Simon Hughes: Manitoba to MFA

About this episode

Simon Hughes discusses his artistic journey and unique approach to art with Madison Beale.

Today on the Artalogue, Canadian artist Simon Hughes chats with Madison Beale from his Winnipeg studio about his creative beginnings, Canadian art and his career. This episode is all about finding your artistic voice in unexpected places. Hughes reveals how he developed his unique approach that treats watercolors, drawings and canvas paintings as equal expressions, not relegating drawings to mere preparatory sketches. His technique of building translucent layers of color, inspired by P...

People in this episode

Host: Madison Beale

Guest: Simon Hughes

Topics covered

• artistic voice
• Canadian art
• creative beginnings
• watercolors
• drawings
• canvas paintings
• art technique

Keywords

• Simon Hughes
• artistic voice
• Canadian artist
• watercolors
• art technique
• creative beginnings
• Winnipeg

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Places: Winnipeg, Canada

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