Elly Smallwood is a figurative and portrait artist living in Canada. She works primarily in acrylics and oils.
Topics Discussed In This Episode:
- Elly moving from Ottawa to the woods
- The energetic differences she notices between living in a city versus being in the woods
- Modern-day false prophets and gurus
- The power of questioning dogmatic principles
- Art capitalism
- Trying to seek balance in the need to live a peaceful life, while simultaneously wanting to seek progression in one’s career
- Elly’s experiences working with galleries
- Growth through vulnerability
- Her perspective of creating portraits of other people in contrast to creating portraits of herself
- Model vs. muse
- Elly’s bone collection
- Tarot and its influence on Elly’s artwork
- The Hermit and The Tower in the Major Arcana in Tarot
- Elly training Muay Thai
- Working through uncomfortable experiences
Artists / People Mentioned:
- Nina Menkes (Film Director)
Books Mentioned:
- The Richest Man In Babylon (George Samuel Clason)
- The Kybalion (Three Initiates)
- The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
Films / TV Series Mentioned:
- Wild Wild Country
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire
- Brainwashed: Sex, Camera, Power
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