<description>&lt;p&gt;Tucker Eason is an oil painter, based in Brooklyn, NY.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://dashboard.rss.com/podcasts/artists-of-new-york/episodes/2407738/edit/"&gt;Instagram and all episodes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(00:00) From Oakland slumlord setup to New York leap&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(03:21) Empty apartment, artist assistant, and Red Hook grind&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(06:14) New York’s kindness versus West Coast nice&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(08:37) Childhood art obsession and graphite miles&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(11:52) Work ethic, fear, and self-accountability in the studio&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(14:28) Leaving realism and discovering abstract playfulness&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(18:46) Starting over in New York with Art Lab&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(22:07) Art fairs, booth strategy, and selling authentically&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(26:11) Live drawing, spectacle, and removing sales pressure&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(28:47) Feast or famine economics of an art career&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(33:02) Why passion keeps artists going through dry spells&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(35:36) Why New York still matters creatively&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(39:04) The barn-studio fantasy and staying culturally plugged in&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(42:11) Artist flakiness, ADHD, and hating admin work&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(46:18) Studio magic, experimentation, and protecting creative time&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(49:27) Talent versus hunger and brutal self-honesty&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(53:06) Professors, early sales, and believing it was possible&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(56:01) Success, cultural significance, and living off the work&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Artists of New York

Dan Riley

Episode 95: Tucker Eason - Paint, Play, Process

APR 6, 202658 MIN
Artists of New York

Episode 95: Tucker Eason - Paint, Play, Process

APR 6, 202658 MIN

Description

<p>Tucker Eason is an oil painter, based in Brooklyn, NY.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://dashboard.rss.com/podcasts/artists-of-new-york/episodes/2407738/edit/">Instagram and all episodes</a></p><p>(00:00) From Oakland slumlord setup to New York leap</p><p>(03:21) Empty apartment, artist assistant, and Red Hook grind</p><p>(06:14) New York’s kindness versus West Coast nice</p><p>(08:37) Childhood art obsession and graphite miles</p><p>(11:52) Work ethic, fear, and self-accountability in the studio</p><p>(14:28) Leaving realism and discovering abstract playfulness</p><p>(18:46) Starting over in New York with Art Lab</p><p>(22:07) Art fairs, booth strategy, and selling authentically</p><p>(26:11) Live drawing, spectacle, and removing sales pressure</p><p>(28:47) Feast or famine economics of an art career</p><p>(33:02) Why passion keeps artists going through dry spells</p><p>(35:36) Why New York still matters creatively</p><p>(39:04) The barn-studio fantasy and staying culturally plugged in</p><p>(42:11) Artist flakiness, ADHD, and hating admin work</p><p>(46:18) Studio magic, experimentation, and protecting creative time</p><p>(49:27) Talent versus hunger and brutal self-honesty</p><p>(53:06) Professors, early sales, and believing it was possible</p><p>(56:01) Success, cultural significance, and living off the work</p>