The Living Artist
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The Living Artist
Professional artist Preston M. Smith of PMS Artwork shares his insights, personal experiences in the art world and humor to help dispel the myth of the starving, or tortured artist. Instead, he sets his sights on the positive, abundant and joyful side of living this creative life. Preston shares his...
Episodis Recents
313 episodis
(Repost) Seeing The Matrix
- The is a repost episode while Preston is seeking medical treatment. This episode is from just over 2 years ago, and is in the Top Ten most listened...
Working With Challenges (Featuring Some Old Friends)
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston gets by with a little help from some friends. This is a special Mash Up episode highlighting sto...
Reality Check In
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston starts of 2026 with a reality check. He then counterbalances the episode with some lofty and fun...
Soul Intentions
In this final episode of 2025 from The Living Artist podcast, Preston digs deep and gets very personal to help us end the year by setting some powerfu...
(Repost) Many Times, Many Ways
- The is a repost episode while Preston is engaged in medical treatment and recovery. This episode is from 2 years ago, and is in the Top 20 most list...
Don't Quote Me On That
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston shares some artistically meaningful quotes from some of his favorite artists and musicians of al...
You Are Your Best Advocate
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston talks about a recent challenging experience he had with a couple of painting sales on an online...
Use Your Delusion
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston talks about developing a healthy state of delusion. Wait, what? We know, we know... It sounds mo...
Selling Out (A Holiday Sales Mash-Up)
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston serves up a bit of holiday humor, spiked with a hefty dose of holiday sales advice and options....
It's Time To Reinvent Yourself
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston gets very personal and taps into his anger, to provide us with a strong example from his own lif...
From The Vault: Fight Your Flight (Repost)
- The is a repost episode while Preston is engaged in medical treatment. This episode is from 2 years ago, and is in the Top Ten most listened to epis...
If You Know, You Know
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston talks about a somewhat cliche, but maybe overlooked principle that artists can focus in on and h...
Elevator Pitching
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston joins us for another special "floorcast" episode, where he follows through on the idea proposed...
This Is 300
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, we celebrate the 300th EPISODE of the podcast! Listen in to hear some old friends, a few new ones, as we...
(Repost) Inconceivable!
- The is a repost episode while Preston is engaged in medical treatment. This episode is from 2 years ago, and is in the Top Ten most listened to epis...
Work and Pay Smarter
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston joins us for another special "floorcast" episode, where he delves into the ongoing trend of risi...
(Repost) Burn It To The Ground
- The is a repost episode while Preston is engaged in medical treatment. This episode is from 2 years ago, and is in the Top Ten most listened to epis...
Desire
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston talks about one of the most important features that we must have, or cultivate, to be successful...
Separation Anxiety
This episode of The Living Artist is all about making friends with and understanding isolation. Also, what type of artist are you? Do you thrive in bi...
Art World CEO's, GMs & Entrepreneurs Mash-Up
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston has created a special Mash-Up episode highlighting conversations with art world CEO's, GMs and p...
The Future Is Hybridization?
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston polishes of his "Hybridizer" for a new episode on, you guessed it, Hybridization. Or maybe you d...
Artist Lessons From "The Curse of Von Dutch"
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston brings us five insights and lessons from a recent viewing of the three-part documentary series,...
Upgrade Your Filter
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston talks about the importance of upgrading our "filters" as artists. In order to function as our be...
What's Your Type?
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston talks about the two artistic types that he sees often in the art world. Which type best describe...
Observe and Report
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston discusses how great artist "observe" their culture and times very astutely, and then "report" ba...
Wisdom From Those Who've Made It (Mash-Up)
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston has created a special Mash-Up episode chalked full of wisdom from some of our favorite artists w...
I Like The Way You Work It
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston talks about different ways of "workin it". Yes indeed, this episode is all about work ethic. How...
On The Other Side Of Struggle
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston brings us the latest in a series of unintentional "floorcasts". This episode is all about seeing...
Using Controversy In Your Art
TRIGGER WARNING (??): In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston gets into the messy topic of controversy, and more specifically, using con...
Make Your Art More Interesting
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston gives three tips, or "techniques", on how to make your art more interesting and engaging to the...
Surrender (Oh Yeah... Then Adapt)
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston talks about the power of surrender. Listen in, and you will see that surrender is not at all a p...
How To Thrive During A Lull
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston talks about how to survive and even thrive while experiencing a "lull" in sales, or artistic mom...
Mental Health Convos Mash-Up
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, we have created a Mash-Up episode about mental health conversations with artists and creatives. With all...
Thoughts On AI
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston gives some thoughts on the ever-changing and ubiquitous landscape of Artificial Intelligence, as...
Online Art Galleries Update (with PMS Commentary)
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston tries something new. You know those crappy old DVD extras that feature the Special Commentary op...
Time For An Upgrade?
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston talks about all things dirt. Wait, what? Am I reading this properly...? You know what, whatever....
Pain To Purpose
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston talks about the concept of turning "pain into purpose" in our art, lives and mission. Some of th...
Know Your Worth
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston talks about knowing your worth; both literally and figuratively. However, in this episode, we fo...
Your Future Is Now
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston in true transmutation style, teaches us how to turn trauma into healing and importantly for this...
Real Talk...
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston gets down and dirty (and vulnerable) with some "real talk". He shares some intimate details abou...