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