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The Sight & Insight Podcast
by Judith and David Curtis and Lorwen Nagle
A weekly talk by artists about art, especially oil painting out of doors.
Episodes
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Episode 43 A Memorial Weekend Special - Zooming Along
Greetings, Art Lovers, We hope you haven't forgotten us! It hasn't been easy, getting together over the last year or so, to record a podcast, but we hope you are all safe and happy and anxious to tune in to another episode of all things Art. This is our Memorial Day weekend special. Just to bring...
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Sequestration, the Vienna Secession and Other Thoughts from the Bunker
Episode 42 Greetings, Art Lovers, We hope you are still all safe and healthy during these trying times. With quarantine, isolation, and sequestration still ongoing, we must take care of our mental health as well as our physical well being. With that in mind, Judy kicks off with how art helps keep...
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A Safe Haven in Troubled Times
Greetings, Art Lovers! We hope you are safe and healthy during the current social distancing parameters. Having isolated ourselves for the original two weeks and showing no ill effects, we decided to risk a podcast to send our best wishes to all you art lovers out there who are beginning, like…
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The Paradox of Painting
Episode 40 [P]erception and thinking cannot get along without each other." Rudolf Arnheim, Visual Thinking, University of California Press, 1972, p. 188 Roger W. Curtis (1910-2000) Break, break, break, on thy cold grey stones, O sea! o/c, 25 x 30 Seasons Greetings, Art Lovers! Join Connie, David...
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This and That and Alexander Cozens
There is No Direct Path to Reality, or Alexander Cozens and the Blot on the Landscape Connie began reading about the psychology of Cozens' work - preceding the Roscharch psychological test by a decade or more - and passed on her findings to David, who also became intrigued. They will be covering...
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Catching Up
Greetings, Art Lovers! Well, it's a while since we were able to gather around the coffee table and talk art. Where did the summer go? Life in the 21st century can be very hectic. Technology is great - while it's working right. When it isn't, it can be frustrating. That's why we really need art,...
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Copying the Masters
Episode 37: Copying the Masters "Perhaps one of the most essential exercises in learning to paint is the copying of master works in the museums." — Igor Babailov Want to paint like a Master? Before you can paint like one whose works have stood the test of time, you have to study their work and...
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Wagons West or The Texas Two Step
Episode 36: Wagons West or The Texas Two Step This week our intrepid trio discuss plans to head out west to the Lone Star State to paint the early flora and fauna of the Texas Hill Country. "Life is creation – self and circumstances, the raw material." — Dorothy Richardson Julian Onderdonk, Blue...
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Episode 35: Play in the Production of Paintings
"The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves." Carl Jung A. T. Hibbard, Lane's Cove, oc, private collection Creativity, as Jung says, is - or should be - a playful thing....
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Episode 34 A Voyage of Vision: From Right to Left and Back Again
"The creative act is not hanging on, but yielding to a new creative movement. Awe is what moves us forward." —Joseph Cambell In today's episode, Connie introduces the two modes of thinking that work together, for an artist, when painting. Understanding how they work will enable you to become even...
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Episode 33: Sight and Insight - What does it really mean?
Greetings, Art Lovers, we're back! We had hoped to be back right after the holidays but, unfortunately, a case of the sniffles kept us from getting together to record a podcast. However, everyone seems to be healthy again, so here we are to share some more thoughts with you about all things Art....
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Episode 32 - Can you paint an effect of Light?
"The sky is the source of light in Nature and it governs everything." – John Constable John Constable, Dedham Lock and Mill, c. 1818, oc 27 1/2 x 35 3/4 Private collection Join Connie, David and Judy as they consider the question, "Can you paint an effect of light?" Obviously our two resident...
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Episode 31: Gestalt!
Have you got your Gestalt on?! "There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear." Buffalo Springfield Join Connie, David and Judy as they explore the idea of Gestalt; what it means and how it can help the artist create a better painting. One of the great masters of Gestalt was...
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Episode 30 Jane Peterson
Episode 30 Jane Peterson: Artist Extraordinaire “Sex has nothing to do with it at all. Art is one activity where being a woman is neither a help nor a hindrance. Even a woman’s intuition means nothing when she is facing a canvas.” - Jane Peterson [quoted in J. Jonathan Joseph, Jane Peterson, An...
