Why does your Art matter?

Why should you keep making Art if you’re not as good as everyone else?

What is your gift, as an Artist, to the world?

Should you make paintings based on what other people like?

In this interview with Artist Robert Weatherford, I ask him the big questions that tug at our hearts as Artists longing to answer our creative callings, but confused on the messages we receive about Art.

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“We’re all giants, and we’re pretending to be little mice… The truth is that our courage will go through any barrier, and we can make whatever we want to make. And to live in that challenge of ‘What am I capable of?’ is a thrilling air to breath.”

Listen in, and we’ll explore the sacred connection of tapping into greater creativity when painting, why Art is so important, how to let go and trust your intuition, and why YOUR ART matters.

– Robert talks about how you go from painting and being all in your head, to start painting from your heart, and how to paint with more feeling.

– Also, what happens to people who have an Art calling but don’t create?

Born in 1951, Robert Weatherford has been painting in Telluride, Colorado since 1977. Originally from Laredo, Texas. He has earned degrees from both Union Theological Seminary in New York and a Masters in Painting from Claremont Graduate Art School in Claremont, California.

“When I see people get hooked on painting, it’s because they feel fully alive when they are painting. It’s a total privilege, it’s like a blessing has been handed to you, and time disappears, and you’re just bubbling with excitement.”

Weatherford’s work is influenced by his childhood in Laredo, Texas. The intense emotions and colors of the Mexican desert environment and its people have formed his orientation.

Enjoy the interview!

“There’s only so much time in life, and you don’t have time to be false. You really want to be digging down furiously into what’s genuine inside of you.”