More Than a Portrait | Jen Sweeney, Wildlife Artist

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Connect Curate Create

Dr Tim Butcher

57 episodes

1 week ago

Connect Curate Create is a podcast about creative courage, community and storytelling beyond the mainstream. Hosted by Tim Butcher, CCC features intimate conversations with artists, creators and storytellers across Australia. From home studios to print workshops, creative communities to arts organisations, this series explores how art and creativity connect us — to each other, to place, and to something deeper. 🎙️ Based in Tasmania. Quiet, thoughtful, and proudly off the beaten track.

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More Than a Portrait | Jen Sweeney, Wildlife Artist

Connect Curate Create

34 minutes 4 seconds

1 month ago

More Than a Portrait | Jen Sweeney, Wildlife Artist

More Than a Portrait

Painter Jen Sweeney creates soulful animal portraits, often commissioned as memorials for beloved pets. In this slow, considered conversation, Jen reflects on her influences, her connection with nature, and why authenticity matters in art.

Connect with Jen at:

https://www.jensweeneyart.com

https://www.instagram.com/jensweeney_art/

https://www.facebook.com/jensweeneyart/

Chapters

00:00 – Intro

01:33 – Jen's practice

09:26 – Painting pet portraits as memorials

35 – Balancing sketching with family and career

15:43 – Connection through giving art as gifts

18:27 – Capturing a pet’s personality

22:21 – The importance of authenticity

31:18 – Getting close to nature

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About The ConnectCurateCreate Podcast

We share inspiring stories of artists, creatives and communities making a difference in Tasmania and beyond. Each episode dives into the creative process, career journeys, and the places that shape them.

Whether you’re an artist, maker, creative professional, or simply curious about how people bring ideas to life through the things they make, you’ll find something here to spark your own creativity.

Subscribe for more content about:

How artists & makers build their creative careers
Life and work in Tasmania, Australia
Creative process and inspiration
Stories of art, culture, and community

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🎧 We also produce short films that we call StoryLabs — check out our YouTube playlist here: https://bit.ly/StoryLabs_On_YouTube

📷 Learn how and why we make videos:

https://connectcuratecreate.com

🌱 CCC is based in lutruwita/Tasmania, working regionally and beyond.

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Music by Noosa Sound System.

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