Ask An Artist
Professional artists Peter Keegan and Tom Shepherd discuss the practical issues of making art your career. Drawing on their own experiences they offer candid advice for artists who want to make a living from their work. Peter is a portrait painter working predominantly to commission for both private and public clients and he also teaches in-person and online. Tom is a watercolour artist with a passion for wildlife and conservation and he also teaches in-person and online. Both Tom and Peter treat their art as a business, always practicing what they preach! Throughout season 1 and 2, renowned printmaker, Laura Boswell was the co-host. Laura is a printmaker working in Linocut and Japanese woodblock, with work is in several public collections. She writes a monthly advice column for Artists and Illustrators Magazine.
Ask An Artist
Latest Episodes
Ask An Artist - Best of Season 7, 2025
For this special compilation episode of the podcast, we look back at Season 7 and share some of our favourite moments, from our most popular episodes, from the past year. If this compilation whets your appetite, and you would like t...
Ask An Artist - Reflecting on the Year
In this special episode of the podcast, and the final recorded one for 2025, Peter and Tom reflect on the year just gone. They discuss some of their favourite podcast guests, their favourite podcast chats and look back to the planning episode r...
Ask An Artist - Creating a Body of Work
In this episode, Peter and Tom dive into something that sounds a bit grand and serious, but actually sits right at the heart of what Artists do — creating a body of work. Whilst it might sound like something that happens after twenty y...
Ask An Artist - Listener Questions 30
In this episode, Tom and Peter answer some of your questions. Firstly they discuss knowing when to raise your prices, followed by a question about the value of art fairs and finally, how much time to spend on social media. If you have a...
Ask An Artist - Interview with Claudia Kennaugh: commercial pricing and cultivating the gallery relationship
In this episode, Peter interviews art industry expert, Claudia Kennaugh. Claudia is the founder of Art and People; a Bristol based art advisory service, offering guidance to artists and collectors. Before setting up Art and People, ...