The World of Art with Victoria Chick
Celebrating the World of Art, this Big Blend Radio podcast focuses on art, artists, and art history, and features Victoria Chick, a contemporary figurative artist, early 19th/20th century print collector, former art educator, and art therapist.
- Update frequency
- every 27 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 35
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Why Be a Patron of The Arts?
From museums and art centers to educational events and programs, this episode of Big Blend Radio features artist Victoria Chick who explains the importance and benefitsof supporting the arts.
Victo…
The History and Art of American Burial Markers
On this episode of Big Blend Radio, artist Victoria Chick talks about the History of Place, Materials, Style & Meaning of American Burial Markers.
The most durable materials available were generall…
The Art of Engraving
On this episode of Big Blend Radio, artist Victoria Chick talks about the history and art of engraving. Engraving is quite an old method of printmaking. It is in the family of intaglio which also inc…
Victoria Chick - Classic Children’s Book Illustrators
Do you remember reading “Peter Rabbit” as a young child or, maybe, when you were a bit older, being fascinated by “Alice in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass?” New editions of these classic …
Victoria Chick - The Legacy of Artist and Muralist Eric Bransby
On this episode of Big Blend Radio, artist Victoria Chick talks about the life, art, and legacy of award-winning artist and muralist Eric Bransby. He studied and made murals and taught art at Yale Un…
The Life, Art & Legacy of Grant Wood
On this episode of Big Blend Radio, artist Victoria Chick talks about the life, art, and legacy of midwest artist Grant Wood (1861-1942). Grant Wood was a master metal craftsman, jeweler, teacher, in…
The Southwest Regional Museum of Art and Art Center
On this episode of Big Blend Radio, artist Victoria Chick talks about The Southwest Regional Museum of Art and Art Center in Silver City, New Mexico. It is destined to be a cultural jewel for communi…
Victoria Chick - Traveling Photographer William Henry Jackson
On this episode of Big Blend Radio, artist Victoria Chick talks about the legacy of traveling photograher, painter, and explorer William Henry Jackson (1843-1942). he's known for his photography show…
Artist Victoria Chick - Art During the Civil War
On this episode of Big Blend Radio, artist Victoria Chick talks art covering America's Civil War (1861-1865), which was typically expressed visually through photography, engraving, and painting. See …
Artist Victoria Chick - The Origins of Celtic Art
The roots of Celtic Art are very old yet can still be seen to influence the arts of calligraphy and jewelry today. The motifs and decorative patterns related to what we call Celtic Art can be found i…
Portraits of US Presidents
All presidents have been officially recorded for history in portraits that range in style from traditional Realism to Expressionism to Caricature, or that besides official portraits there are informa…
The Arnolfini Wedding Portrait by Jan Van Eyck
On this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Toast to The Arts" Show, artist Victoria Chick talks about the symbolism behind the famous “Arnolfini Wedding Portrait” of Giovanni Arnolfini and Giovanna Cenami…
Exploring Thomas Hart Benton Country
Regionalist painter, lithographer, and muralist Thomas Hart Benton (1889 -1975) was a son of Missouri, and, although he studied modern art trends in Europe, spent years in New York, and was the first…
The History of The Starving Artist
The “Starving Artist” as a type of lifestyle is a phenomenon born in the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe and one that continued in a modified way into the 20th and 21st centuries in many countries …
Historic Dutch Ships in Art
On this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Toast to The Arts" Show, artist Victoria Chick talks about Dutch Shipping in the 17th Century and how it influenced art. Read her article here: https://blendradi…