Plein Air Easton Podcast

Through interviews with artists, collectors, and gallery owners, the Plein Air Easton Podcast seeks to explore the world of plein air art and foster an art-loving community.

The Preciousness of Time 06/30/2025

Look Longer with the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy 05/27/2025

The Joy of Color and Light with Debra Huse 05/27/2025

It Started With Terror with Mark Shasha 05/27/2025

Come Paint Outside with Russell Jewell 05/27/2025

Holding Things Up to the Light with Lisa Egeli 05/23/2025

Water and Whiskey with Mick McAndrews 05/23/2025

The Same Picture of a Rubber Duck with Philip Carlton 08/17/2023

The Moment You Let Go with Bernie Dellario 03/24/2023

Imposter Syndrome with Tim Beall 03/10/2023

Imposter Syndrome with Tim Beall In an incredibly brave and vulnerable interview, artist Tim Beall discusses the inner battles he endures as he pursues his art. Growing up in an environment that he describes as being synonymous with "toxic masculinity", Beall speaks to the struggle to acknowledge his drive to be creative that brought him from athlete to artist. Tim Bell began serious painting study with the well-known portrait painter Cedric Egeli in 1994 and assisted Cedric in teaching color painting at the Cape Cod School of Art. Tim studied briefly with Maryland Impressionist John Ebersberger, who introduced him to George T. Thurmond. It was Thurmond, a devoted student of the late Henry Hensche, who Tim credits with having taught him the principles of the Hensche method of painting. A painting trip to Scotland in year 2006 was a significant turning point in Tim’s methods and style of painting. It brought new ideas and a fresh vision as he added tonalist color theory to his palette. Painting trips in following summers to Cape Cod, Gloucester, and Monhegan Island cemented these color theories and a painting friendship with Robert Gruppe. Tim uses oils and a combination of palette knives and brushes on canvas to create his paintings that are a tribute to the rich artistic heritage of American plein air painting. For a period of time Tim had the unique experience of working on a fishing boat on the Chesapeake Bay. It was this experience that gave him an appreciation of the majesty and unique history of oyster boats under sail. The Chesapeake Bay, the skipjacks, bugeyes and schooners that ply its waters are some of his favorite painting subjects. He also enjoys frequent painting trips to New England, Scotland and Italy. Tim’s paintings have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions. He is an active participant in plein air painting competitions and is a sought-after instructor for his oil painting workshops. His paintings hang in private collections throughout the United States and Great Britain and are also included in the collection of Frostburg State University. In 2004 Tim was honored to be juried into the "Sunlight and Shadow" exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. In the 2006 Paint Easton plein air painting competition, Tim Bell won the Grand Prize for his oil painting of skipjacks on the Chesapeake Bay. He has won many awards since then, including the 2009 Plein Air Easton Artists Choice Award and the Best Marine painting. Follow Tim Beall: Follow Plein Air Easton: To inquire about being a guest or sponsoring the Plein Air Easton Podcast, send us an email at [email protected]. Music in this episode was generously provided by /episode/index/show/pleinaireaston/id/26167023

