399A - Artmaxxing (with Mel Prest)

This week we fight it out to bring you our ballot picks!!! Listen to the bloodbath unfold!The music on this episode is by Deseos PrimitivosCheck out everything we got at congratulationspinetree.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat with writer, Max Blue. We squash our beef, finally! We also talk about the mayor, public art, and writing in a caftan. Plus a shoutout to Jeff Gunderson!The music in this episode is by La Luzsee all our show links at congratulationspinetree.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Maysoun regails us with tales of her mini-vacation to Sonoma County. She loses her mind for the Charles Schulz Museum! Kate gets dorky for Jack Halberstam.The music in this episode is by La Luz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we look at the final painting in our abstraction series. Go back two episodes to look at the painting (on congratulationspinetree.com) by Carmen Herrera. Also Kate saw a show. We also talk about conscientious law breaking.The music in this episode is by La Luz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're coming to you live from beautiful San Francisco! We discuss public art, bleeps, smack talk, and our treasured memories.The music in this episode is by spacemoth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Kate went to a show! We discuss climate activists gluing themselves to paintings. We also look at a painting by Miyoko Ito (see the notes from the last episode on CongratulationsPineTree.com) and we try to say the name of the city of Concord.The music in this episode is by La LuzSee next week's painting at CongratulationsPineTree.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Be sure to check out the show notes from last week's episode to see the paintings we're talking about this week! We look so hard our eyes fall out. Plus Kate went to a show, and Maysoun got solicited for art opportunities. According to Kate this is part 8 of our 10 week series on abstraction. Check out everything at www.CongratulationsPineTree.com The music in this episode is by Hannah Lew Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 This week we tell you what music shows we went to because we are cool music people. Then we get back into our ten(ish) week series on abstraction. We also talk about rejection and redesigning Arizmendi.The intro/outro music in this episode is by Hermanos Gutiérrez See everything at CongratulationsPineTree.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 This week we are graced with the presence of painter Mel Prest. Maysoun is hunkering down in the tropics! We talk about abstraction, haircuts, learning at the foot of the master, and what the hell goes on in a painter's studio. The music in this episode is by spacemothsee more notes at congratulationspinetree.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we have the pleasure of chatting with artist, Mansur Nurullah! We discus abstraction, books, scraps, the technological sublime, and counseling. We make a lot of deviations, tangents and detours. Plus giggle fits!The music in this episode is by Hannah Lew check out links and things at congratulationspinetree.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.