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Today we are joined by John Schoonover and Louise Smith, Grandchildren to Frank E. Schoonover: painter, illustrator, and photographer, whose artwork can now be viewed in SAMFA’s Gallery 1. Our exhibition: N.C Wyeth and the Golden Age of American Illustration will be on display until March 31st, 2024. We are featuring works from Frank Schoonover, right alongside the work of N.C. Wyeth and teacher Howard Pyle, whom Schoonover and Wyeth studied with.

Frank E. Schoonover produced thousands of paintings throughout his long career, many as illustrations for written works that ran the gamut from science fiction to magazine articles. He also was a teacher, a designer, and a landscape painter, and helped organize what is now the Delaware Art Museum.

You can read more about Frank Schoonover here: (https://www.frankschoonover.org)

Keep an eye out in 2025 for "Through His Own Lens: The Social Documentary Photography of Frank E. Schoonover" currently being put together by John and his family!

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Gabriel and Bailey are talking about one of SAMFA's Current Exhibits: Microscape: A Studio Art Quilt Associates Global Exhibition
January 19 – March 31, 2024

"Our known world stretches far beyond what we can see with the unaided eye. Microscopes, magnifying glasses, and virtual imaging techniques reveal a world of great beauty and complexity. That world contains the smallest particles, tiniest organisms, smallest landscape, or natural details and provides us with an abundance of artistic inspiration. The art quilts in the exhibit explore a corner of the world at high magnification, capturing tiny wonders at the microscopic level, or by zooming in on a larger object to show its smallest details."

If you want to see these pieces on display, check out SAMFA's galleries! Open Tuesdays - Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm, and Sundays 1 pm - 4 pm.

You can also see pictures of these pieces, along with information about each artist online at (https://www.saqa.com/art/exhibitions/microscape)

Artists we talked about in this episode:

Karol Kusmaul (https://www.kquilt.com)

Carla Stehr (https://carlastehr.com)

Marian Zeilinski ( https://www.marianzielinski.com)

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Gabriel and Bailey are talking about AI tools and the online art community! Have you seen an influx of AI-generated images online lately? That's because AI programs are becoming more and more accessible to the general public. We dive into the impact on the art community.

What are your thoughts on AI programs and art?

(Gabriel and Bailey's opinions are their own and do not reflect the opinions of the museum or other SAMFA staff.)

Gabriel and Bailey are kicking off season 2 with guest artist Gina Pisto!

Gina Pisto joined us in the Concho Clay Studio a few months ago for a visiting artist workshop, as we snagged her up for this fun and informative interview.

Heres a little snippet of her Bio: "Gina Pisto (she/her) is an artist currently living in Kansas City, Missouri. She completed her Masters of Fine Arts in Ceramics at Ohio University in 2022 and has exhibited her work nationally in various group and solo exhibitions"

Check out her website for images of her work and to read her statement! (https://www.ginapisto.com)

Thank you for joining us, Gina!

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Debbie Carroll is a local Texas artist who is a rising star in our yearly EnPleinAirTEXAS event. She sat down with us to talk about how she got started in EnPleinAirTEXAS, her experience with Plein Air, and her journey as an artist!

Debbie also gives us great advice and funny anecdotes, so get ready to be inspired!

Debbie Carroll talks about her art in her artist ststament: "My work is about expressing the feelings I have when surveying the land of this region I call home. The challenge is to draw out the intrinsic beauty of the ordinary and overlooked. In my paintings, I strive to elevate my subjects, not to show the obvious, but to reveal the extraordinariness of the familiar." You can read more about her and see her work on her website: www.debbiecarrollfineart.com

EnPleinAirTEXAS is happening NEXT WEEK! (Oct 21st - 28th)

in celebration, JoNell Richardson sat down with us to talk about her experience as a former EnPleinAirTEXAS competition artist, host, and volunteer! JoNell has spent a majority of her artistic career exploring Plein Air painting with various mediums and equipment!

JoNell is your own personal Plein Air mentor, so sit down with a notebook and make sure to take notes on all this pro advice!

You can purchase tickets to the EPAT events at www.enplainairtexas.com

Follow all the exciting EPAT events during the week by following them on Instagram and Facebook: PleinAirTEXAS.

Grab a paintbrush and prepare to be inspired by the wonderful words of Felice House. Join us as we talk about Felice's upcoming exhibits, as well as her motivation behind her paintings.

