Tenet

Wes Brown and Todd Pierson

A podcast focusing on the Visual Arts and the Business of Art.

  1. OCT 9

    Ep. 193 Jessica Loving – Mixed Media Painter

    This week, Wes and Todd talk with Mixed Media Painter, Jessica Loving. Jessica discusses being an introvert, working large, growing up in Conifer, traveling around the world in her youth & how it plays into her work, her early engagement with art, James Turrell & Mark Rothko, her foundation in painting, her use of tulle, creative meditation, shamanism, the use of light or absence thereof in her work, divorce and the catalyst for her latest body of work, art as understanding of experience, her work being a visual poem, the materials that she incorporated into her latest exhibition, revealing & concealing, utilizing her wedding gown & ring in this new body of work, therapy, plant medicine, her experience with ayahuasca, her shamanic journey, the thought & experiences behind each piece in “unraveling/becoming, and looking to the future for a new body of work.  Join us for a compelling conversation with Jessica Loving! Check out Jessica’s work at her website – www.jessicaloving.com   Follow Jessica on social media: Instagram - www.instagram.com/jessicalovingart/ @jessicalovingart Facebook - www.facebook.com/StudioLoving Experience Jessica’s exhibition, “unraveling/becoming”, at SeeSaw Art Gallery, currently on display through Sunday, October 19th, 2025 - www.seesawgallery.com Send us a text Follow us on Instagram: @tenetpodcast - www.instagram.com/tenetpodcast/ @wesbrn - www.instagram.com/wesbrn/ @toddpiersonphotography - www.instagram.com/toddpiersonphotography/ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TenetPodcast/ Email us at todd@toddpierson.com If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please consider taking a moment and leaving us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

    1h 42m
  2. SEP 25

    Ep. 192 Sean Anetsberger – The Art Coach, Painting & Drawing

    This week, Wes and Todd talk with Sean Anetsberger, The Art Coach. Sean discusses where his journey with art began, expressing himself through art , exposure therapy, how an incident in his youth affected his early art, painting & drawing, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, narrative, technology, expressing what comes to mind, his “Unnatural Series”, “saying yes more”, following your ideas, fears & action, memento mori, accountability, keeping his purpose at the top, the importance of Artists in society, dopamine, fragmentation, trauma & forgiveness, fear & failure, scaffolding as identity, Terence McKenna, truth, your calling being a secondary observer to your own mind, rigidity, thoughts, grief & regrets, ideas & notes, genius, originality, authenticity, scarcity mindset, his art coach offerings, creative intuition, action & artist block, exposure therapy, voice, importance of exercise, routine, things Artists could do better, manifestation, The Art Coach podcast, and his mantra that he lives by. Join us for a philosophical and enlightening conversation with Sean Anetsberger! Visit The Art Coach website to see Sean’s art and his art coach offerings – www.theartcoach.com Check out Sean’s work at his website - www.seananetsberger.com Follow Sean on social media: Instagram - www.instagram.com/the_art_coach/ @the_art_coach Send us a text Follow us on Instagram: @tenetpodcast - www.instagram.com/tenetpodcast/ @wesbrn - www.instagram.com/wesbrn/ @toddpiersonphotography - www.instagram.com/toddpiersonphotography/ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TenetPodcast/ Email us at todd@toddpierson.com If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please consider taking a moment and leaving us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

    3h 12m
  3. SEP 11

    Ep. 191 Tiffani Erdmanczyk – Abstract Watercolorist

    This week, Wes and Todd talk with Abstract Watercolorist, Tiffani Erdmanczyk. Tiffani discusses her earliest art memory, thinking outside the box, creativity, being an Architect, living in Seattle, moving to Colorado, her favorite Architects, exploring watercolor, being an Abstract Watercolorist, having sensory neuropathy, using salt in her watercolors, process, comfort & chaos, creating 8100 color patches, watercolor properties, teaching water color, texture, mentors, taking classes & workshops, group shows, getting into the headspace to create, NKollectiv, favorite Artists, pricing, commissions, her current exhibition “Drift”, Chat GPT, water, and balance over perfection. Join us for an illuminating and delightful conversation with Tiffani Erdmanczyk! Check out Tiffani’s exquisite work at her website - www.tiffanierdmanczykart.com Follow Tiffani on social media: Instagram - www.instagram.com/tiffanierdmanczykart/ - @tiffanierdmanczykart Facebook - www.facebook.com/tiffanierdmanczykart Check out Tiffani’s exhibition, “Drift”, with Carol Till, at NKollectiv gallery, on display through September 28th, 2025 - www.nkollectiv.com Sign up for Tiffani’s Watercolor 101 class, Saturday, September 27th, at NKollectiv  - www.tiffanierdmanczykart.com/watercolor-101/watercolor-101 Send us a text Follow us on Instagram: @tenetpodcast - www.instagram.com/tenetpodcast/ @wesbrn - www.instagram.com/wesbrn/ @toddpiersonphotography - www.instagram.com/toddpiersonphotography/ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TenetPodcast/ Email us at todd@toddpierson.com If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please consider taking a moment and leaving us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

    1h 47m
  4. AUG 28

    Ep. 190 Jonathan Berman – Producer, Director, Writer, Editor/ Commune 20th Anniversary Restoration

