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93: Textures of the Natural World: An Interview with Artist Melissa Cormier

EPISODE · Feb 20, 2023

93: Textures of the Natural World: An Interview with Artist Melissa Cormier

from Drawing Inspiration · host Mike Hendley

Mike begins 10 YouTube videos in 10 weeks and discusses recent pieces. Artist and fellow Pentel Canada Ambassador Melissa Cormier joins the show to discuss her journey from printmaking to her graphite abstract work inspired by natural textures. They talk about her tools, process, and education. They also talk about travel, movies, and earwigs that can fly. Her homework may have you looking the other way.  Mike Hendley Fine Art on YouTube  SpeakPipe page on DrawingInspiration.fm Giraffes Toucan Pentel Canada Ambassadors OCAD University Printmaking (Britannica) Salvador Dali H. R. Giger Pareidolia Algonquin Park Residency Program Algonquin park Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Sophie Green Galapagos Trip Newfoundland & Labrador L’Anse aux Meadows Graphgear 1000 Generals graphite powder  Krylon Workable fixative Deserres (Faber Castell Polychromos) Stonehenge legion hot press paper Inktober Kimberly Brooks on Drawing Inspiration Jo Brown Flying earwigs Star Trek Wrath of Kahn (eel in the ear) Morning Pages from “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron “The Call” by Peadar O’Guilin Frodo Baggins Interstellar Arrival Video of ducks emerging around Mike’s pond Blind contour drawing ===== How to reach Melissa Cormier ===== Instagram - @armcstudio Web - https://www.assilemreimroc.com/ TikTok - @armcstudio ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com  Instagram @Mike_Hendley  Twitter @MikeHendley Mike’s drawing kit  Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Buy Me a Paintbrush if you like the show or my work Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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