artchatter with Gaynor Leverett-Jaques & Karen George artchatter

What are we all trying to achieve? We have so many to-do lists, time pressures, work pressures, life pressures… and so many of us are spinning. 

Can we take time to breathe? Focus, prioritise and just let ourselves be for a few minutes..?

This week’s links and mentions: 
Photo by Rowan Freeman on Unsplash

Kellee Wynne Studios
https://www.kelleewynnestudios.com
Stu McLaren
Cam Valley Arts Trail

About the podcast
Gaynor Leverett-Jaques and Karen George are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life.

You can find more about them on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 

Karen George Art https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/
@karengeorgeart on instagram

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques https://www.gaynorljart.com/
@gaynorljart on instagram

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'

Ben's IMBD page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/ 
Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

How do we all handle failure? How many rejections can we deal with - do they make you stronger or knock your confidence? Do we learn or feel dejected? There’s always something to learn and we grow-so let’s do it together! 

Luckily (well, maybe not!) Karen and Gaynor have experienced it all… so here we go, let’s all hold hands and fail spectacularly together! 

This week’s links and mentions: 

Image by 青 晨 on Unsplash



@ginabelfordart https://www.ginabelfordart.co.uk

https://www.starvingartists.studio/opportunities

Jo Hill Textiles https://johilltextilecourses.podia.com

White chalk gallery https://whitechalkgallery.co.uk

@rwa

@olist

Royal Academy Open: https://summer.royalacademy.org.uk



About the podcast

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques and Karen George are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life.



You can find more about them on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 



Karen George Art https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/

@karengeorgeart on instagram



Gaynor Leverett-Jaques https://www.gaynorljart.com/

@gaynorljart on instagram



Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'



Ben's IMBD page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/ 

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

Sometimes life is a bit of a slog. We drag ourselves to the studio, to events, …to no avail! What to do when everything is an effort, nothing is going quite to plan and we hit a patch of despondency.

Luckily, your friends, Karen and Gaynor have had those moments and have ideas about how to switch up the plan, lift the mindset and get back on the horse (enough clichés for you?).



We’d like to thank each of you for listening, this is our way of giving to the art communities we love. We hope you enjoy each episode and share on socials with anyone you think may like it too.





Photo by lilartsy on Unsplash

Peacock arts trail: https://www.peacockartstrail.co.uk/

Faye Bridgewater: https://www.fayebridgwater.com/

Louise Fletcher: https://www.louisefletcherart.com/



About the podcast

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques and Karen George are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life.



You can find more about them on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 



Karen George Art https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/

@karengeorgeart on instagram



Gaynor Leverett-Jaques https://www.gaynorljart.com/

@gaynorljart on instagram



Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig’



Ben's IMBD page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/ 

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

Let’s be honest, there are some things we all like to “manage” and “steer”. We want events -and artwork- to go a certain way, can any of us actually relax and go with the flow? Do you have lots of chaotic moments, but need to control the end results? Are you a genuine collaborator or do you tweak the final edit to your own liking? 



In this week’s episode Gaynor and Karen realise they aren’t at completely opposite ends of the spectrum and definitely learn lots from each other! 



Everlasting gratitude for follows, likes, comments and reviews - thank you, it means the world to have you with us. 



Photo credit by Brooke Lark on Unsplash



About the podcast

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques and Karen George are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life.



You can find more about them on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 

Karen George Art https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/

@karengeorgeart on instagram



Gaynor Leverett-Jaques https://www.gaynorljart.com/

@gaynorljart on instagram



Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'



Ben's IMBD page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/ 

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

Do you consider yourself an artist? Do you get to call yourself an artist even when you’re not painting, taking a break or working in paid employment as well? This week’s podcast was inspired by an Instagram Post by Harry Martell - he got us thinking about why when artists have a paid job too they may consider their artist credentials “less than”.



What qualifies the word and our work? 

As two people who embrace the title and champion other artists, Karen and Gaynor discuss the confidence it takes to be ourselves. 



We mention the Aristotle quote “We are what we repeatedly do, excellence therefore is not an act but a habit”… food for thought, hey?



loveliness. Do share if you feel inclined.

This week’s links and mentions: 



Photo by Jennie Razumnaya on Unsplash



Kellee Wynne Studio https://www.kelleewynnestudios.com

Harry Martell @martellsart 

“Taking the time to observe the world” 



#dothe100dayproject 



About the podcast

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques and Karen George are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life.



You can find more about them on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 



Karen George Art https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/

@karengeorgeart on instagram

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques https://www.gaynorljart.com/

@gaynorljart on instagram



Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'



Ben's IMBD page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/ 

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

We can all have those racing thoughts and going-nowhere ideas, but when you’re a solo artist, hiding away in your studio space, who do you turn to? Who do you share and bounce ideas off? 

Sometimes it takes a friend, accountability partner or mentor to hold a mirror up to us to realise just how much we’re capable of. Are you part of a mastermind group, do you love your mentor? Who’s championing you? 

Finding someone or something that works can be as easy as asking. @karengeorgeart and @gaynorljart have experienced the different support networks and share what’s working for them right now. 

Episode Links: 
Idea bench image credit:  Nick Fewings on Unsplash

#dothe100dayproject 
https://visual-artists.org
@visualartistsassociation
@kvhs_creative Karen Van Hoey Smith


Connected Artist Club https://alicesheridan.com/artists/
Art Tribe https://www.louisefletcherart.com/art-tribe
Art2Life CVP  https://www.art2life.com

@sarahbodenart https://sarahbodenart.com 
@raemelodyart https://www.raemelodyart.com
Hidden Potential Adam Grant
Stephen Bartlett Adam Grant Diary of a CEO
@jacksons_art
@debbeckett

About the podcast
Gaynor Leverett-Jaques and Karen George are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life.

You can find more about them on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 
Karen George Art https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/
@karengeorgeart on instagram

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques https://www.gaynorljart.com/
@gaynorljart on instagram

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'

Ben's IMBD page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/ 
Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree