Bonus Episode--Beyond the Paint hosts a conversation with the collaborative partners behind Seeds of Initiation tarot deck: siblings Amy Scott-Young and Grant Walker..This bonus episode is a companion to Episode 133: Amy Scott-Young: Tarot Deck and the Contemporary Female Figure. .Seeds of Initiation Links:Website: seedsofinitiation.comIG handles: @amyb.tarotillustrator; @seeds_of_initiation_tarot; @grant.walker.76

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Bonus Episode: Seeds of Initiation Tarot Deck: A Collaborative

Melanie Carr is a contemporary sculptor and female gallery owner. In part one of the show, an invitation to explore her geometric sculptural works "concerned and consumed with touch, geometry, interactivity and human experience." (bio).In my conversation (part 2) with Carr, we journey through her gallery space, Melanie Carr Gallery (Essex, Connectiut) and her dedication to artists, their practice and work. Plus she offers insight into collecting Contemporary art. :).Resources are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.netLinks to Melanie Carr include:> Melanie Carr Gallery: www.melaniecarrgallery.com> IG handles @melcarrstudio @melaniecarrgallery.Image Credit: "Still I Breathe," 2020: Melanie Carr Studio

Episode 134: Melanie Carr: Contemporary Art and the Human Experience

Amy Smith-Young is an illustrator. In collaboration with her brother Grant, Amy is re-envisioning tarot deck imagery. Her contemporary, female figures engage Divine Feminine principles and connects the tarot reader with figures relevant to our times ..Resources for this episode are listed on my website: beyondthepaint.netLinks to Amy Scott-Young's works and her collaboration with her brother Grant for Seeds of Initiation tarot deck include:.Website: Seedsofinitiation.comIG Handles: @amyb.tarotillustrator-@seeds_of_initiation_tarot-@grant.walker.76On their website are two insightful videos that offer the background and inspiration of their creative project, Seeds of Initiation. :)

Episode 134: Amy Scott-Young: Tarot Deck and the Contemporary Female Figure

Journey with me the "complicated and imperfect women," by the hand of figural and still life painter Anna Weyant. .Resources for this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.orgFollow and explore Weyant's works on IG @annaweyant and www.annaweyant.comImage Credit: Anna Weyant website.Shout out to artist Amy Chaiklin and her series, "Cultured Pearl Portraits," featured in Create magazine: https://createmagazine.com/read/amy-chaiklin or on IG @createmagazine & @amychaiklin.Join artist Leslie C. Sotomayor in a virtual panel discussion of empowered Latina/x Women: "Cafe con Leche" for Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month. Register: https://texastech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpd-2opzotGNawJps6qa01DiQm0Lv0W5VH

Episode 132

Victoria Cantons is a contemporary painter and photographer. In my exploration and conversation with the artist, we explore her expressive works, figural paintings, motifs of flowers and photographs of friends. Canton engages us through the visual expression her lived experiences as a LGBTQ artist. .Resources for this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.netPlease follow Victoria Cantons:* www.victoriacantons.com* IG: @victoriacantons* Twitter: @victoriacantons.Image Credit: "A New Landmark," 2020--Victoria Cantons

Episode 131: Victoria Cantons: Seeing Beyond the Visible

Celebrating the reopening of the M. David & Co. Gallery in Brooklyn, NY and the exhibition "Once in the Lifetime.".Visit (show is open until October 3, 2021)* https://www.mdavidandco.com/* IG @mdavidco.Artists highlighted in this episode include:* Kathryn Hart: IG @kathrynhartart* Judy Pfaff: IG @judy.pfaff* Deborah Dancy: IG @deborahdancyart.Image Credit: "Untitled," Judy Pfaff (M. David & Co.)

Bonus Episode: M. David & Co. Gallery: "Once in a Lifetime" exhibition

Visual artist Deborah Wasserman merges the female figure with the landscape in her paintings, collage and performative works. This episode includes a conversation with the artist--an engaging deep dive into her works, practice and personal history of migration. .Resources: "Wander, Woman" exhibition catalog (2018)Visit Wasserman: www.deborahwasserman.comIG: @deborahwassermanartImage Credit: "Bindle" (2018)

Episode 130: Deborah Wasserman: Migration, Land and the Feminine Body

Through "process" and industrial materials, American sculptor Eva Hesse responds to the rigidity of Minimalism with a radical, visual language imbued with emotion, personal history and unique beauty..Image Credit: "Hang Up" (Art Institute of Chicago)Title Credit: New York TimesSpecial thanks to sculptor Elly Buckley for inspiring this episode. Follow her on IG: elly_buckley_sculptorResources for this episode are listed at www.beyondthepaint.net

