What Is Your Why?
From The Living Artist by Preston M. Smith (PMS Artwork)
March 17, 2026 · 17 min · Season 7 · Episode 320
About this episode
Preston M. Smith explores the deeper motivations behind creating art in this episode.
In this episode of The Living Artist podcast, Preston asks the important question, "What Is Your Why" for creating your art? We have discussed purpose many times before on the pod, but could there be something even deeper than purpose? Put a different way, what is the why for your purpose? Listen in to this episode and find out. Enjoy! For more information on Preston M. Smith and his artwork, visit https://www.pmsartwork.com , or follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pmsartwork (social media everywhere @pmsartwork). You can also now subscribe to his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/pmsartwork . If you would like to donate to the podcast to keep it going strong, you can do so here: https://www.pmsartwork.com/podcast The Living Artist makes the top of the Audible Blog's…
People in this episode
Host: Preston M. Smith
Topics covered
- art creation
- purpose
- motivation
- self-discovery
- artistic process
Keywords
- why
- purpose
- art
- motivation
- self-reflection
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Organizations: PMS Artwork, Audible, Artwork Archive, YouTube, Instagram
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