Announcement! Open Studio this Weekend!
All the paintings I’ve made in the past few years will be on display in my back yard, and in my home — and we’re talking a lot of paintings — over 100! So if you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area, drop on by this weekend! Click here for more information..
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As I’m getting ready for my open studio this weekend, it felt like a good time to talk about finding your passion. Four lies about finding your passion, actually, plus the truth, which may be very different from what you might think.
This episode is inspired by this article, which I wrote on the blog back in 2012. If you already have a passion (or several, as I do), you may find this episode illuminating. But if you don’t have a passion, but would like one, this episode is for you!
Quotes In this Episode
Barrie Davenport‘s life passion equation: Strong interest + practice + engagement + purpose = life passion
“The process of transformation from investigating a strong interest to waking up and recognizing it as your passion is a passionate experience itself.” -Barrie Davenport (Click to tweet!)
Finding your passion is more often gradually wandering into love than “eureka!” (Click to tweet!)
Resources In this Episode
The blog post that inspired this episode: 4 Lies and a Truth About Finding Your Passion
Eli Trier’s Demystifying the Artist project info & sign-up page
Barrie Davenport‘s article on Jonathan Field’s blog, Desperately Seeking Passion? Roadmap Revealed
Create & Incubate Retreat, August 17-21
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Awesome podcast! P.S The email to this link Lies, lies, lies… and the TRUTH about finding your passion. I read lies, lies, lies then the song “lies” from Thompson Twins started playing in my head. lol
Thanks, Ronnie! And OMG, Thompson Twins! That takes me back. 🙂
I resonate deeply with your comments today. When I was 7 yrs old I asked for a painting set for my birthday . To my pleasure I received an tabletop easel, a canvas board and six tubes of oil paint. I had no clue what to do with them so I just plunged into it with disappointing results! I put the easel away., took art as an elective in high school but never felt good enough to pursue it any further. After my kids were born I took a sketching class. Ten years after that I took a few watercolour classes. I painted on and off for several years until a divorce plunged my back into watercolour with a passion. It’s taken decades but now I understand I am an artist – always have been – it’s been my approach to life- the difference is now I have the confidence to say so and not apologize for it. Thanks Melissa! You helped me do that!
Wow – what a story! I had my own experience with oil paints around 5th/6th grade, which ended very similarly, so I relate.
The great thing is that you recognize that you’re an artist now. And guess what? You sharing your story and doing your thing are serving as a role model for others. THAT is how creative expression changes the world. 🙂