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Episode 10: Kikyz1313 and Rodrigo Cifuentes

Kikyz and Rodrigo were recommended to us by Horacio who thought it would be fun for us to interview a couple that both did art full time. When we saw both of their work we were blown away by their attention to detail and subject matter. Rodrigo is an oil painter while Kikyz does graphite, watercolor and pastel. They greeted us at their home in Queretaro and we became close quickly, they are the type of people to easily get along with. With each artist we realize through conversation that there is a desire within each individual to share what they currently are passionate about in the moment. For both of them it was giving our viewers more insight to the honest realities of being full time artists as a couple, their episode focuses less about their process and more about this particular subject.

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Episode 1: Brent Benaway

Hi friends! Welcome to Under The Canvas! We’re a YouTube art web series traveling around the world interviewing incredible and talented artists. Under The Canvas is an in-depth look into the lives of artists from around the world. Our art series aims to ask thought provoking questions about the struggles and challenges that all artist face while producing their work. 

My husband and I will be backpacking around the world discovering local artists along our travels and giving you honest content on the life of each featured artist. The artwork produced by such talented individuals is only a portion of their story, behind the work are life lessons, experimentation, countless endless hours, sacrifices, doubt, surprises, learning curves, high rewards, patience, and grit. Each episode focuses on something different, but our intention is for our audience to get a glimpse into someone’s life beyond their work and to learn something from each artist. 

We begin in our hometown, San Francisco! Then onwards to Joshua Tree and Mexico, from there we’re unsure of our next destination but please subscribe to our channel and stay in touch with which artists we have lined up and who we’ll be featuring next! Episode 1 features Brent (my husband) since we thought it would be a good idea to experience ourselves what it was like being in front of the camera, we hope you enjoy this series!