The Living Artist

Preston M. Smith

preston2010@hotmail.com

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Booking Overview

The Living Artist is a creator-focused show by professional artist Preston M. Smith that blends personal lessons from the art world with interviews meant to make creative life feel more practical, joyful, and sustainable. It’s a strong fit for PR outreach targeting working artists and creative entrepreneurs who want to share lived, craft-level insight rather than “tortured artist” myths.

Metrics

Episodes: 330

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Instagram: 6.3k followers

Contact Information

preston2010@hotmail.com

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Host

Preston M. Smith - Professional artist and host of The Living Artist (PMS Artwork). Preston shares insights, personal experiences, and humor from living and working in the art world, aiming to dispel the myth of the ...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Working artists/creatives and creative trendsetters with real-world experience (often positioned as professionals who’ve built a sustainable practice, navigated rejection, and developed a clear creative path).
Required Achievements:  
Established body of work or ongoing professional practice, Demonstrated audience/community building (e.g., via exhibitions, online presence, or creative projects), Public-facing creative contributions (e.g., interviews, workshops, publications, or recognized creative roles)

Recent Guest Discussions

Brett Kaufman - Transcending Brand, Building A Resilient Mindset, Navigating Creative Development

Lee Hudspeth - Rejection And Perseverance, Creative Motivation, Staying Authentic While Building A Creative Career

Ellen Wroe - Working With Rejection, Finding The Muse, Overcoming Creative Challenges, Creative Life Perspectives

Recent Topics

Art, Creative Process, Art Career, Self Marketing, Branding

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Living Artist
:

The Surrender Variations

June 09, 2026

In the midst of Preston "Surrendering" to his current medical treatments and illness, we thought what better time to have an episode about the many variations of surrender in life and in art. These variations are taken from three different episodes from seasons 2, 4, and 6 of the podcast, and cover surrendering to the present moment and flow, surrendering wanted outcomes and refocusing on process, and finally surrendering in is most pure form; using it as a tool to adapt, refocus an...

Back FROM The Future

June 02, 2026

In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston plays with the concept of time on many levels, and encourages us to shift our perspective through a unique thought experiment. This episode builds off of a previous episode on "Future Casting" and is highly inspired by an idea and concept presented by Bryan Johnson. Preston takes this idea and synthesizes it down into the context of art and growth. We hope that you will get something out of this episode and that it can help you t...

Mash-Up: Wisdom From Other Creator Types

May 19, 2026

This is a special Mash-Up episode while Preston seeks medical attention. Enjoy and we look forward to bringing you a new episode next week!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 stories and insights from past interviews featuring different professional creator types, including ⁠Ellen Wroe⁠, ⁠ ⁠Lee Hudspeth, and ⁠Brett Kaufman. Listen in for some inspiration and thoughts on working with ...

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