Ask An Artist

Peter Keegan is a portrait painter. Tom Shepherd works in watercolor. Together they host Ask An Artist, a UK-based podcast that has quietly built up 185 episodes of some of the most practical career advice you will find for working visual artists. Laura Boswell, a printmaker, co-hosted the first two seasons before stepping away. The format mixes duo discussions between Peter and Tom, listener Q&A sessions where they field real questions from their audience, and guest interviews with artists like Jo Scott, Sarah Jane Moon, and Claudia Kennaugh. Episodes run a focused 40 to 60 minutes, released fortnightly. What listeners consistently praise is the signal-to-noise ratio. As one reviewer put it, the show delivers "useful information and insights for working artists with far less of the fluff." They cover pricing strategies, gallery relationships, art licensing, building multiple income streams, exhibition planning, and social media -- all from the perspective of people who actually do this for a living. The tone is friendly but direct, very British in the best sense. They do not waste time on vague motivational talk. When they discuss building a body of work for an exhibition, they get into the specific timeline, the number of pieces needed, and how to approach galleries with a proposal. Rated 4.8 stars from 53 reviews. If you are a visual artist anywhere in the world who wants no-nonsense business guidance from working painters, Ask An Artist punches well above its modest profile.