INSPIRATION INTERVIEW #109 AMY DURY
COMING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13TH

Step inside the world of Amy Dury, where vintage family photos and old home movies are reimagined into bold, off-kilter figurative paintings. In this conversation with Nicholas, Amy shares how she trusts her instincts to choose imagery, leans into unexpected color, and intentionally builds in those “bumps in the road” that make her work so captivating.

At the crossroads of a sabbatical, Amy opens up about what’s next: scaling up, taking risks, and digging even deeper into the stories that connect us all. Definitely worth a watch.

#103 MARSHALL CROSSMAN

Imagine working on a series for years! Imagine how much you'd learn about your subject and yourself. This process has stuck with Bay Area painter Marshall Crossman. Her series isn't just five or ten paintings, but rather 250, in the case of her yearbook series. She continually grows through...

#102 NICOLA BENNETT

What do food and art have in common? Join Marji in an interview with Nicola Bennett to discover how to take a passion for food and local ingredients and apply it to canvas! Follow Nicola through her discovery process as she meets local farmers, browses recipes, and creates delicious food...

#100 JENNY FERMOR

What is style and how do we discover our own unique voice? Join Marji in a discussion with Jenny Fermor on the discoveries that lead Jenny to her unique style of portraying the Spanish unban landscape. Jenny is a CVP alum, and takes us through her experience after CVP, her journey and the...

#94 JOHN BUTTON

Fresh, accessible, and friendly are feelings that come to mind when viewing the paintings by John Button. It’s no surprise that these words describe his character as well. There’s an ease, humility, and authenticity in how John describes his work and the life he’s built around it. A transplant...

#64 KYLE STAVER

What does it look like to live an extraordinarily authentic life as an artist, woman, mother? Not everyone has this kind of steely determination, but Heather Chontos tells us how she did it in this inspirational interview with Susan Melrath. Highlights include how courageously putting yourself...