This week's show contains so much foul language that when we tried bleeping them all out,

the entire episode sounded like one long continuous beep.

So instead, here's a warning right up front for you.

If you don't want to hear pretty much every cuss word imaginable,

or if there are sensitive ears around, you might want to take discretion.

Okay, now on to the show.

From Hype Beast Radio, I'm Jeff Staples, and this is the business of hype, a show about creative entrepreneurs, brand builders, innovators, and the realities behind the dreams they've built. You may have seen our work and easily mistaken it for a photograph.

From drawing portraits, flowers, shoes, and even my pigeon dunk, our guest today is an artist

who's shaken the art world from a single colored pencil.

Okay, well, maybe thousands of colored pencils.

C.J. Hendry is an Australian artist whose hyper-realistic drawings blur the lines between art

and photography. From a colored pencil to a million tiny little scribbles, she is creating pure magic that simply could not be done

without extreme levels of focus and precision.

Nowadays, the art world has become a breeding ground

for more conceptual and experimental-based artworks.

But CJ keeps her work grounded

using the bare bones of her fine skills

to create masterpieces. But where she really shines and differentiates herself is the exhibitions.

They are highly conceptual, interactive, and always fun. It's almost like the artwork is merely

an excuse to have a good time at an exhibition.

CJ has clearly done something right when it comes to hype.

While the artist can easily show off her impeccable talent, it's really her forthright

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