It's Not About The Rooster with Christine Lashley 02/24/2023

The Gift to Rediscover Yourself with May Klisch 11/18/2022

The Magic of the Medium with Mick McAndrews 11/08/2022

Sliding Door Moments with Marilyn Rose 10/21/2022

2022 Festival Recap 10/07/2022

The Ability to See with Robert J Simone 09/23/2022

Ordered Chaos with Georganna Lenssen 09/09/2022

The Perfect Painting Is Inside You with Julie Riker 08/26/2022

The Perfect Painting Is Inside You with Julie Riker LIVE from Plein Air Easton 2022, Tim and Jess talk with alumni artist Julie Riker. They discuss her early years as an artist and how her career in architectural restoration influenced and informed her painting technique. "I consider myself primarily an observational painter, painting mostly from life, and often outside ‘en plein air’. Painting in one session, “Alla prima” keeps the surface fresh. I like to look for interesting compositions and often don’t know what I will choose to paint until I get to a location. Sometimes what attracts me is simply a light effect and, though my work is representational, it is often the abstract patterns of shadows that get me started. I paint a vast range of subjects, and am always looking for a new challenge." Pennsylvania artist Julie Riker studied Illustration at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. After graduating she became involved in the historic restoration of the PA State Capitol, replicating original decorative painting, stenciling and applying gold leaf and ornamental plaster finishes. In 1996 Julie started her own decorative painting business creating artwork for individual homes and businesses. Working out of her Camp Hill studio she specializes in custom art, decorative painting, murals and faux finishes for walls and furniture. She has travelled from New York to Florida for commissioned projects, and has even created and painted wall finishes for the PA Governor’s residence in 2002. When not working for a client, Julie enjoys painting outdoors. Often these plein air paintings serve as inspiration for larger studio pieces, but some stand on their own as observations of the beauty and variety of nature. She has participated in many national plein air events and won several awards. Recent accomplishments are First Place at Paint Annapolis, Artist’s Choice Award at Paint Snow Hill, People’s Choice Award for Quick Draw at Finger Lakes Plein Air, Plein Air Magazine Award at the Wayne Plein Air Festival, Plein Air Salon Finalist, and Feature Artist juried into Plein Air Easton. Follow Julie Riker: Follow Plein Air Easton: To inquire about being a guest or sponsoring the Plein Air Easton Podcast, send us an email at . This episode is sponsored by , providing distinctive ready-made and custom frames & mouldings to the trade since 1974. Music in this episode was generously provided by . /episode/index/show/pleinaireaston/id/24145041

Think Before You Panic with Marie Nuthall: The festival kickoff episode 07/14/2022

What Moves Your Spirit with Dan Weiss 07/01/2022

What Moves Your Spirit with Dan Weiss Dan Weiss, president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, served as the judge of the 2021 Plein Air Easton art competition. As we worked with Dan during the festival, we found him to be a passionate, kind, and easy-going man that was able to say incredibly intelligent things in a way that felt connecting when other wise people may sound exclusionary. He joined us virtually from quarantine to share the story of how he became such a uniquely qualified candidate for his role at the Met and express his love for Plein Air painting. A scholar of art history and a seasoned leader of complex institutions, Dan Weiss was previously President and Professor of Art History of Haverford College and, from 2005 to 2013 of Lafayette College. He holds an MBA from Yale and a PhD from Johns Hopkins University in western medieval and Byzantine art, where he joined the art history faculty and in six years rose to full professor and then chair of the department. Three years later, he became the James B. Knapp Dean of Johns Hopkins’s Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. He holds a BA in Art History and Psychology from The George Washington University. The author of six books and numerous articles, Weiss has published and lectured widely on a variety of topics, including the art of the Middle Ages and the Crusades, higher education, museums, and American culture. His most recent books include In That Time: Michael O’Donnell and the Tragic Era of Vietnam (2019), and Remaking College: Innovation and the Liberal Arts (2013). Earlier in his career, Weiss spent four years as a management consultant at Booz, Allen & Hamilton in New York. The recipient of fellowships from Harvard University, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities, Weiss received the Business and Society Award from the Yale School of Management, the Van Courtlandt Elliott Award from the Medieval Academy of America for scholarship in medieval studies, the Distinguished Alumni Award from George Washington University, and he was inducted into the Society of Scholars at Johns Hopkins in 2018. Follow The MET: Follow Plein Air Easton: To inquire about being a guest or sponsoring the Plein Air Easton Podcast, send us an email at [email protected]. This episode is sponsored by , providing distinctive ready-made and custom frames & mouldings to the trade since 1974. Music in this episode was generously provided by . /episode/index/show/pleinaireaston/id/23594573

