Art Lessons Podcast

Two Creative Guys Talk Shopify and Viruses

You may know that I use Shopify for my web presence. Well, Adam does as well, and he's been doing it longer than me. I had some people ask me about my thoughts about cert

Rethinking the gallery experience, with Amy Stock

Although there are many artists who would publicly say they don't care about not having gallery representation, and prefer the independence of going it on their own, seve

What does your community owe you?

Back for Round 2, this time Adam and I get into what community means in our work, and how much they owe us as creators who provide content, often times for free (wink).

...AND we're back!

It's a new year, and a new opportunity to chat with Adam again. This one was so good we decided to do it twice. If you have 90 seconds to spare, please rate and review t

Sculptor Tracey Weiss Knocks Down the Ivory Tower

You may think you know about the art establishment, and you might even be right, but I guarantee that artist, sculptor, and professor, Tracey Weiss may challenge your pre

Artist Stacey MacNevin is spirit animal

Have you ever met someone who not only embodies everything you wish you were in real life, but also one of the kindest, most generous individuals you've ever met in your

Excuse us while we pause for station identification

This conversation with Adam is a good one. I finally get a chance to revisit my experience with Tik Tok. We also talk about serendipitous situations that can sometimes le

It's a social media breakdown

Adam is back in the open-air studio, absent of squirrels and helicopters, but chock full of hot content about social media, selling product, and much more.

Do NOT Sleep on Tik Tok

You may or may not know what Tik Tok is, but you should definitely get educated. Maybe you shy away from social media in general, but I can assure you that this platform

Sometimes the planets don't align

Sorry folks, this is not your regularly scheduled program. Adam and I wanted to bang out a new episode, but things didn't work out that way.

Top 10 Creative Cowboys That Changed My Career

My heroes have always been cowboys! No, that's not just a Waylon Jenning's song—it's an ideology, a continuous strain of a methodology that is found in a certain subset o

Artist Stephanie Han talks art scene, coffee, and mosquitoes

Today I have one of our very own, Stephanie Han back on the show after about a year. Last time we talked about how we got where we are today. This time we talk about wher

Why I moved my online store back to Shopify

First there was WooCommerce. Then there was Shopify. That lead to Squarespace, but now I'm back to Shopify and here's why. Notable LinksJulie of UnblushingLizzi of Forgo

Instagram, Facebook, Patreon, and PUGS!

We're back from hiatus. This time we get deep on hard vs. soft selling, Instagram advertising, when to charge vs. giving away things for free, AND why Adam's dogs keep li

10 Ways to Measure Success in Your Creative Work

The other day I found myself looking through the Instagram profiles of a couple more popular artists, and wondering how they had such a significant amount more followers

Adam drinks my coffee and drops knowledge bombs

Stop making the art business so much more complicated that it needs to be, Dave. That’s the voice in my head when I hear some of the reality checks that Adam drops on me

5 Ways to Fight Mercury Retrograde

Let me be clear, I do not support the idea of Mercury's path through the universe having any control over what happens to us here on Earth, but some people do. This podca

REPLAY - The crossroads of art and commerce

I’m sharing an older episode, one of the first of Adam and i talking, and one of my favorite chats about art and commerce. There’s plenty of new folks here who may have n

First Time Art Show Recap

In this episode I take the content of my most recent YouTube video (link below), where I talk about all the lessons learned from my first time back on the art show circui

Jason Reece of Trail of Dead talks music, art, and business

Today is a little different because I’ve invited Jason Reece of And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead to come talk about how music and art go hand in hand.