The FASO Podcast

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Welcome back to another compilation episode. Today's topic is the one almost every artist either loves to hate or just quietly avoids: marketing. Social media, email lists, galleries versus going direct. We pulled the most practical, most repeatable advice on this from across the show's run. No growth hacks, no algorithm tricks that'll be outdated by the time you hear this; just the stuff that actually holds up. Let's get into it. 
Guests in order of appearance:
32 Jason Polins
114 Kyle Stuckey
12 Clint Watson
132 Keith Bond
61 Nanci France-Vaz
14 Jeanne Rosier Smith
33 Diego Glazer
71 Matthew White
125 Mary Aslin
117 Poppy Balser
118 Shuang Li
133 Ginny Butcher
52 Sarah Sedwick
63 Noah Buchanan
64 Oliver Sin
37 Catherine Bobkoski
165 Cindy Baron
32 Jason Polins
129 Brian Bateman
89 Orlando Whitfield
60 Gladys Roldan-De-Moras
94 Karen Blackwood
105 SC Mummert
34 Christopher Remmers

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Welcome back to another compilation episode. Today we're going deep on one relationship that shapes many painting careers, whether you love it or dread it: the one between an artist and a gallery. We pulled the best, most specific moments on this topic from across the show's run, from first impressions to knowing when to walk away. No new guest today, just the collected wisdom of the artists who've actually lived this. Let's get into it. 
Guests in order of appearance:
111 Matt Smith
138 Michelle Dunaway
124 Hilarie Couture
184 Jennifer Balkan
176 Ellen Howard
121 Paul Batch
112 Philippe Gandiol
122 Russell Gordon
128 Sarah Yeoman
118 Shuang Li
105 S.C. Mummert
168 Stacey Peterson
164 Sandra Duran Wilson
123 Michael Orwick
144 Christine Code
111 Matt Smith
145 Erik Koeppel
132 Keith Bond
111 Matt Smith 
110 Robert Johnson
138 Michelle Dunaway
170 Kim Lordier

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For today's episode we sat down with Rich Nelson, a signature member of both the Portrait Society of America and Oil Painters of America, with a career that grew out of an unlikely start playing in a rock band before formal illustration training pulled him toward fine art. In this episode, he breaks down Sargent's blunt advice that you can't shortcut your way into portraiture: you have to become a real, all-around artist first, mastering anatomy, landscape, and still life before you ever specialize.  He'll also make you rethink what goes in your portfolio, with a simple rule: never show work you don't want to get hired to do more of, because clients will always call back asking for exactly what they saw. And he shares the deceptively simple habit that's opened more doors for him than almost anything else: reaching out to other artists and asking real questions, and maybe even visiting their studio. If you're anywhere near Tryon, North Carolina, don't miss Rich's stacked 42-piece solo show at the Tryon Fine Arts Center — up through October 17th and almost entirely painted from life. And this October, his Plein Air Painters of the East crew rolls into Charleston for a week that culminates in a can't-miss group show at the Meyer Vogel Gallery. 
Rich's FASO site:
richardchristiannelson.com/
Rich's Social Media:
instagram.com/richardchristiannelson/
facebook.com/RichardChristianNelson/
Rich's YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/@richnelsonpainter
Rich's Band:
richnelsonband.com/

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Welcome to a special edition of The FASO Show. If you've listened for a while, you already know the drill: near the end of almost every conversation, we ask our guest some version of the same question. What advice would you give to someone who wants to make this a full time life? Over a hundred episodes, we've collected a hundred different answers. So today, we're doing something different. No new guest, no new interview. Just the best of that advice, all in one place, back to back. Consider this your one-stop pep talk from a room full of working painters. Let's get into it!
Episodes mentioned (in order of appearance):
156 Shanna Kunz
165 Cindy Baron
112 Philippe Gandiol
179 Tanner Steed
142 Grace DeVito
144 Christine Code
137 Chris Krupinski
104 Thomas Schaller
121 Paul Batch
120 Kim Casebeer
145 Erik Koeppel
175 Emma Kalff
159 Barbara Jaenicke
167 Stephanie Marzella
165 Cindy Baron
133 Ginny Butcher
126 Scott Tallman Powers
116 Liz Haywood Sullivan
114 Kyle Stuckey
105 S.C. Mummert
190 Robert Goldman

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For today's episode, we sat down with Kate Van Doren, a multidisciplinary artist and registered art therapist of over 25 years, for a conversation packed with hard-won advice for artists building a sustainable creative life. Kate shares how she structures her studio practice (ritual, routine, and blocking out five hours a day, whether or not inspiration shows up), why she treats marketing and social media as a scheduled, non-negotiable task rather than something to dread, and why finding a trusted mentor matters as much as any technical skill.  Kate also opens up about her Healing Words Project, an initiative that began in 2020 during protests against femicide in Mexico and has since grown into a global collaboration with over 2,000 women and gender-expansive participants, each choosing their own words, images, and stories to reclaim their narrative.  She also explains how self-care, energy, and creative output are directly connected. It's part studio-practice playbook, part meditation on why showing up, even imperfectly, is the whole game. Finally, Kate tells us about her upcoming show at the James Baird Gallery in Pouch Cove, as well as a TED Talk on healing she has coming up in January.
Kate's FASO sites:
katevandoren.com/
healingwordsproject.com/
Healing Words Virtual Exhibit:
https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=KqjMZCxyYzc
Kate's Substack:
https://katevandoren.substack.com/
Kate's Social Media:
instagram.com/katevandoren_art/
facebook.com/Katevandorenart/
instagram.com/healingwordsproject/
Kate's Youtube:
youtube.com/@katevandorenArt