"Felice House is a figurative painter who strives, through her portraits of women, to provide a counterpoint to the passive female representations found in art historical tradition and culture at large. Her work endeavors to challenge stereotypes and empower her audience, women in particular, to change their preconceived notions of gender and power."

To learn more about Felice visit her website at

felicehouse.com

Grab a blanket and get comfy for this extra cozy episode where Gabriel and Bailey talk about Fiber Arts!

Lloyd Blanks was born in 1922 near Abilene, Texas in the small town of Caps. He graduated in 1946 from McMurry College in Abilene with a major in art. He became interested in the unique possibilities of needlepoint as a serious creative medium in the 1970s and retired in 1985 to devote full time to his art. To see images from the artwork we talked about today, check out our Instagram! @cymkpod

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Is a restored piece of art still considered the original? Today Gabriel and Bailey are talking about Art Restoration and Conservation!

We want to give a special thank you to Scott Jennings Art Conservation, who recently made a trip to SAMFA to repair damage done to one of our favorite Spanish Colonial artworks in SAMFA's permanent collection. You can hear all about that and see pictures in this episode!

You can follow Scott Jennings on Facebook and Instagram at Scott Jennings Art Conservation and you can visit his website at www.scottjenningsart.com

Dive in to all things En Plein Air with Barbara Rallo and Treva Boyd as we talk about upcoming En Plein Air events and what to expect this October. Gallery openings, where to find artists working in real time, history of EPAT, plus much more! To find out more about this years En Plein Air starting Oct. 20-28th, check out plein airs website at www.enpleinairtexas.com.

Gabriel and Bailey sat down with fellow SAMFA employee and dear friend: Shaydee Watson! Shaydee is the Cultural District Manager & Assistant Preparator at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, Where she has worked for over 9 years! Shaydee is also a full time artist, working with pointilism and collage. The Watson Wonder Box Art Studio and Gallery is NOW OPEN! Come see the first exhibition of 2023: The Spook Show, opening October 5th at 5:30pm. The show will be open Oct 6th & 13th from 9am - 2pm and Oct 7th & 14th from 10am - 12pm. Follow Shaydee on Instagram and Facebook at: Watson Wonder Box. & Check out her website: https://www.watsonwonderbox.com.

Gabriel and Bailey sit down with artist Dana Younger!

Dana Younger uses a wide variety of sculptural mediums to call attention to cultural heritage that warrants reexamination. His work juxtaposes romanticized Western conventions with real people and damage associated with westward expansion. Humor, beauty, and biting commentary combine in his work and invite the viewer to take another look.

Dana's exhibitions "The Peacemakers" and "Trailheads" in collaboration with with artist Felice House will be on display in Gallery Verde and the Coop Gallery, respectively.

See images if Dana's work online at: https://danayounger.com.

Follow Dana on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danayounger_sculptor.

Gabriel and Bailey talk about SAMFA's Exhibit: "The Peacemakers: Works by Felice House and Dana Younger" “For more than a century the West has occupied a special place in the imagination of Americans, with perhaps only one foot in reality,” the artists write. “By subverting expectations, House and Younger are questioning a genre, not only in its historical context, but as a contemporary fantasy with roots so deep in American culture that they are quite possibly inexorable.” Through painting and sculpture, artists Felice House and Dana Younger are asking the audience to reevaluate the archetypes, mythology, and values of “The West” while reveling in its rich visual language. Felice House is a figurative painter who strives, through her portrayals of women, to provide a counterpoint to the passive female representations found in art historical tradition. She projects contemporary women into iconic roles formerly played by western movie icons such as John Wayne, James Dean and Gary Cooper. By placing women in these roles, she points a finger at the limited access of women to power in culture. House is an Associate Professor in the School of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts at Texas A&M. Dana Younger uses a wide variety of sculptural mediums to call attention to cultural heritage that warrants reexamination. His work juxtaposes romanticized Western conventions with real people and damage associated with westward expansion. Humor, beauty, and biting commentary combine in his work and invite the viewer to take another look. Simultaneously playful and incisive, Younger and House come together to offer a new look at the Old West. “The Peacemakers: Works by Felice House and Dana Younger” exhibit views “The West” through a post-modern lens that both challenges and honors this most American of genres. The exhibit will be shown at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts in Gallery Verde (417 S. Oakes Street) from July 20-October 8, 2023.

