In the first episode of Process Over Product, artists Trevor Wade Thomas and Kelsey Kopp introduce themselves and unpack what process means in their own studio practices. As painters, they discuss how process unfolds during the act of making, how it shapes decision-making, and why it matters more than outcomes. This conversation sets the foundation for exploring the uncertainty, labor, and thinking that happen beneath finished work.

Kelsey Kopp is a landscape painter whose work is rooted in observation, repetition, and sustained engagement with place. Her practice emphasizes process as a way of understanding time, light, and perception rather than arriving at a fixed image.

Find Kelsey on instagram @kelsey_kopp_art

Trevor Wade Thomas is a painter and educator working primarily from observation. His practice centers on drawing, material process, and the relationship between labor, memory, and making. He is the founder of Oil and Earth Studio YouTube Channel, where he explores craft, teaching, and long-form artistic inquiry.

You can find Trevor online at www.trevorwadethomas.com , on YouTube at www.youtube.com/oilandearthstudio , or on Instagram @twtfineart