Ep 108 – Mitch Griffiths : Big Dream Triumphs

Patreon and Paypal link I had a great conversation with British artist Mitch Griffiths. Mitch paints beautiful figurative paintings that are charged with arresting contemporary themes. His solo shows are highly anticipated and in 2016 he had a landmark show in the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg in Russia. In this episode he shares his many years of experience as a professional artist and includes some great advice for young artists. We talk about dark chocolate, Taylor Swift, donkeys, pyramids, texting, and art, lots of art and painting . . . Here are the main points of what we talk about: Concepts, Sketchbooks, Composition, Textures, Oiling out, Model choices, Reference materials, Working with models, Values, Substrates, Palette, Skin tones, Mediums, Brushes, Influences and inspirations, Artistic path, Hermitage exhibition, Career, Training, Teaching, Common mistakes, Overarching themes, Livelihood, Pricing, Galleries, Contracts, Social media, Contemporary art, Craft, Irony, Celebrities, Most moving painting to make, Big art dreams, Artistic challenges, To find out more about Mitch and his work go to: https://www.mitchgriffiths.com/ For Mitch’s Instagram feed click here. Most moving painting to make . . . Sending Message Be My Wife by Mitch Griffith | Oil on Canvas 185 x 240 cm.   Referenced in the podcast . . . Some of the artists Mitch likes . . . Mark Evans ————- @markevansart Justin Mortimer ——— @justinmortimerartist Antony Micallef ——— @antonymicallef Jake Wood Evans —– @jakewoodevans Aleah Chapin ———– @aleah_chapin Pamela Wilson ——— @pammyw222 Amaya Gurpide ——– @amayagurpide Colleen Barry ———– @colleenbarryart Dorielle Caimi ———- @doriellecaimi Nicolas Uribeart ——- @nicolasuribeb Jordon Sokol ———– @jordan_sokol Adam Miller ———— @adammillerart Jeremy Geddes ——- @jeremyispainting David Kassan ——— @davidkassan Nicola Samori Nick Alm —————- @nickalmart Francois Bard ——— @francois.bard Sainer Etam ———– @sainer_etam Demetz Brothers Gehard Demetz —- @geharddemetz | Peter Demetz —– @peterdemetz | @aron_demetz Bruno Walpoth ——– @brunowalpoth Willy Verninger ——– @verginerwilly Kim Young Gi ———- @kimjunggius Mitch’s palette . . . Michael Harding oil colours: Titanium White, Burnt umber, Burnt sienna, Raw sienna, Prussian blue, Crimson lake, Cadmium red, Phthalocyanine turquoise. Rowney Artists’s oil colour: Indian yellow, olive green. Daler Rowney Georgian: Naples yellow. Mitch occasionally uses terre verte, neutral grey, phthalo green lake, vandyke brown. He doesn’t use black. “My dark tones are a mixture of the ‘mud’ on my palette created by the constant mixing and muddying of the colours above. This helps the painting come together as a whole.” Other artists mentioned in this episode who have been on the podcast . . . Ep 76 – Pamela Wilson : Heartfelt Rule-Breaking Ep 44 – Adam Miller : Facing Fear And Desire Ep 31- David Kassan – Part 1 : Presence In Absence Ep 97 – Nick Alm : An Openness to Change Ep 73 – Alex Gross : A More Beautiful World Ep 107 – Steve Chmilar : Personally Universal Ep 61- Daniel Maidman : Honesty And Hope Ep 105 – Patricia Watwood : The Spirit in Excellence Thanks for listening! Click here to support the podcast.   Subscribe on iTunes Theme music by The Argyle Pimps. Thanks lads.