Episode 129: Eva Hesse: "Bringing the Soul to Minimalism*

Join me in an engaging conversation with the sculptor Melanie Cooper Pennington. Her evocative large scaled multi-media biomorphic sculptures express the feminine experience through themes of birth and empowerment..Visit www.melaniepennington.com to view the objects discussed.Follow Melanie @melaniecooperpennington on IGImage Credit: "Wailing," 2014 (wood, ceramic, plaster)

Episode 128: Melanie Cooper Pennington: Birthing, Empowerment and "The Beasts"

Dive into the highly-stylized, sensuous portraits of women by the 20th century painter Tamara de Lempika. .Resources and works highlighted in this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.netFollow me on IG for more engaging content celebrating female artists: @beyondthepaintwbernadine Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beyondthepaintwithbernadine.Image: "Self-Portrait in the Green Bugatti"

Episode 127: Tamara de Lempicka: Desire and Seduction in Portraiture

Ruth Bolluck is a portrait and figural painter whose works, her celebratory portrayals of people, illuminate the dignity and grace of her sitters. Bullock’s works and practice, what she sometimes refers to as “projects,” includes bodies that are not always represented by art galleries. . Visit and follow Ruth Bullock on IG @ruthejonesartResources for this episode are listed on my website: beyondthepaint.net.Other artists highlighted in this episode include: Aleah Chapin: @aleah_chapinJenny Saville: @jenny_saville_artEmma Hopkins: @emma_hopkins_artistVictoria Cantons: @victoriacantonsEmma Frankland: @notyetarobot

Episode 126: Ruth Bullock: Inclusivity in Portraiture

Enjoy a "best of" episode with sculptor Gina Lee Robbins. Her sculptural work, using clay and found or repurposed materials, incorporate her personal experiences as a mother and draw from both the feminine divine and abstraction. .Beyond the Paint is thrilled to partner with Women of Culture/NYC in an art talk and tour, "Alice Neel: People Come First," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday, July 11 at 12 p.m.If you would like to join me, please email me at bernadine@beyondthepaint.netLink to the event: https://www.womenofculture.org/experiences/aliceneel.Image Credit: Gina Lee Robbins (https://www.ginaleerobbins.com)

Episode 125: #104: Gina Lee Robbins: Figure Through Abstract Forms

A revisit to episode #108 and the gestural paintings of female artist Alex Bigatti. Her boundless joy for nature is splashed in vivid colors and sweeping brushstrokes onto the canvas. You will especially enjoy our conversation--her energy and enthusiasm for art is infectious!.Visit Alex at her website: www.alexbigattiart.comFollow her on Instagram: @alexbigatti_art and @alexgestural.Beyond the Paint is excited to partner with Women of Culture/NYC in an art talk and tour, "Alice Neel: People Come First," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday July 11. If you would like to join me and other art enthusiasts, please email me at bernadine@beyondthepaint.netLink to the event: https://www.womenofculture.org/experiences/aliceneel.Image Credit: "Curious Stream," Alex Bigatti website

Episode 124: #108: Alex Bigatti: Between Realism and Abstraction

Beyond the Paint invites you to join me on an audio tour highlighting four representations of the female figure from the perspective of women artists through the collection of the New Britain Museum of American Art. Experience the female body through the feminine experience!.Resources and images are listed at my website www.beyondthepaint.net. This episode is dedicated to Priscilla, Victoria and Angelica. Image Credit: NBMAA

Episode 123: View from a Collection: Women, The Figure and NBMAA

Beyond the Paint podcast is shaking up our format for this episode! Please join me for a conversation with the writer and historian John Launius. Our talk encompasses his writings (he wrote a book about the philanthropist and art collector Charles Parsons), but also our shared interest and enthusiasm for women, female artists like Harriet Hosmer, featured in his book, and other women who break through societal and cultural norms. This episode is dedicated to Harry Sparks. :).Learn more about John's Book, "The Life and Times of Missouri's Charles Parsons: Between Art and War" -- www.parsonsbook.com.Follow John: https://twitter.com/johnlaun1IG: @john_launius.Go to my website www.beyondthepaint.net to view images discussed in the show. This includes crypto artist Nanu Berks (www.nanuberks.com) and photographer Renee Cox (www.reneecox.org)

Episode 122: John Launius: Writer--Renaissance Man!

Beyond the Paint with Bernadine ROARS into 2020 with a year-long series, expanded episodes, on the contributions by women artists in the United States. Each episode invites you to explore and experience the visual vocabulary in one work of art in a variety of media. Through the prism of diverse women artists, you will become illuminated to new perspectives to common themes, from body image to gender role within the narrative of American life.

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