A five-part solo podcast spectacular featuring “out with Lucy”, “Happy Thoughts”, “Facebook Advice”, “Dear Doctor Jat”, and a very strange phone call.

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Highway 80 Eastbound, just before Pinole, sun setting behind me, rain starting to fall more heavily, there’s a sudden slow-down ahead and I brake quickly, then very hard as the car in front of me stops completely.  In the rearview mirror a white Toyota Sienna comes barreling down on me and I know I’m about to be hit.  The impact is so hard, loud and jarring.  “Fuck!” I yell.  “You fucking idiot!”.  I think of the little Honda and the $400 we’ve just spent on repair and my trunk full of art supplies and my roadtrip and how I’ll just have to hang out with Miles in Sacramento the whole time because the car is finished.

So I turn my signal on and work my way right across the freeway and I see immediately that the minivan is following me and that they’ll stop with me. I pull over finally and stop and I open the door without turning off the car and then close it or something and the seatbelt seems to be broken and I think the whole car has been crumpled, squished, and I disconnect the automatic seatbelt and pull the trunk lever but figure the tail is probably so crunched that the trunk won’t open and I wonder how I’ll get my notebook and camera out.

But when I make it out and around to the back I see the trunk is open and the bumper isn’t even dented and the little asian man is examining the front of his van and he looks at me and raises his hand apologetically and I give him my worst “yeah, you fucked up” glare, but quickly soften as he asks if I’m OK, which I am, and I ask him if he’s OK and he is and his wife inside the van is OK too.

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Celebrating the month of May with a solo shortie podcast sweetie episode.  Breakfast enjoyment guilt, being called “Bud”, and racial tensions are discussed, while the classic Mexican ballad “De Colores” and an emo rendition of Iron & Wine’s “Radio War” are strummed and sung.

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May I be the first to welcome you to the month of May? May-be somebody beat me to it, but I’ll say it anymay: welcome to May!!  One of my absolute favorite months.  Warm but not too hot.  Crispy mornings, things still green and fresh-looking, flowers everywhere…

Here’s a picture I took in Redding, CA.  Why was I in Redding?  Well, I was on my way up to Mt. Shasta, but we stopped at a super-chill hipster coffee joint that managed to dig up some real coffee hipsters with tattoos and facial hair and brew some slightly bitter light-roast delicious strong coffee and decorate the place with a modern-yet-retro aesthetic.  Out back we found this great parking lot and a lovely old Volvo.  They don’t make cars like this anymore.

I scrawled the word “May” and all of its days, so you’ll always know where you are and how close you are to the other days.  I hope this month is full of lovely surprises, new growth, sunshine, and love.  I hope that for you and for me too!

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The latest installment of the Painting Pictures podcast is a six-part experimental comedy monologue.  Not for the faint of heart! Parts 1-6 are as follows: coffee addiction, having to pee, tree lights, meditation class, dandruff update, beware of dog.

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A Post-Easter Solo Hodgepodge Extravaganza Episode of Painting Pictures featuring the mockingbird’s song, the teakettle’s shriek, and a guide to maintaining emotional health.  Eeeeeenjoy it!

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I’m joined by the amazing wellness guru (and inventor of the veggie burrito) Lucy Roberts.  Lucy gives her take on numerous trends in nutrition and exercise, plus shares a bit about her life as an athlete and her world travels.

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Howdy folks,

I recorded a brief update on my life and what I’m looking forward to in 2014.  Click here to take a listen:

http://gaberobertsart.com/podcast/?name=2014-04-13_april_2014_update_painting_pictures.mp3

I think most people feel like they don’t know enough about art to make up their own mind about whether or not a piece of art is good or bad.  I think there are too many galleries showing ugly, overpriced art in a pretentious fashion, and not enough spaces showing fresh, beautiful, affordable art in an open and welcoming fashion.

I want to improve the state of art viewing and art buying in this great country of ours, and to start I’d like to highlight venues across the country that show beautiful art on a regular basis in an accessible fashion.

If you have any suggestions, please send me an email: gaberobertsart@gmail.com

Stay tuned for more updates.

Cheers!

John Moses Girdler is an artist and adventurer currently residing in Pavlodarskaya, Kazakhstan.  He and I met at the Chautauqua School of Art in the summer of 2011.  John joins remotely from K-stan to weave a tale of his past, and to discuss the present and the future.

John Moses Girdler. Photo by Doug Berryhill

The first half of our conversation, where we learn a bit about John’s mysterious past: http://gaberobertsart.com/podcast/?name=2014-04-11_john_moses_girdler_in_kentucky_roots.mp3

The second half of our conversation, where we expand to “global themes” and talk about the “big picture”: http://gaberobertsart.com/podcast/?name=2014-04-07_john_moses_girdler_dastrahan.mp3

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Painter extraordinaire and Jersey Shore native Matthew Donofrio makes his Painting Pictures debut on a drive from Sacramento to San Francisco.  He and I discuss our motives for painting and the nature of being an artist in today’s society.

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Follow Matthew on Instagram to see occasional pics of his glasswork and paintings: http://instagram.com/matthewdono