Gabriel and Bailey sit down for a beautiful and enlightening conversation with McKay Otto. McKay was a featured artist in SAMFA's recent exhibit: Take a Closer Look: Orna Feinstein and McKay Otto

McKay Otto is a Texas-based artist whose work continues to transcend time and space, reaching into the depths of what we all hope will grace our existences: light. Light hovers and bounces around the soft shadows that live among veils of delicately tenuous shades of color. The sculptures reveal themselves differently in the daytime versus in the nighttime, retaining their glow and adding another intriguing layer to the work. Reveling in the beauty of the possibilities of the artistic expression, Otto says, "The work is obsessed with the expression of color, light, and the way we perceive these things."

See Mckay Otto's work on his website: http://www.mckayottoart.com

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Having recently been announced one of Houston's 50 most influential woman, Orna Feinstin shares her stories and techniques about her art process. Mainly specializing in monoprints, Orna explores the organic beauty of the tree trunk and largely bases her work around nature.

On this special VIDEO episode of CYMK, Gabriel and Bailey read interview questions from the Cenrtal High School Art Show that was held in the Coop Gallery. High School art students give us insights into thier artwork, and tell us if they plan of continuing art in their future. The Artists we interviewed can be found on instagram: Mia Florez: @piratepottery4lyfe Nico: @delightfullyrainynut Nyla Torrez: @savingcypher Zoya Franchuk: @zoyafranchuk Show them some support by giving them a follow! Follow us on Instagram for updates and podcast clips at cymkpod Check out our website for updates: https://samfa.org/cymk-podcast

After building miles of ceramic coils and delicate flowers, Roy Hanscom sits down with Gabriel and Bailey to talk about his work.

Ceramic Artist Roy Hanscom has been featured in the San Angelo Museum of Fine Art's Ceramic Competiton 6 consectuive times, and talks about how getting in the show wasn't (and isn't) always easy. This year, Roy was a featured artist in the 38th Annual San Angelo National Ceramic Weekend with his stand alone show "Wallflower" in Gallery Casa Uno. His display of woven floral wall-hanging ceramic pieces are on topic in this conversation.

See Images of Roy Hanscom's work on his website! https://www.royhanscom.com/

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Follow the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook @Samfalove to see more about events and visiting artists.

Bailey and Gabriel share their thoughts on traveling artists while sharing their own stories about times they have traveled as an artist. En Plein air, NCECA, and more.

Belly Flop into this episode where we feature Abby Broyles and JoElla Mendez. Spelunk with us into their newest show "Remnants" where they dive into the meaning and techniques used to make their art.

Join us for Ceramic Weekend, April 20th - 23rd at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. Abby and JoElla's show "Remnants" will be on display in the Coop Gallery starting Friday, April 21st at 5 pm.

See the full schedule of Ceramic Weekend Events on our website: https://samfa.org/ceramic-competition

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One of SAMFA's special areas of concentration in our permanent collection is American Factory Made Glassware. These aren't your grandma's drinking glasses...or....maybe they are? Listen to Gabriel and Bailey talk about how SAMFA acquired our huge collection of Glassware, the risks of owning the infamous Uraniumware, and more!

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Cremated remains in glazes? Hiding a body in the kiln? TEAPOTS?? Mark Epstein joins us to discuss his work, career, and....more. You won't want to miss this captivating talk! 

See what Mark's up to on his website: www.epsteinclayworks.com 

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Do you want to be a guest, or have a topic suggestion? Email us at cymkpod@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you! 

Gabriel and Bailey each bring information about an artist they like and talk about why they connect with these inspiring creatives. 

Check out our Museum Update from 0:05 - 2:18 and catch up on SAMFA news. 

Gabriel tells us about an exhibit from Oscar Munoz that moved her in several ways, and Bailey takes an artist from SAMFA's Permanent Collection, Bart Mann, and tells us about his golden touch. 

Gabriel and Bailey sit down with Artist Jesus Toro Martinez for an interview about his work and current exhibition Tierra Sagrada in the Coop Gallery. Tierra Sagrada is brought to us in partnership with The San Angelo Hispanic Heritage Museum & Cultural Center and will be open to the public until February 25th, 2023. Check out our website for more information on this amazing art show: www.samfa.org

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Curtate Your Museum Knowledge with your hosts Gabriel and Bailey as we dive into our love for art as well as interview artists about their process and story.