Show notes
With artist Lis Pardoe. First 20 or so minutes is Lis’s earlier history, then we spend time talking about generational connection, her artistic philosophies, and how she keeps presence in her life and as a painter. You can see more of her work on lispardoe.com and keep up with her on instagram @lispardoe. If you happen to be in Utah, you can experience her work at the Springville Museum of Art and the Art Renewal Center, a premier exhibition venue for artists working in the classical tradition. Lis is the featured artist for the year 2021, and her exhibit will be on display until July 2022.[06:03] Millennials quit their jobs every 3 to 5 years[11:00] Tell Me About Your Day, 24 x 18”, oil on aluminum panel, 2021 painting from Lis Pardoe[16:26] “The relationship that is built between artist and model is unlike any other relationship.” - Lis Pardoe[19:45] Take a class from Lis![24:44] “That’s what I’m trying to convey to my viewer. A meditative pause.” - Lis Pardoe[43:25] “In every single painting that I do, I have a time where I absolutely hate what I’m working on.” - Lis Pardoe[44:42] “No one becomes a great painter from doing a few paintings. You have to do a ton of failed paintings and drawings - but nothing is really failed.” - Lis Pardoe[46:27] “You have, to an extent, cater to someone’s opinions, but at the same time, there’s a reason they’re coming to you. That’s for your taste, your style, that’s what you bring to the table.” - Mandy HarmonIf you'd like, follow @artbreakerspodcast on Instagram for fun behind-the-scenes photos of the artists at work and snippets from the show. And if you have an admired artist you'd like to hear from, visit artbreakerspodcast.com for artist submissions, show notes, and more. You might have noticed that for these first few episodes of Art Breakers, most of the artists are from LA and Utah, that is because it was important to me to record in-person conversations for the first few episodes as we developed the podcast voice. As it grows, expect to hear from artists everywhere. I'm your host, Mandy Harmon, a film director, creative marketer, and sometimes with teeth gritted, consider myself an artist. Conversing with me in this podcast are mostly full-time creative artists of all kinds. Musicians, filmmakers, actors, sculptors, painters, writers, and many other kinds of storytellers. We talk about artistic philosophies, personal experiences, and even creative therapies that got our Artist Guests to where they are. From imposter syndrome, to when to quit, to how to persevere, to misconceptions of what artists need to be in order to be an "Artist.", we talk about it all in free-form conversation. Whether or not you personally identify as an artist, if you feel a call to be creative as all humans eventually do, there are valuable lessons to learn from full-time creative people.
