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Andrew Tischler, New Zealand Artist and Influencer

December 4, 2024·1 hr 29 min·5 clips

Eric Rhodes opens episode 263 with Andrew Tischler. He frames the show around plein air painting and the broader habit of getting outdoors to work. The first stretch is relaxed and a little meandering. Rhodes talks about the fall weather in Austin and a casual get-together with other artists in Texas, which gives the rest of the interview an easy conversational tone. Tischler then gets into the parts of teaching that keep him motivated. He says he loves hearing from viewers when a video suddenly makes composition or depth feel clear. Those messages matter because they show a real shift in how someone understands the painting process. He also makes it plain that he is a painter first. Before he ever built an online presence, he had already spent more than a decade working professionally. He sold and exhibited at a high level in Australia before moving to New Zealand. Online teaching began out of necessity. Over time, it became the steadiest part of his income. Even so, he says original paintings still bring in strong sales when they go out into the world. A large commission piece behind him comes up as part of that reality. He notes that clients are usually fine with their paintings appearing on YouTube. That leads into a useful divide between the physical art world and the digital one. Tischler says those circles do not overlap as much as people might expect. He sees only a small intersection between viewers who learn from tutorials and people who buy paintings in the traditional art market. The conversation treats that split as a normal part of the business. Rhodes keeps things moving in a friendly, conversational way. Tischler answers with practical examples instead of grand theory. The result is a clear look at how a working artist can move between teaching, commissions, and studio sales. By the end, it feels like an honest view of someone who has built a career across several different lanes of the art business.

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A conversational plein air interview that is strongest when Tischler turns to teaching, commissions, and the practical side of painting careers.

Episode 263 keeps its attention on outdoor painting, then opens into the everyday mechanics of an art career: teaching, selling work, and handling commissions.

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A candid plein air interview with Andrew Tischler on balancing painting, online teaching, commissions, and YouTube.

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