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Episode 29: Nature's Magnetism
Greetings, Art Lovers, and welcome to another edition of the Sight & Insight Podcast. Well, as we all know Nature is very magnetic, and we aren't just talking about magnetic fields, from one pole to the other, repelling and attracting, but the strong draw that Nature, the great outdoors, exudes...
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Episode 28 Is it Drawing First?
Greetings, art lovers, and welcome to another episode of the Sight & Insight Podcast with David and Judy Curtis, and Lorwen 'Connie' Nagle. This week we ask 'Is it Drawing or Painting First? "Drawing is the artist's most direct and spontaneous expression, a species of writing: it reveals, better...
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Episode 27 The Element of Surprise
"Surprise is key in all art." — Oscar Niemeyer The Element of Surprise! Did you miss us?! We hope so. You know what they say - absence makes the heart grow fonder! But we've finished our travels for a while and we are back around the coffee table sharing ideas, encouraging an interest in the Arts...
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Episode 26: Sight and Insight Programs
"You will learn to enjoy the process... and to surrender your need to control the result. You will discover the joy of practising your creativity. The process, not the product, will become your focus." — Julia Cameron Welcome art lovers, to another edition of the Sight and Insight podcast.…
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Episode 25: Don Stone - Doing It His Way
Greetings, Art Lovers, and thank you for joining us for another exciting episode of the Sight and Insight Podcast. Today we are talking about a great show currently on exhibit at the North Shore Arts Association, 11 Pirates Lane, Gloucester, MA 01930. Don Stone Comes Home is on view through…
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Episode 24: Copying the Masters
Welcome to another edition of the Sight and Insight Podcast. This week, our intrepid trio, David, Connie and Judy, willbe discussing the weighty topic of copying from the masters. Is it sneaky, as some people think, or cheating; or is it an age old method of learning to paint better by studying...
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Episode 23: Elements of Nature
"Art not only imitates nature, but also completes its deficiencies." — Aristotle Willard L. Metcalf, Flying Shadows, 1905, o/c, 26 x 29 Well, if we are already quoting Aristotle, you can tell we are going to be covering some pretty deep thoughts in this week's podcast on 'Elements of Nature!'…
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Episode 22: Practice, Practice, Practice
Greetings, art lovers; we're back! "Learning the art of painting is not an easy task. It takes a great deal of intelligence, keen analysis, study and practice." — Edgar A. Payne Practice, practice, practice. We’ve all heard this adage from parents, teachers and everyone else who wants to get in…
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Episode 20: Psychology and Art
Join Connie, David and Judy as they consider the question of Psychology and Art. All three have enjoyed reading the works of Carl Jung (1875-1961) the Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, although Connie is, of course, the undisputed expert. For instance, why…
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Episode 19 - Inspiration
What moves those of genius, what inspires their work, is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough. - Eugene Delacroix Inspiration - Did you miss us?! Apologies for the delay in posting the latest episode of the Sight and Insight podcast....
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Episode 18: Experiencing Painting
"What is art? We ought to very simply let it be what the artist says it is." —David Smith Welcome to another podcast in the weekly series ‘Sight and Insight’ with Lorwen ‘Connie’ Nagle and David P. Curtis, both artists and teachers, as well as – in Connie’s case –psychologist, as they talk with...
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Episode 17 - Warm and Cool Colors
Warm and Cool ... and what it means for the artist. Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1911, Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923) Oil on canvas Join David, Connie and Judy as they talk about the use of warm and cool colors and how they can help the artist create a stronger compositionin terms of foreground...
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Episode 16 - Technique
The painterly painter avoids the how-to approach, suspicious as ever, that technique will obscure his or her vision. — Charles Movalli Having finished breakfast, David and Connie made time to sit down with Judy to talk about Technique, before heading out for David's Boats & Buildings workshop, so...
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Episode 15 - Alla prima
"Get into the habit of doing what you see, not what you know. Human reason cannot foresee the accidents of out-of-doors." — Charles Hawthorne Greetings, Art Lovers, and thank you for joining us for Episode 15: Alla Prima. Once again, Connie, David and Judy, gather around the table to discuss...
