In this episode we talk about how to sell at art shows (maybe), brainstorming ideas for how to present a narrative without spoon-feeding your audience, a viral Reddit post about a photographer who deleted wedding photos in front of the groom, the mural festival Josh has been working on behind the scenes, the new Dune movie and dumb design choices in TV shows, discovering the true identity of Bigfoot! Check out Josh's website on Black Friday for new merch! www.joshualawyer.com

Oops pow surprise! We are back with a new episode without waiting 3 months. In this one we talk about: The "Couch Guy" on TikTok Getting your foot in the door Staying true to your art vs. going the safe route Lacking 'imposter syndrome' and the hierarchy of needs Which animal would you want to be reincarnated as? The "Take The Money And Run" art stunt How NFTs can help combat art world BS

It's a mini-ish episode! ...? In this one, Josh and Sergio talk about The appropriateness of hugs in this day and age Sergio's Sonoma Plein Air success The pros and cons of being self-taught Learning how to learn The secret to selling more art? Sergio's upcoming online workshop: https://etchrstudio.com/products/sergio-lopez-miniworkshop-september-17

Scott W. Prior comes back to the show to talk about dealing with weird people while doing plein air, the difficulties of painting a mosh pit, finding cool spots to paint, why NFTs are important. Scott's history of dealing with galleries, selling the Golden Gate Bridge painting, bartering with and trading for paintings, getting old and dealing with injuries & picking the theme music for driving off the Grand Canyon! Check out Scott and Sergio's work for #sonomapleinair on Saturday the 11th...

And we're back! Sergio recaps his month in Colorado and Idaho, we talk about why California is the best state, why Josh doesn't care for flags, a Florida Man who thought Josh couldn't speak English, doing a mural in the Florida summer, the logistics of flying to do a mural, good and bad zoos and aquariums, Sergio wanting to go deeper into teaching, Josh's @paintguide takeover, and how watching TikTok before bed may cause plane crashes.

We're back! Didja miss us? That's ok, we don't care either, we're PC's! In this episode, we talk about what we've been up to over the past couple of months, the concept of acquiring taste, people hating the artist "fnnch" for the wrong reasons, bad advice flying around on Facebook groups, and presenting art as entertainment on social media.

Sergio and Josh talk about death, dreams abstracting reality parallels art, everyone having a line between good and bad art, what bothers them the most about the “Subway Sketcher”, answer a couple of listener questions including if they would ever do sculpture, how a student should handle a professor making racially insensitive art, if cats know what color they are, and more. They discuss intent vs interpretation further, the show “Wanda Vision”, and Josh shares the most terrifying thing he’s...

In this episode:  Sergio’s half-assed history lesson of the Salton Sea The unfriendliness of Julian California Why Josh’s recent mural project fell through Why it’s hard for Josh to make a hat What are NFTs and how they can transform the world of selling art digitally A Banksy piece getting caught up in the hype Josh getting into a tiff with the viral fake subway-sketcher guy MJ’s white-guy-face-blindness Props to Blake Neubert’s new painting series

Sergio wonders if art viewers interpreting the intent of the artist in a different way that the artist intended annoys other people, and Josh has ideas about when people think all art is good. Sergio’s online gouache course: https://bit.ly/GouachePaintingEasy Josh’s merch store: https://www.joshualawyer.com/shop

Josh and Sergio ramble about the Super Bowl, Sergio gives an update on the gouache course and a sketch box he built, and they discuss a Youtube video they watched about business for artists. They talk about what they got out of the video such as how your personality relates to your natural salesmanship, limiting beliefs around making money, learning pricing from selling merch, and competing with dead artists for market share. We end by discussing how “art means what you want it to mean” is a...

On this week's minisode, we talk about ideas and executing them! We talk about how ideas are curated, listed, and how commissions affect ideas positively and negatively! Vanessa's IG: @compassroseartistry @bloomreportmacro @abitsaucypodcast

Vanessa Walsh joins Josh and Sergio to talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender, the dark side of Tiktok, objectivity vs subjectivity in art, plans on living with Sergio in Colorado for a month, painting from life vs photos, and so much more! Vanessa's IG: @compassroseartistry @bloomreportmacro @abitsaucypodcast Josh's new IG: @losthome_apparel Sign up for Sergio's new gouache course: https://bit.ly/GouachePaintingEasy

In this special MF Doom tribute, Josh and Sergio create alter-egos! We decide on what we would paint under our pseudonyms, and Josh gets VERY excited about the possibilities for Sergio’s ideas. Make sure to let Sergio know he needs to bring Lazerblade to life!

