tischler.nz
Hi, my friends call me Tisch, I’m here to help you become the artist you are meant to be.
I’ve been a professional artist for the last 20 years. In that time I’ve sold paintings to collectors internationally, worked on massive commissioned projects, I’ve had a few sell out shows and rubbed shoulders with the rich and famous on epic “artist in residencies”, but nothing compares the joy I feel when teaching others and passing on what I’ve gathered.
I would love to share with you what I’ve learned and help you with your own artistic journey so you can take your art to the next level.
A little about me:
I was born in Texas and showed promise in art from an early age. I was always the kid in class who drew. I would cover the inside of my file, and school books with drawings, mostly dinosaurs and aliens. On the weekends, if I wasn’t playing cricket, climbing trees or playing roller-hockey I created art in my room.
My interest for creating was nurtured by my supportive father who’s a renowned sculptor. In highschool I decided to take art more seriously, realising this was what I wanted to dedicate my life to. I became laser-focussed and shut out the outside world in my senior year and painted and drew like crazy. I got accepted into a university art school, which was a 3 year degree (I wouldn’t recommend it). With heavy leaning towards conceptual art I stumbled through, but ultimately embraced the fact I was a representational painter, in love with the old masters.
I fell into the life of a professional artist shortly after I finished university and then discovered a passion for teaching.
I started teaching classes to groups of 10 people at a time, in Perth Western Australia - I watched KZfaq videos all the time but never thought of giving the platform a shot, until 6 years ago when I started my channel and uploaded my first video.
Since then, I haven’t looked back. The digital medium has allowed me to reach people on a global scale. From KZfaq I thought I could offer even more, with full length tutorials here on my website. There’s so many technical aspects to painting that it’s difficult to condense into a 15 minute clip, so having long form tutorials really enables students to get the necessary information to develop their skills. I can pour everything into long form video and I hold nothing back - openly sharing techniques that have taken me nearly 20 years to develop.
Two years ago I started a Patreon page which has since grown into my online academy, I call “Tisch Academy”. I discovered this was a beautiful way to build and take part in an interactive community - full of artists; seeing the growth and comradery amongst our community has been inspiring to say the least. From beginners to professionals, the Academy community is dedicated to the craft of painting & sharing a love for art. I create exclusive content taking a holistic approach to art, focussing not only on technique but business and personal development as well. Our exclusive community is fast approaching 2000 members.
In recent years I moved to New Zealand with my sweetheart Rachel, who I’ve been married to for 11 years. We have a beautiful son, Hugo, and a particularly naughty puppy, Alfie.
It’s been a wild and fulfilling journey so far. I hope to see you in the studio!