing Inspiration - Episode 48 David Hockney Jackson Pollock Mark Rothko The Encyclopedia of Landscape Techniques Heisenberg uncertainty principle Saunders Waterford paper Arches paper Khadi papers SAA Winsor & Newton Schmincke Horses on the beach Man in a turbin Art of the Limited Palette book Hazel’s palette Workshops Ultramarine blue history and lapis lazuli History of Indian Yellow Learn to Paint People Quickly book Learn Watercolor Quickly  ===== How to reach Hazel Soan ===== Web site - AllSoanUp.com Instagram - hazelsoan ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com  Instagram @Mike_Hendley  Twitter @MikeHendley Mike’s drawing kit  Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Buy Me a Paintbrush if you like the show or my work Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Mike launched his first drawing course and brought some blues into his recent pieces. Mike is then joined by Dr. Marisa Azad, who is an infectious diseases orthopedic physician and researcher at the Ottawa Hospital and a gifted fine artist known for her captivating digital oil paintings. From her early beginnings to her inspiring transition to digital art due to asthma, Dr. Azad's work explores the intersection of art, science, and medicine. As the lead researcher of the groundbreaking ARTICU Project, she seeks to bring hope and peace to those facing loss and bereavement. Etchr course “Textures and Depth with Graphite Pencil Drawing” Submit your audio clip for episode 100 Kingfisher (Mike Hendley) Blue poison dart frog (Mike Hendley) Lynx WIP (Mike Hendley) Vicky Beamish Mayo Clinic The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) Periprosthetic join infection  Episode 52: Kimberly Brooks  Episode 94: Shari Blaukopf  Cintiq tablet Corel Painter Adobe Photoshop Procreate Dr. Marisa Azad ARTICU Hummingbird piece 'For Rose” Published paper in JAMA Dr. Alan Greenspan “Night’s Edge”  Smokestack “Nothing to Celebrate”  Leonardo da Vinci CBC Story ===== How to reach Dr. Marisa Azad ===== Web site - marisaazad.com Instagram - @marisa.azad ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com  Instagram @Mike_Hendley  Twitter @MikeHendley Mike’s drawing kit  Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Buy Me a Paintbrush if you like the show or my work Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Mike talks about a new app helping with his art and how you can be part of upcoming episode 100. Mike is then joined by Shari Blaukopf, a Montreal-based painter, teacher, author, and art blogger. Shari is a renowned watercolor artist best known for her urban scenes. Her unique approach to watercolor painting and sketching has earned her a spot as a correspondent for UrbanSketchers.org, co-founder of Urban Sketchers Montreal, and a signature Canadian Society of Painters member in Watercolour. In this episode, we'll dive into Shari's artistic journey from graphic designer to teacher and urban sketcher. We will explore the techniques she uses to create her stunning pieces, her favorite tools, and what she uses as motivation for urban sketching. Be sure to stick around to the end for the homework, which is a mission I think we should all take on. Mike’s newsletter Freeform app Nature Journal Educator Workshop Concordia University Ed Whitney Frank Webb Skip Lawrence Frederick Wong Fibonacci  Rule of thirds The Art of Composition Marc Taro Holmes Montreal Urban Sketchers Urbansketchers.org Chateau Laurier Gurney Easel Captain Tom Photo Captain Tom Interview on Drawing Inspiration Hannemuhle sketchbook - A4 (portrait and landscape) Platinum Carbon Desk pen Confucius fountain pen Pitt pens XS and S Platinum carbon ink M.Graham Sennelier Rosemary travel brush (round sable) da Vinci rigger liner Casaneo Pentel water brush Muji store pencil Teachable Remington Robinson (Altoid case oil painter) ===== How to reach Shari Blaukopf ===== Blog Blaukopf Watercolors Instagram - @sharisketcher Learn.sharibalukopf.com ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com  Instagram @Mike_Hendley  Twitter @MikeHendley Mike’s drawing kit  Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Buy Me a Paintbrush if you like the show or my work Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Mike begins 10 YouTube videos in 10 weeks and discusses recent pieces. Artist and fellow Pentel Canada Ambassador Melissa Cormier joins the show to discuss her journey from printmaking to her graphite abstract work inspired by natural textures. They talk about her tools, process, and education. They also talk about travel, movies, and earwigs that can fly. Her homework may have you looking the other way.  