Drawing Inspiration

Mike reflects on 2021 and the success of the podcast. He also touches on some recent watercolor and colored pencil pieces. Cole LaBounty McNair then joins the podcast to talk about his journey in art from a young age to where he is now. They talk about education, skill, inspiration, and building your brand. Cole shares some insights around his success and his approach to running a creative business. Cole’s homework will give you pause. Bison Black swallowtail Dragonfly Monet Rembrandt Vermeer The Cooper Union (New York) Maryland Institute College of Art Art Institute Chicago Vanessa Foley  Eurasian Buzard on tree stump Tricoloured heron Faber Castell Polychromos Caran d’Ache Pablo Staedtler Lumograph black Afmat sharpener Tombow mono zero Arches hot press John Singer Sargent Fabriano Artistico Max Packs (Retro Maxpack) Aaron Blaise brush sets Nomad Sculpt Epson P900 Hahnemuhle William Turner printer paper Wolf Squarespace Shopify Da Vinci app (iOS) Etchr Sketchbooks The Last Vermeer (movie) Sylvie Mahdalova (artist) Hannah Shand (artist) ===== How to reach Cole LaBounty McNair ===== Instagram (@clm.artistry) Web site https://www.clmwildlifeart.com/ Tiktok @clmartistry ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com  Instagram @Mike_Hendley  Twitter @MikeHendley Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Share the podcast with friends and family 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 recent course, some new pieces in his online store as well as revealing his 2022 theme. Mike is then joined by Marta Witkiewicz who talks about her journey from the forests and meadows to Poland to a world of magic and fantasy. Marta talks about her demons and how art has provided her with a safe harbor. She shares her technical skills, her love of writing, and her thoughts about social media. Her homework will leave you wondering, why? Dog and chickadee Dragonfly Art vs artist Eating Disorders (WebMD) Stanislaw Witkiewicz Salvador Dali William-Adolphe Bouguereau Pre-Raphaelites  Art Renewal Center Academy of Realist Art in Toronto Barcelona Academy of Art Arantzazu Martinez (Atelier in Madrid) Ear, eye and nose ”Daughter of the Night Sky” Canson Bristol Fabriano paper Strathmore 400 series Bristol ”The Keeper” “Distractions” Alla Prima ===== How to reach Marta Witkiewicz ===== Instagram https://www.instagram.com/martawit_art/ Web https://martawitkiewicz.com/ Twitter  ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com  Instagram @Mike_Hendley  Twitter @MikeHendley Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Share the podcast with friends and family 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 change to Patreon, some new artwork, and setting your theme for 2022. Mike is then joined by artist and educator Ian de Hoog who shares his creative journey that involves music and art. Ian goes into detail about his tools and his approach to creating. They explore his recent works and talk about his current course on watercolor. Ian also shares homework that will provide you with an easy opportunity for improvement into 2022. Mushroom Recursion Collection Hahnemühle William Turner Inkjet Paper Patreon Chickadee Stoat Victoria BC University of Victoria Pentel 3 mm and 5 mm pencils Staedtler 2 mm leadholders  Nobel 2mm sharpener Etchr course (Introduction to Watercolour for Animals) Arches Cold Press Saunders Waterford paper Fabriano Artistico Daniel Smith Watercolor Working with a Split Primary Palette (Daniel Smith) Neutral tint (payne’s grey) Downy woodpecker Happy Dot Brush Flow Brush Sumie style painting Paperlike (iPad screen protector) Sketchboard Pro Blue Heron Winslow Art Center ===== How to reach Ian de Hoog ===== Instagram (@iandehoogart) Web (iandehoog.com)  Youtube Etchr video - Definition, Control and Consistency with Watercolours ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Instagram @Mike_Hendley Twitter @MikeHendley Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Share the podcast with friends and family 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 brings some snow and talks about Nomad Sculpt for iPadOS. Stephanie Darlene Greenwald joins the podcast to talk about how she recently rediscovered her art again after spending two decades as a graphic designer. She shares her expertise as an artist/illustrator as well as a businesswoman and a single parent. She talks about how she creates, what inspires her and some things she has learned along the way. The homework is something we can all identify with so have fun! :-) Drawing Inspiration Playlist on Spotify Nomad Sculpt The 100 day project (#the100dayproject) Portfolio Caran d’Ache Procreate The Create! Podcast by Ekaterina Popova ===== How to reach Stephanie Darlene ===== Instagram (@stephaniedarlene.art) Web (stephaniedarlene.com) Facebook (@stephaniedarlene.art) ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Instagram @Mike_Hendley Twitter @MikeHendley Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Share the podcast with friends and family 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 recent mushroom ink piece and shares a view into his pencil case. Mike is then joined by Stephen Silver to talk about the creative journey that has allowed him to work at Disney, Nickelodeon, and many others. Stephen shares what inspires him and how he arrived at the point of being an artist as well as a teacher. He talks about what he has learned as a teacher and he shares what we can learn from having a positive creative mindset. Large mushroom piece What’s in my pencil case Tom and Jerry The Flintstones Norman Rockwell Mort Drucker Jack Davis Al Hirschfeld Famous Artists School J. C. Leyendecker Silvertoons ArtStation Titmouse Clerks: The Animated Series The Weekenders Kim Possible Danny Phantom Cintiq (by Wacom) Workshop November 12-14, 2021 Wallace Wattles Gorilla Marketing (book) Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines (book) ===== How to reach Stephen Silver ===== Instagram (@stephensilver7) SilverDrawingAcademy.com Silvertoons.com