Elly Smallwood's guest appearances

Elly Smallwood

Artist Decoded by Yoshino

Matt Skiba

Michelle Groskopf

Tobias Schliessler

Aisha Schliessler

Jesse Draxler

Steve Kim

Virginie Picot

John Wentz

David Kassan

Eddie Bravo

Cory Allen

Matthew Ryan

Noah Lampert

Martin Wittfooth

Tunde Adebimpe

OwlTail

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  artistdecoded.com elly.ca instagram.com/ellysmallwood

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

Growth, Vulnerability, and New Horizons with Elly Smallwood | AD 247

https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Elly: Originally from Ottawa, Elly Smallwood graduated from OCAD University in 2011 and now works as an artist in Toronto. Her paintings are intensely personal, a visual exploration of her mind and body, and those of the people around her. Topics Discussed In This Episode:  Her workflow The business of art Getting paid as an artist “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” “Nocturnal Animals” The importance of failure Her transition leaving Toronto to move to Ottawa Having a solid art community Understanding human anatomy for your art practice Conspiracy theories  www.artistdecoded.com Elly Smallwood's Personal Website www.instagram.com/ellysmallwood/

<a href="https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded</a> About Elly: Originally from Ottawa, Elly Smallwood graduated from OCAD University in 2011 and now works as an artist in Toronto. Her paintings are intensely personal, a visual exploration of her mind and body, and those of the people around her. Topics Discussed In This Episode: <ul> <li>Her workflow</li> <li>The business of art</li> <li>Getting paid as an artist</li> <li>“The Killing of a Sacred Deer”</li> <li>“Nocturnal Animals”</li> <li>The importance of failure</li> <li>Her transition leaving Toronto to move to Ottawa</li> <li>Having a solid art community</li> <li>Understanding human anatomy for your art practice</li> <li>Conspiracy theories</li> </ul> <a href="http://www.artistdecoded.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.artistdecoded.com</a> <a href="https://www.elly.ca/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Elly Smallwood's Personal Website</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ellysmallwood/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/ellysmallwood/</a>

The Importance of Embracing Failure with Elly Smallwood | AD 93

https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded About Elly: Originally from Ottawa, Elly Smallwood graduated from OCAD University in 2011 and now works as an artist in Toronto. Her paintings are intensely personal, a visual exploration of her mind and body, and those of the people around her. Topics Discussed In This Episode:  Female sexuality in art The ephemeral feelings involved while painting Ron Mueck's sculptures The business of art Pricing artwork Nymphomaniacs  www.artistdecoded.com www.instagram.com/artistdecoded www.twitter.com/yoshinostudios www.elly.ca www.instagram.com/ellysmallwood/

<a href="https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/artistdecoded</a> About Elly: Originally from Ottawa, Elly Smallwood graduated from OCAD University in 2011 and now works as an artist in Toronto. Her paintings are intensely personal, a visual exploration of her mind and body, and those of the people around her. Topics Discussed In This Episode: <ul> <li>Female sexuality in art</li> <li>The ephemeral feelings involved while painting</li> <li>Ron Mueck's sculptures</li> <li>The business of art</li> <li>Pricing artwork</li> <li>Nymphomaniacs</li> </ul> <a href="http://www.artistdecoded.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.artistdecoded.com</a> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/artistdecoded" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/artistdecoded</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/yoshinostudios" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/yoshinostudios</a> <a href="http://www.elly.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.elly.ca</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ellysmallwood/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/ellysmallwood/</a>