Plein Air Podcast 257: Joe Paquet on Artistic Choices and More

In this episode, Eric Rhoads interviews plein air painter Joe Paquet, who is leading a special session titled “A Beautiful Beginning: The Art of the Start” this year at the Plein Air Convention & Expo.
Watch & listen as they discuss:
- Finding one's artistic voice through organic or adopted methods
- Artistic influence, style, and authenticity
- Art foundations, principles, and passion
- Art principles, skill-building, and creativity
- Artistic choices and techniques in painting, including color transition and subjective voice
- Historic masters George Bellows and Winslow Homer
- And more!
Bonus! In this week's Art Marketing Minute, Eric answers the questions:
Can artists use giclee prints as a form of passive income?
Should artists hire someone to handle their marketing?
Related Links:
- Plein Air Convention & Expo: pleinairconvention.com/
- Plein Air Live: pleinairlive.com/
- PleinAir Magazine: pleinairmagazine.com/
- Submit Art Marketing Questions: artmarketing.com/questions
Full transcript available at OutdoorPainter.com (simply do a search for the featured artist’s name).
The PleinAir Podcast has been named the #1 Painting Podcast by FeedSpot for two years in a row.

[@lisecardinal3879]

Thank you Eric 👍

[@allic5031]

Brilliant! Joe is the most honest, knowledgeable & principled teacher today, IMO. So grateful to be able to study with him. 🙏🏼

[@reneepainterartist]

A life changer listening to Joe at the Plein Air Convention years ago! Then I had the privilege of studying with him for a time and sadly, I have not done the hard thing and put in the time and work. I resonate with him at about the 1:05 mark. Concepts don't come easily to me and I don't learn quickly and for sure less quickly now. I would love to take his pre-convention class. Ahhh, to understand this: The key is to simultaneously bring together both unity and variety, as well as rhythmic connectivity and a clear visual hierarchy.

[@garynix2]

LOVE IT! So many take aways. One that stands out "Give in to the hill". Great stuff guys. So wish I could make the 1 day work shop and convention. Cheers fellas.

[@lisecardinal3879]

Hi from Canada 🇨🇦 Ontario 👋

[@fontainerouge]

Love it. The depth of thinking mixed with the anecdotes.

[@CedricWilliamsFineArt]

Thank you!

[@allic5031]

Thank you for the marketing tips, Eric 😊👍