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TDWS: With Visual Artist Hallie-Claire Weems

A break from the political madness to admire an extraordinary young talent

By Lawrence Winnerman, Dana DuBois, and Hallie-Claire WeemsApril 1, 2026 · 1 min read

Today on The Daily Whatever Show, we welcomed visual artist Hallie-Claire Weems — Gen Z painter, recent art school graduate, and daughter of longtime show friend Marlon Weems.

Hallie walked us through her work: portraits in oil on wood panel, digital pieces created in Procreate, and a stunning interpretation of Judith with the Head of Holofernes that stopped the chat cold, in the best of ways. We talked about what art school teaches now, why she sees AI art as theft rather than creativity, and the space between making something meaningful and making something just because it’s beautiful.

Thank you Nick Paro, The Bathrobe Guy (Robes) 🥋, LeftieProf, Shannon, Noble Blend, and many others for tuning in, with special thanks to Karen Marie Shelton for moderating the chat with such flair and grace.

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Lawrence Winnerman

The science fiction writer

Lawrence Winnerman is a science fiction writer in Fort Wayne, Indiana. After twenty-five years leading technology programs at Amazon and Microsoft, he was chief operating officer of Blue Amp Media. In his Substack publication, The Hinge & The Near Field, he writes about AI and democracy and is serializing his novel Light Shines Through. He co-hosts The Daily Whatever Show. All stories by Lawrence

Dana DuBois

The memoirist

Dana DuBois is a memoirist and Gen X word nerd based in the Pacific Northwest. She founded I Write Out Loud, her Substack publication, where she writes across a range of subjects; parenting, music and pop culture, relationships, and feminism are her favorites. She co-hosts The Daily Whatever Show. Em dashes, Oxford commas, and well-placed semicolons make her heart happy. All stories by Dana