Episode 18: Dreama Tolle Perry

Oil
 

Today I talk with artist Dreama Tolle Perry. We discuss giving yourself permission to paint, how to manage color accents, and why it’s so deeply important to paint what you love. Plus check out our bonus conversation!

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In the interview, Perry talks about:

1:00 How Dreama Tolle Perry got into art

1:12 How she found oil specifically

2:00 What does oil as a medium allow her to do as an artist

2:44 The frustrations of starting a new medium

4:01 Deciding to make art a priority

5:49 What Perry paints on and why / Paints

6:01 What characteristics she wants in her paint

6:09 Her palette

6:54 Solvents and mediums

8:25 Process walk through

10:08 How the paint changes as it dries

11:24 The importance of a repeatable process

12:32 What she needs from a reference photos

14:56 Being conscious of what she wants to paint

18:15 Biggest challenges she sees students facing with color

18:47 Getting and avoiding mud

19:30 Palette strategy vs painting strategy

21:19 Fixing mistakes

23:01 Layers of paint

23:41 How to mix vibrant colors

26:07 Setting up her palette

28:00 Looking at a reference photo

29:11 Getting comfortable in a subject

31:01 Being an intuitive painter

34:48 Giving yourself permission to paint

38:24 Looking for proof

39:54 The scariness of having a unique style

42:25 The vulnerability of liking something

44:13 Holding space

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