Sarah Karp Brown

Ep. 003: Talking Prairie Inspiration with Abstract Painter Heidi Ann Harner

In this podcast episode (20 min.), Indiana artist Heidi Ann Harner talks about her transition from representational art to abstract painting and how she and her husband created the one-acre prairie that inspires her current work.

You can see Heidi’s work on her website at https://www.heidiannharner.com/ or on Instagram @heidiannharner. She is represented by Caza Sikes Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Ep. 002: Talking with Master Artisan Alison Woolley

In this podcast episode (43 min.), I talk with artist Alison Woolley about her transition from Canadian art student abroad to apprentice in a Florentine bottega to owner of her own bottega carrying on the traditional methods she learned. We also talk about her work designing and doing by hand the decorative painting and gilding of harpsichords (and the special world of baroque music and fabulous settings such instruments inhabit).

You can learn more about Alison and her workshops at http://florenceart.net/ and see her new collection of silk scarves at https://www.dolcesera.com/

Ep. 001: Talking Rome with Kelly Medford

In this first podcast episode (31 min.), I talk with artist Kelly Medford about plein air painting in Rome, Morocco, and Florida (watch out for the alligators), her Sketching Rome Tours business, capturing vivid dreams on canvas, and more.

You can see Kelly’s work and learn more about her tours and workshops at https://www.kellymedford.com/