Mike Hendley Fine Art on YouTube  SpeakPipe page on DrawingInspiration.fm Giraffes Toucan Pentel Canada Ambassadors OCAD University Printmaking (Britannica) Salvador Dali H. R. Giger Pareidolia Algonquin Park Residency Program Algonquin park Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Sophie Green Galapagos Trip Newfoundland & Labrador L’Anse aux Meadows Graphgear 1000 Generals graphite powder  Krylon Workable fixative Deserres (Faber Castell Polychromos) Stonehenge legion hot press paper Inktober Kimberly Brooks on Drawing Inspiration Jo Brown Flying earwigs Star Trek Wrath of Kahn (eel in the ear) Morning Pages from “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron “The Call” by Peadar O’Guilin Frodo Baggins Interstellar Arrival Video of ducks emerging around Mike’s pond Blind contour drawing ===== How to reach Melissa Cormier ===== Instagram - @armcstudio Web - https://www.assilemreimroc.com/ TikTok - @armcstudio ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com  Instagram @Mike_Hendley  Twitter @MikeHendley Mike’s drawing kit  Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Buy Me a Paintbrush if you like the show or my work Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Mike talks about his theme for 2023 and how it will impact all areas of his art. Miriam Schulman then joins the podcast to discuss her journey from Wall Street to creating fantastic art and teaching others how to create a successful art business. They talk about being creative, podcasting, and her new book, Artpreneur, which serves as a handbook for any creative interested in monetizing their business. African wild dog Common loon Polar bear First bombing of the WTC Watercolor portrait class Da Vinci Eye App Daughter painting Business teaching Inspiration Place Podcast Sell more art landing page Artpreneur book Artpreneur chapter one ===== How to reach Miriam Schulman ===== Website - schulmanart.com Podcast - The Inspiration Place ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com  Instagram @Mike_Hendley  Twitter @MikeHendley Mike’s drawing kit  Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Buy Me a Paintbrush if you like the show or my work Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Mike reflects on 2022 and highlights some of collaborations in addition to Patron supporters and listeners just like you. Jared Cullum joins the podcast to talk about his journey from graphic design to getting back to basics with drawing and then discovering watercolor. He talks about how his art has evolved based on a love of cartoons to watercolor, gouache and plein air painting. He talks about how some creative processes are like climbing a mountain and how it is best to tend to the part of the garden you can reach. Jared shares his tips and tricks are around the tools he uses day to day. His homework is top secret. Bluebird Tamarin Monkey Secretary Bird Tiger in Aryclic Disney Xerox method Lewis Trondheim  Cyril Pedrosa - Portugal Berthe Morisot Claude Monet Winslow Homer John Singer Sargent Andrew Wyeth Kodi book Fraggle Rock Labyrinth  Cotman box John Singer Sargent Arches watercolor paper Saunders Waterford Will J. Bailey Dina Brodsky  Sheila Cain-Sample James Gurney James Gurney on the Drawing Inspiration podcast Art Toolkit Art Toolkit on Jared YouTube Etchr sketchbook  Kodi Wonder City Hayao Miyazaki Sylvain Chomet Jake Parker Interview New York Botanical Gardens ===== How to reach Jared Cullum ===== Jared Cullum on YouTube Instagram - @jaredcullum Web site - jaredcullum.com ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com  Instagram @Mike_Hendley  Twitter @MikeHendley Mike’s drawing kit  Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Buy Me a Paintbrush if you like the show or my work Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Fashion designer turned paper artist, Andrew Wong, joins the podcast to discuss his creative journey and his process of "lifting." He explores digital work, portraiture, and the significance of his culture in his art. Wong shares his transition from cardboard to paper art, the evolution of his artwork, and the challenges and joys of using paper as a medium. He also discusses the influence of Clubhouse, the benefits of doing 30 portraits in 30 days, and his exploration of NFTs and digital art. Additionally, he delves into the concept of masks and their relation to identity and self-expression.