How to Develop Your Own Artistic Style | Liron Yanconsky’s Podcast – Episode 9

In this episode I want to share my (hopefully) unique perspective on a widely discussed topic – how to develop your own artistic style.

My focus will be visual arts, but this can definitely be applied to many other artistic endeavors.

As I preface this episode, I am talking from the perspective of someone who is going through the process of finding their own style right now.

When it comes to pen and ink I’m pretty much there, but when it comes to watercolor painting I still have a long way to go.

The two concepts I present in this episode are:

  1. Focusing on the basics. These are mini-skills that are detached from a certain style. These are the building blocks. Each medium has their own basic skills.
  2. Inspiration and Isolation. A cycle I go through often that allows me to soak up inspiration and knowledge from other artists while maintaining and honing my own uniqueness.

I hope you enjoy this episode!

Artist corner

Today I talked about Wassily Kandinsky – an amazing painter that became a very influential figure in the abstract painting world.

what I love about his work is that he clearly is able to create both realistically (or perhaps “literally”) and abstractly.

Check out ‘Odessa Port’ which he did in 1898, and compare that with ‘Houses in Munich’ from 1908. It’s amazing.

And this is it for today’s episode. I hope you enjoyed this one, and I’ll talk to you again really soon!

– Liron

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Preparation and Patience | Liron Yanconsky’s Podcast – Episode 8

In this episode I want to share with you some insights I recently had regarding preparation and patience, and how they significantly improved my artwork!

A few months ago I started more carefully planning my paintings, before starting to work on them.

But the serious improvement I started feeling in the last 2 months or so, came when I started devoting more time to studying composition and planning it in each painting. I immediately noticed the difference it made.

I hope you enjoy this episode!

Today’s artist: Anna Mayorova

Instagram: @Mayooroova | https://www.instagram.com/mayooroova/

YouTube: Anna Mayorova

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Control VS Freedom in Art | Liron Yanconsky’s Podcast – Episode 5

In this episode I talk about different approaches to creating. I believe there’s a scale ranging from complete freedom and looseness, all the way to completely controlled and deliberate creation.

There’s no right or wrong, only different outcomes and experiences. I recommend experimenting with these ideas.

Show Notes

1. Artist corner: Joseph Zbukvic.

This is one of my favorite watercolor artists. If you love loose impressionistic style in watercolor (or other media), definitely check out his work.

I’d also check out this exceptional video, showing a full painting process done by him.

2. Books mentioned – Paris Aquarelle and Rooftops of Paris by Fabrice Moireau.

3. Alvaro Castagnet – another fantastic watercolor artist with a style similar to Zbukvic (and perhaps a little looser at times).

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Are People Born With Artistic Talent? | Liron Yanconsky’s Podcast – Episode 4

In this episode I talk about whether artistic talent is honed or inborn. This is actually a fascinating discussion I have no real answer to, but I can definitely share my experiences with.

Show Notes

Artist corner: Tupac Shakur.

I have always known and loved “Ghetto Gospel”, but that was pretty much it in terms of my knowledge of Tupac’s body of work. If you are like me I HIGHLY recommend you check out his other work.

A good place to start with is this album.

Book recommendation: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. Seriously check it out, if you haven’t read it yet.

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What to do when You Have No Inspiration | Liron Yanconsky’s Podcast – Episode 3

Today I want to talk about muse, inspiration, writer’s block and fear of the blank page.

I provide several ways of dealing with those issues. I believe some of these will be new to you.

Show Notes

Artist corner: David Rock.

This is a photographer and video editor on the team of Gary Vaynerchuk (a businessman and entrepreneur).

David Rock, better known as D-Rock is producing beautiful videos for Gary Vee’s vlog. Here’s one of my favorites.

Book recommendation: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. Seriously check it out, if you haven’t read it yet.

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