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Episode 14: Impressionism
We are all the subjects of impressions, and some of us seek to convey the impressions to others. In the art of communicating impressions lies the power of generalizing without losing the logical connection of parts to the whole which satisfies the mind. — George Inness George Inness, After the...
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Episode 13 Paint In Verbs
Episode 13 - Paint in Verbs Welcome, art lovers, to another episode of the Sight & Insight Podcast. This week, Connie, David and Judy discuss what "Paint in Verbs" actually means. The phrase comes from advice given by artist/teacher Charles Woodbury to his students, among whom we find Gertrude...
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Episode 12 - Painting in Your Own Backyard
Sorry, folks, we seem to have been experiencing some technical difficulties. We've followed Podbean's advice and uploaded the m4a file again. Hope it plays better than the first version, but that's what you get for working in a thunderstorm! David - Now Is the Hour (detail) Connie - A Subtle…
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Focusing on Color
Get into the habit of doing what you see, not what you know. Human reason cannot foresee the accidents of out-of-doors. — Charles Hawthorne Greetings, Art Lovers, and welcome to another episode of Sight & Insight. And don't worry, you're not going crazy, we just flip flopped the last two...
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Episode 10 Gertrude Fiske: American Master
Join David, Connie, and Judy as they discuss their visit to the Gertrude Fiske American Master exhibition at Portsmouth Historical Society – Discover Portsmouth – 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801. From the back cover of the catalogue: The combination of Fiske’s originality and selective…
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Episode 9: In Focus: The Sight & Insight Workshop
Happy Memorial Day. Today David, Connie and Judy discuss the Workshop Experience, in particular, the Sight and Insight workshop concept. Painting is an enjoyable – sometimes frustrating – experience. In these days of high speed technology, painting – the art of creativity – is a unique and...
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Episode 8: Books, Books, Books
"Art is not an amusement, nor a distraction, nor is it, as many men maintain, an escape from life. On the contrary, it is a high training of the soul, essential to the soul's growth, to its unfoldment." - Lawren Harris Welcome to Episode 8 of Sight & Insight, the podcast for all things Art. Today...
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Sight and Insight - Episode 7: Memory Painting
"It is all very well to copy what one sees, but it is far better to draw what one now only sees in one's memory. That is a transformation in which imagination collaborates with memory." - Edgar Degas (1834-1917) Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/edgar_degas_393298 This week…
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Sight & Insight Episode 6 Pleine Aire Painting
Welcome to episode six of the Sight & Insight podcast. Join David, Connie and Judy as they talk about the art of painting out of doors. As Sorolla said, "As far as outdoor work is concerned, a studio is only a garage; a place in which to store pictures and repair them, never a place in which to...
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Sight and Insight - An Art Education
Join Connie, David and Judy for their fifth podcast as they discuss the pros and cons of art education With more than 50 years of painting experience between them, and some 25 years of teaching, David and Connie have teamed up to offer their Sight and Insight to help you become a better painter....
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Sight and Insight - What is Art?
A word from our producer... ... or not. Maybe next week. What is Art? A lofty question indeed! Join Lorwen 'Connie' Nagle and David P. Curtis, both experienced plein air oil painters and teachers, and Judy Curtis, art writer and historian, as they get to grips with the question of 'What is Art?'...
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Sight and Insight - Aesthetics
Join Lorwen 'Connie' Nagle and David P. Curtis, both experienced plein air oil painters and teachers, and Judy Curtis, art writer and historian, as they sit around the coffee table to talk about aesthetics. Together they cover the gamut of topics interesting to art lovers and artists alike. Or…
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Sight & Insight - Beauty
This week Lorwen 'Connie' Nagle and David P. Curtis, both experienced oil painters and teachers, and Judy Curtis, art writer and historian, talk about the concept of beauty in art. Between the three of them, David, Judy and Connie cover the gamut of artistic topics of interest to artists and art...
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Sight & Insight - Imagination
Join Lorwen 'Connie' Nagle and David Curtis, both experienced oil painters and teachers, as well as Judith Curtis, an art writer and historian, as they sit around the table and talk about art appreciation, and how to execute a better painting yourself. This podcast is aimed at all those who make...
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