Episode 17: Esté MacLeod

 

Today I’m talking with artist Esté MacLeod. In the episode you’ll learn about the versatility of high flow acrylics, ways shape motifs can help define a style and how a sketchbook may be the key to building your artistic voice.

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In the episode we discuss:

0:53 How MacLeod got into art

1:29 Finding acrylics 

2:43 What type of canvas MacLeod  uses

4:29 Having a consistent brushstroke

5:33 Her acrylics of choice

6:47 Working transparently

8:39 Pigments and their transparent qualities

10:15 Biggest challenge MacLeod sees students facing with materials

11:14 Where does someone start with acrylics and mediums

16:06 MacLeod’s process/drawing

20:29 Reference points in her painting process

22:46 Shapes and repetition

24:39 How shapes translate between subjects

26:59 Why are people scared of drawing?

29:46 The importance of practice

34:31 People and creativity

35:29 Getting back to your inner 5-year-old

37:08 The power of knowing your materials

39:05 Her watercolor paper of choice

39:18 Students’ challenges with color

43:11 Experiments

44:46 How does someone learn to paint?

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