The Living Artist

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston talks about mindsets and strategies to adopt for you art career. He breaks these down into four major strategy archetypes (with some bonus thoughts and ideas). When deciding on pursuing a career-or getting better at your career-in the art world, in can be helpful to have an idea of which category you might fit into, or be able to leverage best to be as...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston talks about using our personal struggles and experiences as fodder for our creative process. When we shift our focus to transmuting our own individual life experiences into our work, we realize that there is no end to what we can share and express. Not only that, this type of strategy has mental and emotional health benefits as well. So listen in to th...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston leads us in an invigorating and unique box breathing session. Shhhhh... Quiet your mind and simply surrender to the process. There is nothing more to be said or done. Except maybe, gagunga-gulunga... For more information on Preston M. Smith and his artwork, visit  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pmsartwork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or follow him on...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston quiets us down a bit with some ASMR. Well, sort of... But also, stick around for some random art thoughts, as well as some insights into shows over this past weekend and much more. There are some good nuggets in there. You just have to quiet your mind and then find them... Enjoy! Here is the link to the trauma ASMR/EMDR youtube video referenced in the...

In a world riddled with toxicity, The Living Artist podcast emerges to teach us all how to become "antifragile", or at least how to build up our resilience to whatever life and art throws at us. Listen in and learn how to spot your own obstacles and discover what might be holding you back from taking your art career to the next level. Will you become the "hero" of your own stor...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston gets us all "fired up" about standing up for ourselves as artists. Coming off of a fiery situation himself the night before, Preston shares a personal anecdote and then broadens the topic to the art world in general. If you are allowing yourself to be taken advantage of, or robbed of your creativity in any way, then this podcast is for you. L...

In this special "Same Day" delivered episode of The Living Artist, Preston talks about, well, same day delivery... With an Amazon-dominated, ultra-fast shipping world that we currently live in, do we as artists need to up our delivery game? Do we need to get our artworks out to collectors lickety-split? Listen to this episode and decide for yourself... Enjoy! For more information on Pres...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston dives into the topic of criticism. Unfortunately, criticism comes with the territory as artists. Therefore, we might as well learn how to deal with it. What is the right setting for criticism when it comes to your work? What is unwanted criticism? How can you learn to be a good critic yourself? These are just some of the questions that will be (hopeful...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston gives us his perspective on Art Fairs. Are they worth it for us to focus on as artists? Well, of course the answer is much more nuanced and subjective than a simple "yes" or "no". You will have to tune in to find out. At very least, we hope that you come away from this episode with a good framework, and a set of questions to ask you...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston talks about manifestation. Like it or not, or label it the same way or not, manifestation is definitely a part of our art careers and businesses. By getting clear on your "why" and elevating your state to the level that you want to achieve right now , you can set yourself up for more success. Listen in and start working on your own manifestat...

If you are hoping for an episode about going to Jury Duty, we are sorry to disappoint you... This episode of The Living Artist is actually all about the do's and don'ts of submitting your work to exhibitions, juried shows, and galleries in general. What is the best way to behave when submitting your work? How should you prepare for the process? What is the best way to handle a rejection? T...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston cranks up the volume to talk about following our intuition and authentic paths as artists. This episode is all about using our inner "antennas" to filter out all the meaningless noise and get to the good stuff. More importantly, to get to the essence of what is correct for us individually. It's okay to tune out some of the "gurus&quo...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston invites us all to take part in a game of imitation. After all, we as humans have always learned to do , by first learning to imitate. This episode explores the exercise of trying on another artist's style and perspective as a means to stretch ourselves as artists. This is an exercise, we repeat , this is ONLY an exercise. Have fun with it and enjoy...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston joins us live from the total solar eclipse! Well, not really... But he does use the eclipse as fodder to create a new episode for the pod. Are you feeling a bit "eclipsed" in your art and career right now? If so, listen in to this week's episode to get some tips and tweaks that can potentially help tighten the screws on your art practice...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston pulls himself together to give us an episode about what to do when we are "temporarily grounded". This is a personal episode that is ripped directly from the headlines and speaks to the numerous strategies, self-care techniques, energy work, and so on, that we have at our fingertips when we are in this state. We can always flip the script and...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston talks about the antidote (or at least one of the antidotes) for creative blockage. What is it might you ask? Well, if we told you right here, you might not listen... Check it out and get inspired to power through any blocks that you might encounter as an artist. Does this just mean, you're interesting? You will understand if you listen... Enjoy! Fo...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston takes us on a walk through a day in his life. If you have ever wondered what his daily routines look like, then this is the podcast for you. This episode is chalked full of tips on creativity, online art marketplaces, administrative work, breath-work, self-care, biohacking, supplementation, strength training, protein synthesis, lymphatic drainage, vaga...

Come with me, and you'll be, in another episode of The Living Artist! Preston will admit that times are tough right now in the art world, but just like Willy Wonka, we can all employ a new perspective to make the "real" world more like the world we see in our imaginations. If you are feeling a bit down, hopefully this episode will pick you up and show you that there are so many possi...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston interviews Los Angeles artist Daniel Hustwit , with a special guest appearance from Miss X. Daniel is an extremely talented painter and is currently in the middle of a fantastic and thought-provoking Solo Show at ShockBoxx gallery entitled " Diarealism: An Unbearable Art Movement ", which is up until the 23rd of March. In this wide-ranging co...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston gets a visit from special guest Ariel Cohen . Ariel stops by to share his experience and perspective on being an artist who thrives, while also having a "day job" that he values and thoroughly enjoys. In fact, the theme for this episode came from a discussion with Ariel on the importance of having a full episode devoted to this topic. Listen...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston "phones a friend" or two for this discussion on relationships. Relationships can be interpersonal, of a business nature, and even can turn out to be one of the healthiest things we can focus on for our own longevity and general well-being. This topic is more relevant than ever in this era of isolation and ubiquitous screen time. So, tune in f...

This episode of The Living Artist podcast is all about testing. How do we know what we are truly capable of accomplishing as artists without pushing our boundaries a bit? This can be achieved in the form of testing. Testing out ideas, techniques, tactics, new media, etc. The beginning of this episode even starts out with a test that Preston himself is trying out and he has already garnered some in...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston delves into the oh so "sexy" topic of protecting your artwork/inventory. This episode was inspired by the latest atmospheric river dumping almost a foot of rain onto California in a very short period of time. What are you doing to protect your precious artwork/inventory? Listen in to this episode to get some ideas, and stay dry out there! For...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston shares a personal story about witnessing the sometimes unbelievable power of another person's (or peoples') perspective. Hopefully you will find this both entertaining and even something that could spark a perspective shift in your own life and art career. Learn about the RAS and the power it can have in our perception, as well as meeting our g...

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston takes us "straight to the top" by redefining what that even means. As artists, it is our job to have lofty goals, but also to not make one of them be the end all be all for our careers. This latter mindset will only set you up for a major comedown that can be hard to recover from. Listen to this episode and get a reminder of what a true and f...