About this episode

Tom Rowland interviews marine artist Dennis Friel about his career and the intersection of art and technology.

Tom Rowland Podcast Episode 1018 is a conversation with marine life artist Dennis Friel, host of the Connected by Water podcast, on what it actually takes to paint fish for a living — from the Star brite SeaSafe event and a live-painted mahi, to leaving a 17-year music-business career, to whether AI is the next Napster for working artists, and where he really stands on Florida's shark debate.

People in this episode

Host: Tom Rowland

Guest: Dennis Friel

Topics covered

• marine art
• fish painting
• music career
• AI in art
• Florida shark debate

Keywords

• marine artist
• fish painting
• AI
• Florida sharks
• music career

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Connected by Water, Star brite, AI

Places: Florida

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