{"id":35072,"date":"2019-12-06T22:01:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T06:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=35072"},"modified":"2019-12-11T13:13:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T21:13:33","slug":"storytime-with-esther-pearl-watson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/06\/storytime-with-esther-pearl-watson\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;storytime with esther pearl watson&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/06\/storytime-with-esther-pearl-watson\/esther1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35073\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther1-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/12313220\/height\/26\/theme\/standard-mini\/thumbnail\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"26\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Yes, that&#8217;s\u00a0<em>THE<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/cargocollective.com\/ewatson\">Esther Pearl Watson<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0and her trusty sidekick, Gherkin &#8211; out in the middle of the California desert. Esther is a Los Angeles based artist and she also teachers at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artcenter.edu\/\">ArtCenter<\/a> in Pasadena. I like to think of her as a modern day Grandma Moses&#8230; if Grandma Moses painted narrative scenes of a slightly dysfunctional childhood in rural Texas. I loved Esther\u2019s &#8220;memory paintings&#8221; years before I ever met her&#8230; let\u2019s face it, she had me at \u201cpink UFO\u201d.\u00a0So, Esther once told me that she reads strange stories from art history to her students while they\u2019re painting, so I asked her to bring those stories over here! Yes, it\u2019s officially <strong><em>\u201cStorytime with Esther Pearl Watson&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>&#8230;\u00a0<em>psst&#8230;<\/em> there are a lot of stories that involve pee, so consider yourself warned! You can listen right up there under Esther and Gherky,\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\">subscribe on iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>First up, a few of Esther&#8217;s paintings, complete with titles that <em>definitely<\/em> tell a story:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/06\/storytime-with-esther-pearl-watson\/esther2-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35088\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"2895\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love everything Esther does, and <em>how<\/em> she does it &#8211; finding humor in some <em>not<\/em> funny situations. So vulnerable, and so empowering.<\/p>\n<p>So, let&#8217;s have a look at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grandma_Moses\">Grandma Moses<\/a>. She painted &#8220;the good old days&#8221;, unlike Esther&#8217;s &#8220;dysfunctional days&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/06\/storytime-with-esther-pearl-watson\/esther3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35075\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35075\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther3.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther3-114x300.jpg 114w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther3-388x1024.jpg 388w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See, all she needs is a UFO in the sky, and BAM, she and Esther could be art twins.<\/p>\n<p>Alright, onto Esther&#8217;s stories! First up, tyrian purple:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/06\/storytime-with-esther-pearl-watson\/esther4-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35081\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther4-1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther4-1-152x300.jpg 152w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther4-1-518x1024.jpg 518w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Liz gets it. Purple from head-to-toe in every scene as Cleopatra. Ah, <em>soooo<\/em> many snails, so much pee. If you haven&#8217;t listened to the episode yet, that should make you curious!<\/p>\n<p>Next up, van Gogh&#8217;s vibrant, and kinda random, color choices &#8230; thanks to Julien, the paint salesman:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/06\/storytime-with-esther-pearl-watson\/esther5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35077\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"2424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther5.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther5-72x300.jpg 72w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther5-247x1024.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ta-dah, the white roses that started out as pink roses! Oh Julien, make sure your products stand up over time, dude.<\/p>\n<p>And of course, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_C%C3%A9zanne\">Paul Cezanne<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;grotesque&#8221; bathers, butt cracks and all:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/06\/storytime-with-esther-pearl-watson\/esther6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35078\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther6.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther6-108x300.jpg 108w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther6-369x1024.jpg 369w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apparently he didn&#8217;t work from models, but I wonder if he just needed some good glasses. Ah, we&#8217;ll never know.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, I had to include this awesome photo of Esther WAY above the Los Angeles skyline. I assume she&#8217;s waiting for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B1HNAUrl4or\/\">the mothership<\/a> to beam her up:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/06\/storytime-with-esther-pearl-watson\/esther7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35079\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther7.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/esther7-298x300.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s that. Now, at the end of the episode, I said I wouldn&#8217;t be back until January, but I think I&#8217;ll pop in with a bonus mid-holiday episode between Christmas and New Year&#8217;s Eve&#8230; just in case your family is driving you crazy and you need a little escape to the studio! Thanks so much to Esther for digging up these amazing stories for us, thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thriveartstudio.com\/?utm_campaign=Sponsorship%20-%20Art%20For%20Your%20Ear&amp;utm_source=Art%20For%20Your%20Ear&amp;utm_medium=podcast\">THRIVE<\/a>\u00a0for supporting yet another episode, and huge thanks to you for listening! ~ Danielle<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Other links:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/estherpearlwatson\/\">Esther on Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lilitoddart\/\">Lili Todd on Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/marktoddillustration.com\/\">Mark Todd<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heythereprojects.com\/\">Hey There Gallery, Joshua Tree<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/vielmetter.com\/\">Susanne Vielmetter Projects {at Art Miami with Esther this weekend!}<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>I was right about <a href=\"https:\/\/psyc.ucalgary.ca\/PACE\/VA-Lab\/AVDE-Website\/Monet.html\">Monet&#8217;s vision&#8230; kinda.<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.markliamsmith.com\/in-bloom\">Mark Liam Smith<\/a>, painter<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/gagosian.com\/artists\/jenny-saville\/\">Jenny Saville<\/a>, painter<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mickalenethomas.com\/\">Mickalene Thomas<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/artbma.org\/exhibitions\/a_moments_pleasure.html?slug=2019_mickalene-thomas-a-moment-s-pleasure\">Her exhibition at BMA, Baltimore<\/a> {Now till May 2021}<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Book: <a href=\"http:\/\/&quot;the secret lives of great artists&quot; by elizabeth lundy : https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Secret-Lives-Great-Artists-Sculptors\/dp\/159474257X\">Secret Lives of Great Artists by Elizabeth Lunday<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, that&#8217;s\u00a0THE Esther Pearl Watson\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0and her trusty sidekick, Gherkin &#8211; out in the middle of the California desert. 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