YouTube ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Instagram @Mike_Hendley Twitter @MikeHendley Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Share the podcast with friends and family 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 takes an episode to reflect on being a creative over the last couple of months. He explores some of the challenges we experience and considers how to build a recipe for recovery for your creative practice. He then answers questions about creating mushroom ink and then painting with it and ends with what a short shutdown of Facebook and Instagram means for creatives. Tree frog in ink Sam Gillett episode Sam Gillett Greydiance Raven in pencil Jo Brown on IG Shaggy mane ink cap First Ink cap pic Solitary ink cap Mushroom on a tree WIP of mushroom on forest floor IGTV of making ink Arches cold press Rosemary & Co (here and here) Micro.blog ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Instagram @Mike_Hendley Twitter @MikeHendley Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Share the podcast with friends and family 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 very special crossover episode of this podcast. He also talks about Inktober and an NFT drop. Bethan Burton, artist and host of the “Journaling with Nature” joins the show to talk about capturing and documenting the world around us. She talks about fine-tuning your senses and using intentional curiosity to find the hidden secrets at our feet. She shares her experiences in empowering kids and adults. She also talks about the annual event that was the reason she started the podcast.  Journaling with Nature Inktober Rhino Mergansers Digital Emergence on Opensea.io Phenology wheel Magpie season John Muir Laws Sketchboard Pro Nature Journaling Week Mike on Journaling with Nature (Episode 58) ===== How to reach Bethan Burton ===== Instagram (@JournalingwithNature) Web (JournalingwithNature) ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Instagram @Mike_Hendley Twitter @MikeHendley Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Share the podcast with friends and family 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 some recent work, podcast starter packs, and Inktober plans. Artist and writer Glendon Mellow joins the podcast to talk about scientific illustration also know as #sciart. He talks about his journey from a fine art degree, to retail and then writing for Scientific American. Mike and Glendon talk about the tools of the trade and how being a dad impacts your art. They also talk about finding your ambassador piece. Glendon then provides some helpful information on how to navigate social media as an artist and the importance of online allies. Tardigrade sketches (web) Wood duck (web) Drawing Inspiration Discord Server Drawing Inspiration Starter Packs (web) Carl Zimmer (web) Ed Yong (web) Riley Black (web) David Orr (web) John Hawks (Twitter) Emily Willingham (web) Invivo (web) Symbiartic (web) Carla Patriquin (Twitter) Trilobite (Wikipedia) Flying Trilobite (web) Tardigrade (Wikipedia) Carl Buell (web) Mikes short video about tardigrades (YouTube) ArtRage Vitae (web) Procreate (web) Fabriano (web) Michael Whelan (web) Royal Ontario Museum - ROM (web) Mark Witton (web) Brian Engh (YouTube) Crash McCreery (IMDB) Liz Butler (Twitter) Eric Orchard (Wikipedia) Facebook Now Holding Your Audience for Ransom - Katie McKissick Emily damstra (web) Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain ===== How to reach Glendon Mellow ===== Twitter (@FlyingTrilobite) Web site (glendonmellow.com) Instagram (@flyingtrilobite)  ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Instagram @Mike_Hendley Twitter @MikeHendley Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Share the podcast with friends and family 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 completes another page in his nature journal, visits a local historic site and talks about prompts like #sciartseptember and Inktober. Artist and teacher Gayle Kabaker joins the podcast to talk about her creative journey from fashion illustrator to portraiture and cover design. She recently complete her seventh cover for The New Yorker Magazine. She has also done work with Vital Voices including a book with 100 of her portraits. Newsletter Dragonflies King estate paint Maya Hum Liz Butler and Glendon Mellow for #SciArtSeptember Inktober Instagram (@GayleKabaker) The New Yorker “Blown Covers” by Françoise Mouly “June Brides” Vital Voices Vital Voices Book Jennifer Orkin Lewis (@augustwren) “100 Days of Drawing” by Jennifer Orkin Lewis Sketching my way through crisis - Washington Post Article Strathmore Mixed Media Soft Cover ===== How to reach Gayle Kabaker ===== Instagram (@GayleKabaker) Web site (gkabaker.com) ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Instagram @Mike_Hendley Twitter @MikeHendley Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Share the podcast with friends and family 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 prepares some starter packs for those interested in a list of curated episodes around certain topics. He also shares a strategy in how to share your work. Alvin Chong joins the podcast to talk about his beginnings and his journey from creativity and back again. Alvin talks about his art, his tattoo business, and how the lockdown opened up new possibilities for him online. Podcast starter packs Elephant Orangutan Checkiday.com Miami Ink LA Ink The Art of Alvin: A Collection of Sketches Staedtler pencils Etchr Alvaro Castagnet Etchr course - August 28, 2021 Paul Heaston Episode 52: Color Versus Line and Demystifying Oil Painting with Kimberly Brooks ===== How to reach Alvin Chong ===== Instagram (@artofalvin) ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Instagram @Mike_Hendley Twitter @MikeHendley Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Want to Support the Podcast ??? ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Share the podcast with friends and family 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/