Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Casey Cheuvront. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Casey, appreciate you joining us today. One of the toughest things about progressing in a creative career or as an entrepreneur is that there are almost always unexpected problems that come up – problems that you often can’t read about in advance, can’t prepare for, etc. Have you had such and experience and if so, can you tell us the story of one of those unexpected problems you’ve encountered?

I have a nickname: “One-speed Casey”. That means I tend to go full-bore at everything, until I stop dead (one speed, or no speed, I guess.) That can work for you – or against you.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I’m a full time professional fine art painter specializing in landscapes and wildlife with a southwest motif and impressionist flair.

Looking back, are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?

SO many! So many of which are answers to technical nuts-and-bolts questions; the kind you can find answers to if you are willing to dig and read or if you are lucky enough to have a willing and patient mentor with an endless supply of forbearance to answering the questions of “But why?” and “But why not?”

I started oil painting after a hiatus of nearly 3 decades (and yes I have been at it a while since then and yes, I’m older than dirt.) Over the last decade or so I have taught a fair bit and been asked many many questions; the same ones come up over and over. Eventually I decided it would save time (so much) if I added answers to these questions to my website, which I have, here:
https://www.caseycheuvront.com/page/34457/good-gear-links-and-useful-content

Please note that when I make sweeping claims like “don’t paint acrylic over oil” it’s either because (a) I tried it and FAFO’d, or someone I know did, or it’s common knowledge in the industry, or wiser heads than mine (notably Virgil Elliott and George O’Hanlon) have the hard proof to shore up the data. Some of that page is personal preference (e.g. substrates I like) which is nevertheless based most often on sound archival painting practices.

And yes I know this addresses only one aspect of the work. There are only so many hours in the day and the execution of said work is another topic entirely, but I do have some references on that page that will help with that as well.

How about pivoting – can you share the story of a time you’ve had to pivot?

Sure. I worked in corporate America for many years. Then I got old. I wasn’t the cute li’l salesgal any more; I was a seasoned professional. Which might have helped if I had George Clooney’s salt and pepper hairline or Sean Connery’s timeless appeal; alas, ageism is alive and well in the workplace (for men as well as women.) So my part time gig became my full time gig. I mean, good for you if you were able to go to art school and get all the classes and get work; I didn’t, I couldn’t, but here we are and now it’s my sole source of income.
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Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.caseycheuvront.com/
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