    This week, Wes and Todd talk with the Director of the movie “Commune,” Jonathan Berman. Jonathan discusses his early history growing up on the south shore of Long Island, weird jobs, Pee Wee’s Playhouse, being a professor at Cal State San Marcos, his documentary “My Friend Paul,” reality tv, being a producer, “The Shvitz,” long tail, Black Bear Ranch, the catalyst to make “Commune,” Peter Coyote, rebellion, capitalism, isolation, storytelling, melding old footage with new, Producers Library Service, the magic of watching movies in a theater, art movie houses, new film business models, his current project “Gondola,” screening cuts, passion, process of making documentaries, the storytelling being in the editing, visuality, the use of music, his documentary “Calling All Earthlings,” “Commune” screenings and events, and his desert island films and filmmaker. Join us for an entertaining and compelling conversation with Jonathan Berman! Check out Commune at the website www.communethemovie.com Follow Commune on social media: Instagram - www.instagram.com/communethemovie/ @communethemovie Facebook - www.facebook.com/communethemovie   Send us a text Follow us on Instagram: @tenetpodcast - www.instagram.com/tenetpodcast/ @wesbrn - www.instagram.com/wesbrn/ @toddpiersonphotography - www.instagram.com/toddpiersonphotography/ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TenetPodcast/ Email us at todd@toddpierson.com If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please consider taking a moment and leaving us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

    2h 29m
  5. AUG 14

    Ep. 189 Nicole Korbe – Painter, Gallerist, NKollectiv

    This week, Wes and Todd talk with Painter and Gallerist, Nicole Korbe. Nicole discusses growing up in New Mexico & Oklahoma, creativity, being shy, her degree in Biology & Botany, her time working as a project manager for environmental consulting firms and how that experience plays into running a gallery, her beginnings as a painter, her pivot and jump to being a full-time Artist, cold wax & encaustic, how memory & place play into her work, process, emotion, dystopian work, cityscapes, being optimistic in dark times, her gallery Nkollectiv and its evolution, time outs & renovations, building a community of Artists, her Apis Opus and +1 shows, the catalyst for NKollectiv making its move to South Broadway, EASEL, her business model, the challenges of running a gallery, 2nd Saturdays, types of work shown at NKollectiv, her current exhibition VAST, the power of art, buying and selling art, pricing, advice to aspiring Artists, and her idea of perfect happiness. Join us for an insightful, wonderful conversation with Nicole Korbe! Check out Nicole’s work at her website www.nicolekorbe.com   Follow Nicole on social media: Instagram - www.instagram.com/nicole_korbe_art/ - @nicole_korbe_art Facebook - www.facebook.com/nicole.korbe & www.facebook.com/korbeart   Check out Nicole’s gallery, NKollectiv, at www.nkollectiv.com Follow NKollectiv on social media: Instagram -  www.instagram.com/nkollectiv/ - @nkollectiv Facebook - www.facebook.com/nkollectiv Check out the events and offerings at EASEL – Englewood Art Studios, Events, Lessons at www.easel-co.com Follow EASEL on social media: Instagram - www.instagram.com/easelcoartspace/ - @easelcoartspace Facebook - www.facebook.com/easelcoartspace Send us a text Follow us on Instagram: @tenetpodcast - www.instagram.com/tenetpodcast/ @wesbrn - www.instagram.com/wesbrn/ @toddpiersonphotography - www.instagram.com/toddpiersonphotography/ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TenetPodcast/ Email us at todd@toddpierson.com If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please consider taking a moment and leaving us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

    2h 28m
  6. JUL 31

    Ep. 188 Max Kauffman – Painter, Curator, Maker of Things

    This week, Wes and Todd talk with Artist and Curator Max Kauffman. Max discusses the South Park premiere, the different work that he makes being like poems and songs, watercolor & gouache, anthropology, the cassette tape, his love of pattern, the importance of being in the head space for fun, analog, improvisation, growing up in Indiana, skateboarding, paying attention, murals, the ability of letting go, making dystopian work, Oakland, art & travel, scarcity, the Family Circus, socialization, being a presence, play & creativity, iconic Denver landmarks, memory & community spaces, Casa Bonita, neü folk, his current exhibition “City In A Garden”, birds, Dateline, and his idea of perfect happiness.  Join us for a perspicacious conversation with Max Kauffman! Check out Max’s website at www.wittybanterism.com Follow Max on social media: Instagram - www.instagram.com/wittybanterism - @wittybanterism Facebook - www.facebook.com/wittybanterism   Check out Max’s current exhibition: CITY IN A GARDEN: Melanie Daniels and Max Kauffman South Bend Museum of Art May 24th – August 24th, 2025 https://southbendart.org   Check out Max’s curatorial work at the neü folk website www.neufolkshop.com Follow neü folk on Instagram - www.instagram.com/neuf0lk/ - @neuf0lk Send us a text Follow us on Instagram: @tenetpodcast - www.instagram.com/tenetpodcast/ @wesbrn - www.instagram.com/wesbrn/ @toddpiersonphotography - www.instagram.com/toddpiersonphotography/ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TenetPodcast/ Email us at todd@toddpierson.com If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please consider taking a moment and leaving us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

    2h 57m
4.7
out of 5
22 Ratings

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A podcast focusing on the Visual Arts and the Business of Art.