A Wonderful Journey with Betty Huang 06/17/2022

The Importance of the Plein Air Movement with Nancy Tankersley 06/03/2022

The Importance of the Plein Air Movement with Nancy Tankersley As one of the founders of Plein Air Easton, artist Nancy Tankersley is a visionary that anticipated the growth of the Plein Air movement and took that opportunity to begin what has grown into the largest outdoor painting competition in the country. Tim and Marie ask Nancy about the beginnings of Plein Air Easton, her definition of Plein Air, and the broader meaning of the growing movement. Nancy Tankersley began her career as a portraitist but entered the gallery scene with figurative paintings of people at work and at leisure. Currently as she searches for the unpredictable, Tankersley moves between landscape, figures and still life. Incorporating non- traditional tools , supports and technologies for her paintings she remains faithful to her impressionistic style. Active in the current plein air movement, and a founder of Plein Air Easton, she travels worldwide participating in competitions, judging and teaching. In 2018,2019 and 2020 she was invited to be an instructor and demonstrator at the Plein Air Convention in Santa Fe and released two instructional videos with Lilliedahl Videos. In 2016 and 2017 she was invited to exhibit at the prestigious Masters Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club in NYC. Recent honors include Best of Show at Parrsboro, Nova Scotia International Plein Air 2018, Best of Show at the Lighthouse Plein Air Festival 2017 and the Dickinson Award for Best Painting by a Signature Member of the American Impressionist Society 2016 Annual Juried Exhibit. In 2019 she was selected to be the Featured Artist at the 49th Waterfowl Festival in Easton, Maryland. She is a Signature Member of the American Impressionist Society, the American Society for Marine Art, and the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters and also holds memberships in the Washington Society for Landscape Painters and the Salmagundi Club. Founder and Director of the Easton Studio, a workshops facility begun in Easton in 2010, the artist mentors and teaches workshops and also sponsors workshops by nationally known painters. Follow Nancy Tankersly: Follow Plein Air Easton: To inquire about being a guest or sponsoring the Plein Air Easton Podcast, send us an email at [email protected]. This episode is sponsored by , providing distinctive ready-made and custom frames & mouldings to the trade since 1974. Music in this episode was generously provided by . /episode/index/show/pleinaireaston/id/23225951

Makers Gonna Make with Nicholas O'Leary 05/20/2022

Don't Be An Artist with Thomas Bucci 04/08/2022

Don't Be An Artist with Thomas Bucci Watercolor artist Thomas Bucci talks with Tim and Jess about his careers that led him to art and the era he grew up in that felt that careers in art were risky and not likely to succeed. He proved them all wrong when he made more selling his architectural renderings than he did as an architect. "I’ve chosen watercolor for its ability to quickly suggest form with loose washes and to conjure the illusion of detail with crisp brushwork. I also love the gestural quality, capriciousness, and spontaneity of a transparent medium. The way I approach watercolor requires me to work quickly and I’m willing to take the risks associated with that to fully realize its potential." "I am always actively looking for ideas for paintings. Sometimes the scene serves up a ready painting idea and I just have to put it down on paper. More often ideas come from something less complete; a glimpse of atmospheric effects, the way sunlight lands on a surface, or an element in a landscape. The most important part of painting for me is not actually painting, but the mental preparation that I’m doing all the time, but I do paint at every opportunity. Small pencil or watercolor sketches are also a key part of my process." "I paint in the studio but I prefer to work from life and on location, drawing inspiration directly from a subject. However, I treat what I see in front of me as a suggestion that can be manipulated as needed. A painting is not bound by existing light conditions, actual colors, or physical elements. I often move, eliminate, and add things to make a composition. This is the real joy of painting for me. I feel a painting is successful when I envision the result first and then make that happen. If a painting succeeds without a plan, it’s just luck." Follow Thomas Bucci: Follow Plein Air Easton: To inquire about being a guest or sponsoring the Plein Air Easton Podcast, send us an email at . This episode is sponsored by , providing distinctive ready-made and custom frames & mouldings to the trade since 1974. Music in this episode was generously provided by . /episode/index/show/pleinaireaston/id/22704413

