Drawing Inspiration

In this reflection episode, Mike talks about the recent events around racism and police brutality and where we go from here. He then reflects on the challenges in trying to be creative through these difficult times having had some rather unproductive weeks. Finally, Mike is opening a shop, or make that two. ===== LINKS FROM THE SHOW ===== Black Lives Matter Black Lives Matter list of resources/links Resources at the Obama Foundation The sculptor who persisted A Mighty Girl .com Tim Cook letter about Racism How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Polar Bear Sketch Etsy Shopify ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm Instagram @MikeHendley Twitter @MikeHendley Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mike finishes a nuthatch and is overwhelmed with the response. He connects some art supplies with people who need it and then shares the artwork of some local students. Mike is then joined by The Pen Addict, Brad Dowdy, who shares his journey from drawing tiny things to following his passion by starting a blog, a few businesses, and becoming a podcaster. Class is in session as Brad brings everyone through an intro to pens, ink, and paper and what it takes to create and maintain a successful business. ===== LINKS FROM THE SHOW ===== Nuthatch Expo Varius Pilot Razor Point Pilot Precise (V5/V7 series) Unibal Signo RT Jet Pens Platinum Carbon Ink Sailor Pro Gear ystudio Resin Fountain Pen Brad’s Lamy Safari Rhodia Leuchturm 1917 Apica Japanese paper Kokuyo Maruman Midori Tomoe River paper The Pen Addict Podcast Episodes #372 - We Used to Budget (w/Adina Hurley) ===== How to reach Brad Dowdy ===== The Pen Addict The Pen Addict Podcast The Pen Addict on Instagram ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm Instagram @MikeHendley Twitter @MikeHendley Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

It’s been a challenging few weeks with the pandemic but Mike was still able to make art a priority in drawing some animals, dinosaurs and humans. Mike is then joined by the talented Max Ulichney to talk about his creative journey. Having worked at the same company for 14 years, Max has left to join Netflix for an exciting new project. Max also talks about his MaxPacks which are incredibly well-designed brush sets for Procreate. ===== LINKS FROM THE SHOW ===== Bald Eagle w/Christian Sasse  Snow leopard Dinosaurs Underworld toad First Anatomy Piece, Second Anatomy Piece Elastic Corey Loftis Mingjue Helen Chen Ryan Lang Procreate MaxPacks The Watercolor MaxPack (YouTube)  Lightbox ===== How to reach Max Ulichney ===== MaxUlichney.com MaxPacks.art Max Ulichney (Instagram ) Max Ulichney (Twitter) Max Ulichney (YouTube) ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm Instagram @MikeHendley Twitter @MikeHendley Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mike reflects on the one year anniversary of the podcast. Mike also talks about what he has learned from the numerous guests on the show with a focus on tools, techniques, sharing your art, business and of course inspiration and motivation. This is has been a very special year and it couldn’t have happened without you, the listener and the guests that have offered their time to chat. ===== LINKS FROM THE SHOW ===== 8 - Sketchnoting with Mike Rohde 9 - Capturing and printing your art with Sam from Shoebox Studio 10 - Watercolor with Anna Bucciarelli 11 - Inktober and Gouache with Myriam Tillson 13 - Mushrooms, journals and Inktober with Jo Brown (aka @bernoid) 15 - Tiff Arment on becoming an artist and #WeDrawWednesdays 16 - Making Movies and TV Shows with Storyboard and Concept Artist Rob McCallum 17 - Two Artists in a Truck Urban Sketching, with Captain Tom 18 - The Journey to Dinotopia and Beyond with Artist, Writer and Illustrator, James Gurney 20 - Lessons in Life and Art with Naturalist and Artist Robert Bateman 21 - Exploring Technology, Art and Design with YouTuber Brad Colbow 22 - Finding Your Artistic Voice with Artist, Author and Illustrator Lisa Congdon 23 - A Journey to Ten Thousand Drawings with Artist and Illustrator Jennifer L. Meyer 24 - Building Your Album of Life with Artist and Teacher Cesar Santos 25 - Urban Sketching using the Hand, Eye and the Heart with Artist and Teacher Ian Fennelly ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm Instagram @MikeHendley Twitter @MikeHendley Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mike receives a wonderful gift from a neighbour and does more live drawings. He also updates his online portfolio and talks about his tools and process on another podcast. He is then joined by world-renowned urban sketcher Ian Fennelly who talks about his experience as teacher and artist. He talks about his journey, his tools and his process highlighted by stories and the deep connections with art along the way. ===== LINKS FROM THE SHOW ===== Paintings_for_parkinsons (Dianne) on Instagram MoMA Courses (Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) via Coursera) Digital drawings Tiger, Blue Heron and Red Panda MikeHendley.com (portfolio update) iPad Pros Episode 77 ==== Main Show Content ==== Fabriano Paper Smlt paper Derwent Staedtler Pilot Mitsubishi uniball pen Winsor & Newton Paints Pro Arte brushes Tombow brush pens David Hockney Vincent Van Gogh ==== How to reach Ian Fennelly ==== Ian Fennelly on Instagram (ianfennelly) Ian Fennelly (web site) ==== How to reach Mike Hendley ==== MikeHendley.com Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm Instagram @MikeHendley Twitter @MikeHendley Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mike talks about creating in place, live draws, a couple of recent pieces and the challenges of the pandemic. Mike is then joined by modern master Cesar Santos to talk about the journey that took him from Cuba to the USA and then to Italy to pursue his passion. His skill and experience as an artist are matched with his strength in being an excellent teacher. They talk about art skills, avoiding being a victim of beauty and filling your album of life. They also take a deep dive into what it means to be an artist.  ===== LINKS FROM THE SHOW ===== Spider (graphite drawing) Wellington -> Shedd Aquarium (graphite drawing) Green Heron (graphite drawing) Angel Academy of Art (Florence, Italy) Steven Assael (American Painter) Daniel Greene (Artist) William-Adolphe Bouguereau (Artist) John Singer Sargent (Artist) Che Guevara by Jim Fitzpatrick Self-portrait (Cesar Santos) Opossum (Cesar Santos) Guillermo Munoz Vera (Artist) ===== How to reach Cesar Santos ===== Cesar Santos on Instagram Cesar Santos on YouTube CesarSantos.com SantosCesar.com ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm Instagram @MikeHendley Twitter @MikeHendley Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mike touches on COVID-19 and the impact on creatives. Mike also does some live drawing on Instagram and an interesting collaboration with an entomologist. Mike is then joined by the artist Jennifer L. Meyer who took a few minutes from her very busy schedule to talk about her career in illustration. She talks about her journey in becoming an illustrator from her early days to obtaining her BFA to some of her recent projects. Her passion for art, creating and storytelling is simply contagious. She talks about her process and tools as well as her work on Saving Emma the Pig and Lily to the Rescue books. ===== LINKS FROM THE SHOW ===== Request to guest Cardinal (graphite drawing) Procreate Sketches two bugs and two people Cockatiel (graphite drawing) Orange (graphite drawing) Spider start (graphite drawing) Isa Betancourt (Instagram, Twitter) ===== Interview Notes ===== The Biggest Little Farm Saving Emma The Pig (John Chester, illustrated by Jennifer L. Meyer) Copic Markers Death (Terry Pratchett - Discworld) Lily to the Rescue (W. Bruce Cameron, illustrated by Jennifer L. Meyer) Lily to the Rescue: Two Little Piggies (W. Bruce Cameron, illustrated by Jennifer L. Meyer)  ===== How to reach Jennifer L Meyer ===== Jennifer-Meyer.com Jennifer on Twitter Jennifer on Instagram ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm Instagram @MikeHendley using the hashtag #difmpodcast Twitter @MikeHendley Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mike receives his Sketchnote Ideabook from the kickstarter and talks about a couple of recent drawings. Mike is then joined by artist, illustrator and author Lisa Congdon to talk about her creative journey. They talk about pivoting to a creative pursuit later in life and her latest book “Find Your Artistic Voice”. They also talk about Lisa’s sabbatical for 2020. Lisa will inspire and motivate you to be the best version of your creative self. ===== LINKS FROM THE SHOW ===== Sketchnote Ideabook Episode 8: Sketchnoting wth Mike Rohde Testing the Sketchbook (Instagram) Woodpecker Puffin John bishop Art Inc. Find Your Artistic Voice Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert New York Times The New Yorker ===== How to reach Lisa Congdon ===== LisaCongdon.com (web site) @LisaCongdon (Instagram) ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm Instagram @MikeHendley using the hashtag #difmpodcast Twitter @MikeHendley Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mike visits a museum and art gallery to do some sketching. Mike is then joined by artist and tech YouTuber Brad Colbow to talk hardware and software for creative professionals. Brad shares his journey to success from a young artist to graphic designer and web developer to a top YouTube reviewer for creatives. They talk about the current state of tech and apps as well as what the future may hold. ===== LINKS FROM THE SHOW ===== Old Book Illustrations Museum visit Flycatcher Bald eagle Art gallery workshop National Gallery of Canada Emil Mateja Photoshop is 30 years old (Petapixel) Adobe XD Procreate iPad w/Apple Pencil (Apple) Linea Sketch Affinity Designer Drawabox.com Proko SVS Learn Laura Price ===== How to reach Brad Colbow ===== Brad Colbow (web site) Brad Colbow (YouTube) Brad Colbow (Twitter) ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm Instagram @MikeHendley using the hashtag #difmpodcast Twitter @MikeHendley Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mike looks back on the five year old version of himself, explores some human anatomy as well as more nature with graphite. Naturalist and artist Robert Bateman then joins Mike to talk about his art career that has spanned nearly eight decades. They talk about his move from abstract to realism, discuss some of his pieces, explore some art tips and of course they chat about nature. Five year old Mike Bug on a leaf Chickadee People in ink Earth’s World Anatomy poses Woman in curtains Line of action Andrew Wyeth (official) Ghost of the North (painting) Killdeer on the tracks (painting) Birdwatching (painting) Coyote and winter sage (painting) Raymond Ching (Wikipedia) Group of Seven (Wikipedia) ===== How to reach Robert Bateman ===== RobertBateman.ca Bateman Foundation Bateman Foundation Gallery of Nature (YouTube) ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm Instagram @MikeHendley using the hashtag #difmpodcast Twitter @MikeHendley Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0