Patreon and Paypal link
Forthright and funny, Dorielle Caimi was a pleasure to talk to. Based in New Mexico Dorielle paints figurative paintings that often deal with difficult issues using a light humorous touch. Her work has been shown internationally, collected widely, and featured in many high profile publications.
We talk about freezers, cat people, maths, and art, lots of art and painting . . .
Here are some of the subjects we visit:
- Painting origins,
- Live and photo references,
- Drawing,
- Color palette,
- Substrates,
- Mediums,
- Brushes and palette knives,
- Lighting,
- Inspiration,
- Scaring oneself,
- Complex compositions,
- Working in series,
- Self-portraits,
- Your audience,
- The purpose of art now,
- Chuck Close,
- Hannah Gadsby,
- Equality,
- Grieving,
- Self-care,
- Emerging artists,
- Day jobs,
- Social media,
- Prices,
- Underlying themes,
- Pivotal paintings,
- Big art dreams,
- Future generations,
To find out more about Dorielle and her work go to:
http://dorielle.com/
Pivotal paintings . . .
On the verge by Dorielle Caimi
She got a hold of my lipstick by Dorriele Caimi
Referenced in the podcast . . .
Dorielle’s essay about feminism
http://dorielle.com/blog/my-beef-with-feminism
Hannah Gadsby’s Netflix special: Nanette
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8465676/
Other artists mentioned in this episode who have been on the podcast . . .
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Thanks for this great interview! I really enjoyed it, and resonated with so much of what Dorielle said. What was the Patreon page that you two mentioned that was so great for artists to follow? Thank you, Sarah
Hi Sarah, thank you for the kind words. The patreon page we mentioned was Didi Memendez’ Poets Artists page.
https://www.patreon.com/didimenendez/