Jeanine works in a variety of media, including paper and plant fiber, video, sound, photography and found object. Listen in and hear about her past work, and what she has in store for the future.
Listen in on a conversation with legendary artist Leonard Everett Fisher–whose career as a painter, illustrator, and designer has spanned over 70 years and at the age of 96, shows no signs of slowing down. He has written and illustrated over 260 children's books, creating over 700 paintings and 6000 scratchboards, using shape, line and color, to convey his uniquely personal vision and deep sense of humanity.
An interview with the artist Dick Rauh, in his studio, where where he shows us how he coaxes out the inherent beauty in things we might not have ever taken a second look at. Dick came to botanical painting late in life, receiving his PhD in plant sciences at 76 and began a full-blown second career as a botanical artist and teacher.
Artist Judith Katz says says that it is her intention to capture a moment in spontaneity and keep it forever. Join Judith for an inside look into her studio, and see what she has been up to during this difficult time.
Miggs Burroughs interviews local arts legend, lenticular photographer, podcaster, and Artist Collective co-founder… Miggs Burroughs! Get a rare look inside his studio, where over the years he has created everything from the covers of Time Magazine, to a US postage stamp, to logos for just about every organization in town.
Take a studio tour with Eric Chiang. His style ranges from photorealism to abstraction, creating artwork that delves into the weighty issues of human connectedness and the meaning of existence.
Get a rare peek inside the studio of sculptor Niki Ketchman, who's sculptures may be found outdoors on a museum lawn, or inside on a tabletop. She works with a combination of industrial and domestic materials to create a world where art, craft and design intersect.
World-renowned photographer, filmmaker and longtime resident Stephen Wilkes discusses his most iconic work, including Ellis Island, Day to Night, documenting the covid crisis, and directing the documentary "Jay Myself."
Artist, arts educator and activist Darcy Hicks works in a variety of mediums, from oil paint, to gold leaf, to mirrors, to animal skulls. We visit Darcy in her studio, where she gives us an up close look at how she uses gold and silver to capture the effects of light and reflection on the surfaces of her pieces.
Artist and jewelry designer Joanie Landau's passionate sense of color is evident in everything she creates--from traditional printmaking, to jewelry design to her latest endeavor, digital colligraphs. Learn how she transforms her own original photography into a series of powerful, multilayered, statement pieces.
Meet portrait artist Deborah Howland Murray in her studio, where she shares with us how she approaches each subject, and the process she goes through to make each one unique.
Elaine Clayton is a painter known for her murals and portraits. Join Elaine in her schoolhouse studio, where she talks about her work, and shows us how to harness our inner artist through stream drawing.
Amy Kaplan's background as a textile designer and colorist has influenced her artwork in many ways, most notably her Dreamweaves series, which she describes as a way to weave together our memories of a time, place and space, in her interview with Miggs.
Painter Sherri Wolfgang is best known for her statement-making, life size figurative works, which draw on the techniques of the Renaissance and the old masters. We visit Sherri in her studio, to get a closeup look at her current series, American Pathos, and watch a painting come to life.
Painter Susan Fehlinger's richly textured seascapes and cityscapes are created entirely by using a palette knife. Recorded in her studio and surrounded by her work, Susan discusses how she captures color and light, and gives a short demonstration of her technique.
Part-anthropologist, part scientist and part set-designer, photographer Emily Laux had been exploring how people experience their environments through her unique botanicals and landscape and she discusses her body of work on biodiversity and shows us what she is currently working on.
Art Committee member and photographer MaryEllen Hendricks discusses her love of early 20th century photographic techniques, and lets us follow along as she shoots a new image for her Thin Spaces Project. Interview by Miggs Burroughs.
Assemblage artist Nina Bentley gives us a tour of her home and studio, while discussing everything from how she works, to her passion for collecting, to dealing with the quarantine. Interview by Miggs Burroughs.
Westport Library art committee member and artist Joan Miller is known for her intricate geometric paper collages; she is interview here by Miggs Burroughs.
Nancy Moore portrays women who are neither conventionally beautiful nor engaged in conventional activity. Join Nancy Moore in conversation with Miggs Burroughs.
Hear about this collection of works by 92 artists, which includes an explanatory narration by artists Howard Munce and Leonard Everett Fisher. The video highlights the richness of Westport's graphic art heritage while celebrating the newly reinstalled collection.
Artist Susan Fehlinger gives us a quick tour of her painting studio.
The art exhibit called TRANSFORMED uses the app Aurasma to show how artists transformed works of art. Mona Lisa is one example in the exhibit, a collaboration with Beechwood Arts & Innovation.
