Talking with Painters

Maria Stoljar talks with Australian painters about how they became an artist, their painting techniques, influences and current work.

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Ep 107: Guy Warren

Posted March 14, 202100:58:03

'National treasure', 'legend,' 'inspiration'. These were just some of the reactions from my Instagram followers when I posted that I would be interviewing...

Ep 106: Vincent Namatjira

Posted February 25, 202100:32:39

The name Namatjira is a famous one. Vincent Namatjira’s great-grandfather, Albert Namatjira, was one of Australia’s great painters, uniquely depicting...

Ep 105: Summer Series – Tony Costa

Posted January 31, 202100:26:46

Tony Costa won the Archibald prize in 2019 with his stunning painting of contemporary artist Lindy Lee. I caught up with him a few weeks later in his...

Ep 104: Summer Series – Susan Baird

Posted January 14, 202100:26:08

In 2019 I travelled 4 hours west of Sydney, past the Blue Mountains, driving through winding bush roads until I arrived at Hill End, the historic goldmining...

Ep 103: Summer Series – Euan Macleod

Posted January 1, 202100:23:07

My recent conversation with leading artist Euan Macleod is the first in a summer series of extended audio recordings from videos I’ve taken of my...