Interview with Rachel Alvarez

In this episode of The Living Artist, Preston interviews Maryland based artist Rachel Alvarez. Rachel has a wonderful story that will resonate with many working artists. In this fun and informative conversation, Rachel shares with Preston her wonderful family history in the arts, her transition from artist to the corporate world, before diving back into painting with a vengeance, having two children and developing a working schedule around their nap time, switching from oil to watercolor painting, her broad range of artworks and products, the Clubhouse App, using artistic constraints, trusting her unique artistic path, and so much more. Enjoy! You can discover and purchase Rachel's work and read more of her story on her website (https://rachelalvarezart.com) or visit her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/rachelalvarezart/. 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. Check out The Living Artist in the Spotlight section of Discover Pods (https://discoverpods.com/podcast-spotlight-living-artist/). Great interview with links to all sorts of places! Thank you to Discover Pods. You can now support the Podcast. Go to https://www.pmsartwork.com/podcast to check it out. Huge thank you to Feedspot for choosing The Living Artist for their list of the Top 30 Art Podcasts You Must Follow in 2021. It is a huge honor to have made this amazing list (coming in at #10) with so many other wonderful podcasts. Big thank you to Feedspot! You can check out this list and more of Feedspot at https://blog.feedspot.com/art_podcasts. Podcast theme music: "Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com"