Ep 97 – Nick Alm : An Openness to Change

Patreon and Paypal link Stoic and funny, Swedish artist Nick Alm was a revelation to chat with. He paints beautiful figurative paintings, often with groups of people in enigmatic situations. He has won awards from the Portrait Society of America, and the International Art Renewal Center Salon, to name a few. Nick is very popular among artists. When I said I was going to be talking to him it felt like there was a collective, “Hurray!” went up on social media. We talk about ABBA (of course), first loves, embarrassing moments, grunting as a legitimate form of communication, and art, lots of art and painting . . . Here are the main points of what we talk about: Influences, Choice of subjects, Recording ideas, Composition, Models, Layers, Color palette, Focus, Lighting, Brushes, Watercolor painting, Traditional and contemporary, Technique and content, Meanings, Odd Nerdrum, Social animals, melancholy, Sweden, Beauty and ugliness, Underlying themes, Social media, Prints, Sales, Most moving painting to make, Big art dreams, Artistic challenges, Golf, To find out more about Nick and his work http://www.nickalm.com/ Most moving paintings to make . . . Social Animals – Nick Alm   Bacchanal – Nick Alm Referenced in the podcast . . Paint Nick uses Old Holland white Old Holland Yellow brown Sennelier red Raw umber Transparent red oxide Mars black Ivory black Alizarin crimson English red Terra Rosa Ep 77 – Vincent Desiderio : Intellectual Equipment For Imaginative Spaces Ep 65 – Teresa Oaxaca : Sumptuous Excellence   Thanks for listening! Click here to support the podcast.   Subscribe on iTunes Theme music by The Argyle Pimps. Thanks lads.