A Different Vision of the Same Thing with Leonard Mizerek 03/25/2022

A Different Vision of the Same Thing with Leonard Mizerek Plein Air Easton alumnus Leonard Mizerek joins Tim and Marie to chat about his long history competing at Plein Air Easton, his recent move to Florida, and his painting trips abroad. Leonard also talks about his approach to preparing his palette and how different painting surfaces impact his works. Leonard Mizerek Fellow, ASMA, nurtured his artistic love of nature while growing up and painting in the Brandywine Valley and countryside of nearby Pennsylvania. His early influence was with the Pennsylvania Impressionists and Brandywine School. Known for his colorful, luminous seascapes and expressive brushwork, Leonard paints on site deriving inspiration from the many nearby coastal locations as well as harbors throughout the world. A central theme throughout Leonard’s work is his use of light. In Mizerek’s words, “ Light alters the color of all objects and touches those nearby. It sets a mood and evokes emotion, which I strive to portray in my work. I often explore various methods to interpret the way I view nature. I prefer marine subjects because I enjoy the way water reflects the floating objects, as well as the sky and time of day. It mirrors shapes and intensifies light. I paint outdoors to capture the light first hand and bring out all its color and luminosity. Throughout the last few years, Leonard participated in several invitational Plein Air events including Mystic, Annapolis, winning Honorable Mention and Easton Md. winning Second Place in the Quick Draw event. He was featured painting live on TV France3 during a major antique boat festival. His painting was recently purchased by the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. Follow Leonard Mizerek: Follow Plein Air Easton: To inquire about being a guest or sponsoring the Plein Air Easton Podcast, send us an email at [email protected]. This episode is sponsored by , providing distinctive ready-made and custom frames & mouldings to the trade since 1974. Music in this episode was generously provided by . /episode/index/show/pleinaireaston/id/22532852

Learning to See with Karl Terry 03/11/2022

Chasing the Light with Henry Coe 02/25/2022

Chasing the Light with Henry Coe As an early curator at the Academy Art Museum, Henry Coe's artistic roots in Talbot County go back quite a ways. Tim and Marie talked with Henry about his history as an artist and the evolutions of plein air art becoming a competition. "I received a BA in English from Roanoke College and an MFA in painting from Maryland Institute College of Art. I began painting seriously on the eastern shore of Maryland while working as curator in Easton at The Academy of Arts and teaching at Chesapeake College. I was drawn to the low horizon and the big sky: a Dutch landscape quality of light reflected off of the water and back into the clouds. I spent seven months painting in China through a Maryland "sister state" relation with Anhui Province and accompanied a Maryland State Arts Council exhibit which included my work to Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. I have done three artist's residencies in France and made many other painting visits there. Since 2016 I have participated in numerous plein air events, several times in Plein Air Easton. Over the years I have shown regularly in galleries in Chicago, Houston and Baltimore. I work in oils on a large and small scale and prefer to work en plein air as much as possible. I like to paint the lengthening shadows and lowering light that occur toward the end of day or the softer light of early morning. Ideally, I want my work to have a sense of light traveling through air in space. Having a palpable sense of air in a painting is important to me. The light and shadow define the mundane objects of a landscape I see as disappearing: family farms or the "rural industrial" look that was once representative of many small towns. I have worked primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region, coastal Maine, Texas and western France." Follow Henry Coe: Follow Plein Air Easton: To inquire about being a guest or sponsoring the Plein Air Easton Podcast, send us an email at . This episode is sponsored by , providing distinctive ready-made and custom frames & mouldings to the trade since 1974. Music in this episode was generously provided by . /episode/index/show/pleinaireaston/id/22244147

I Made That with Crista Pisano 02/11/2022

An Emotional Narrative with Lon Brauer 01/28/2022

Relationship Building with Kim VanDerHoek 01/14/2022

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