Shaun Roberts on Teaching Painting, Qualities of Remington & Brouwer and Studying with Odd Nerdrum

Following his victory in the World Wide Kitsch Competition 2021, Shaun Roberts was invited to the Cave of Apelles for an interview about his award-winning portrait "The Messenger". He shares stories from his teaching experience at a Texan university and his unconventional sources of influence, such as the Dutch genre painter Adrian Brouwer, as well as the American "Cowboy" painter Frederic Remington. Studying with Odd Nerdrum, Roberts also breaks down the most important things he is currently learning. 👍✨ Support our show and get access to more than 180 exclusive posts: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Chapter markers: 01:20 "Hero's Journey" to Norway 06:40 Roberts' prize-winning self-portrait 14:00 Three approaches to painting 18.06 Discovering painting skills by accident 22:10 Positive learning experiences at universities 28:34 Teaching at Steven F. Austin State University 34:35 Teaching modernist students 36:30 Including storytelling 40:22 Positive colleagues & gallery 45:30 The World Wide Kitsch Competition 50:15 Dissolved painting technique and movement 56:55 Remington, Brouwer and Rembrandt 1:01:25 Armadillo-Brouwer connection 1:04:21 Brouwer's tension 1:08:14 Studying with Odd Nerdrum This episode was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. The centerpiece was Shaun Roberts' self-portrait "The Messenger". SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Børge Moe Matthias Proy Eivind Josten Fergus Ryan Dean Anthony Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Herman Borge Fernando Ramirez Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Misty DeLaine Richard Barrett Stacey Evangelista Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan Would you like to get premium access? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Check out our other channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/SchoolofApelles https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureWarsNow Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/CaveOfApelles For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com