DC-based painter Dana Ellyn definitely isn’t afraid to express herself…verbally and artistically. From her G Street studio, Ellyn discussed the public figures depicted in her collection, as well as the annual project she and her painter husband, Matt Sesow, take on every year: “31 Days in July”

Listen to the interview HERE

Tonight Lauren Hodges, host of Public Interview, is headed to the downtown studio of artist Dana Ellyn to tour her collection and talk about her project “31 Days in July”, now in it’s 8th year.

Afterwards, Lauren will broadcast the interview on WGTB at 9 pm, so tune in to catch it. In case you miss it tonight, you can hear the chat tomorrow posted on this website. Read More »

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Thanks to all who have been listening and following PI on Twitter! I’ll be posting individual links to the interviews with Jim Lehrer, Mike Madden and Svetlana Legetic soon, but for now, here’s a link to the PI Blog, where the interviews all currently live. Tune in next week for guest Dana Ellyn, a DC-based painter who is starting the eighth year of her “31 Days of July” project.

– Lauren Hodges