We start the 2021 year of Our Lord by talking about the Capitol Hill takeover, fixing the keyboard layout (26:10), the concept of “stealing your base,”(41:07) Milo Hartnoll calling out Devon Rodriguez for his staged Tiktok videos and Guiseppe Celi, the passing of MF Doom and what he meant to us, and the mysterious Cookie Monster mural. Cover art credit: Nate Van Dyke

Josh and Sergio talk about the art world’s obsession with originality, recap their Christmas celebrations, Josh explains why he hates getting gifts, the aftermath of creating merch, and more. We then play the 2020 cliche game, where the winner is the person who used the most cliches! Who used the most cliche phrases, or the most cliche activities? We also find out what pop culture references are now 20 years old! We finish up by talking about our 2021 plans and Josh’s future business ventures.

Sergio asks Josh all about his process for rolling out merch! Josh breaks down how much he spent, how he would sell the prints differently, the companies he used and the advantages of printing local, the reasons for selling merch beyond monetary gain, the importance of ordering the right sizes for apparel, and more. If you’re about to make your own merch, or even thinking about it, make sure to listen to this episode first! www.joshualawyer.com/shop

We get into what everyone is here to listen for: the recent video featuring Josh and MJ’s art without their permission! We talk about why he deleted the story on his IG where he first announced this, what the response was to the video takedown by the offender, and why they were against the mural in the first place! They also talk about the new direction that MJ wants to go with her next body of work, TV shows and a lot more! Get some merch from Josh at www.joshualawyer.com/shop

Our first guest in the quarantine! Fan favorite Monty Guy talks to us about life in the Arizona desert, lack of motivation, The Chappelle Show being sold to Netflix, the cost of living, flags and borders, the deterioration of the Bay Area, embracing the outlaw, thoughts on the gallery role in the future, haggling and discounts(Josh gives a hot tip!), and a whole lot more.  www.instagram.com/montyguy

On today's mini episode, we discuss the pros and cons of the pursuit of perfectionism at the expense of profitability. We also discuss the existence of squid people in our government.

Sergio is joining the faculty at Sentient Academy! We talk about how teaching can be thought of like an artist, why artists shouldn't self-deprecate, Josh's feelings about his work after finishing the paintings for the Stone Sparrow Gallery show, scientists splicing human genes into monkey brains, the pressure of the first page of the sketchbook, Is Josh an optimistic nihilist, would any artist be invited to the locker room if their team won the Super Bowl, Is art fame the best kind of fame,...

We answer the listener question, F--- Marry Kill: Van Gogh, Picasso, and Pollack! We also discuss an article about the muralist Nychos getting a mural in Glendale taken down, and the stupid reasons that a mural can be taken away from the public space. We touch on the aftermath of the attempt to get Josh’s Roseland mural taken down, and the consequences of cancel-culture on art. A classic WTD Rant Corner! Look out for Josh and MJ’s show later this month at Stone Sparrow Gallery in New York City!

Sergio talks about his course and being in teaching-mode and how that affects his painting. Josh talks about nearing the finish line of the work for his upcoming show in November. We answer a ton of your listener questions this week too! We also rip on the documentary, “The Price Of Everything” and praise Jeffrey Catherine Jones’s documentary “Better Things.” Sign up for any of Sergio’s three workshops at www.themainloop.com!

We talk about drama surrounding Sergio and Vanessa’s food podcast A Bit Saucy and how painting is like making grilled cheeses, handling useless feedback, hating flies, avoiding comfort and boredom in your work, working through bad ideas, mural ideas vs. canvas ideas, and we revisit The Rock’s performance in the 2001 classic, The Mummy Returns! Check out Sergio’s upcoming workshops at https://bit.ly/AOC2020Sergio, or sign up to beta-test his course at www.themainloop.com!

On this week’s episode we discuss artists who feel entitled to a foot in the door, versus artists who have the confidence to create their own opportunities. What about false confidence, or losing confidence as you gain skills? Also what’s the difference between Wayne Thiebaud and Tim Tebow? Is there one? All this and more! Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts if you got a minute.