Show notes
Portland artist Andy Greenlee stops by the Art Bazaar for a chat about live painting, living in NYC during Y2K, working at video stores, the quirkiness of Portland and tons of travel stories. Andy is a live event painter who travels the country painting live at special events such as weddings, anniversaries, corporate events and pretty much any live celebration or event. celebrationpaintings.cominstagram: @celebrationpaintings00:00 - Introduction02:17 - How Andy got started in the Arts04:28 - Attending Parsons School of Design in NYC08:06 - Living in NYC at the turn of the Millennium 11:47 - Working at Kim's Video16:01 - What movies Andy's watched recently20:26 - How Andy got started with live painting24:49 - People love watching artists create27:01 - Andy travels the country for work30:06 - Birthday buddies31:20 - What is Portland like? 33:22- Living in Seattle & visiting Portland34:45 - How long should an artist visit Portland for their first time? 38:56 - What cities should artists check out? 42:33 - What draws so many artists to the West Coast? 43:54 - Andy's studio in Portland47:48 - Andy's experience renting at Cigar Factory Artist Studios55:15 - The AG doing a pop-up art event in Portland56:07 - Andy's next adventure59:03 - Commissioning work from Andy01:00:08 - Andy's advice to young artists01:01:47 - Outro