Portland artist Andy Greenlee stops by the Art Bazaar for a chat about live painting, living in NYC during Y2K, working at video stores, the quirkiness of Portland and tons of travel stories.
Andy is a live event painter who travels the country painting live at special events such as weddings, anniversaries, corporate events and pretty much any live celebration or event.
instagram: @celebrationpaintings
00:00 - Introduction
02:17 - How Andy got started in the Arts
04:28 - Attending Parsons School of Design in NYC
08:06 - Living in NYC at the turn of the Millennium
11:47 - Working at Kim's Video
16:01 - What movies Andy's watched recently
20:26 - How Andy got started with live painting
24:49 - People love watching artists create
27:01 - Andy travels the country for work
30:06 - Birthday buddies
31:20 - What is Portland like?
33:22- Living in Seattle & visiting Portland
34:45 - How long should an artist visit Portland for their first time?
38:56 - What cities should artists check out?
42:33 - What draws so many artists to the West Coast?
43:54 - Andy's studio in Portland
47:48 - Andy's experience renting at Cigar Factory Artist Studios
55:15 - The AG doing a pop-up art event in Portland
56:07 - Andy's next adventure
59:03 - Commissioning work from Andy
01:00:08 - Andy's advice to young artists
01:01:47 - Outro
Portland artist Andy Greenlee stops by the Art Bazaar for a chat about live painting, living in NYC during Y2K, working at video stores, the quirkiness of Portland and tons of travel stories.
Andy is a live event painter who travels the country painting live at special events such as weddings, anniversaries, corporate events and pretty much any live celebration or event.
instagram: @celebrationpaintings
00:00 - Introduction
02:17 - How Andy got started in the Arts
04:28 - Attending Parsons School of Design in NYC
08:06 - Living in NYC at the turn of the Millennium
11:47 - Working at Kim's Video
16:01 - What movies Andy's watched recently
20:26 - How Andy got started with live painting
24:49 - People love watching artists create
27:01 - Andy travels the country for work
30:06 - Birthday buddies
31:20 - What is Portland like?
33:22- Living in Seattle & visiting Portland
34:45 - How long should an artist visit Portland for their first time?
38:56 - What cities should artists check out?
42:33 - What draws so many artists to the West Coast?
43:54 - Andy's studio in Portland
47:48 - Andy's experience renting at Cigar Factory Artist Studios
55:15 - The AG doing a pop-up art event in Portland
56:07 - Andy's next adventure
59:03 - Commissioning work from Andy
01:00:08 - Andy's advice to young artists
01:01:47 - Outro