You think that you're going to lose things, but all that happens is that you end up getting more.

You know, rarely do you lose something, but you have to give something up first

without the promise of something being returned in its place.

But usually what comes back is far greater than what you gave up in art, well, and in life, for sure.

Hey everyone, welcome back to the Art to Life podcast. Today I'm going to be talking about

the metaphor inherent in art making, the life metaphor. And I love this subject.

I talk a lot about this because it's how I teach. And first for myself and then for others,

the ideas around art as a practice

to grow your self-awareness

for who you're becoming

profoundly affects the kind of art you can make

and the speed and progress you make.

So every time I'm making art, I'm always thinking about how this relates to my life.

And just the process of making a picture.

And I was sitting down to do this picture.

And I thought, you know, I kept getting these hits about how I wanted

to explain some of what's happening when I'm making art. And so I thought a really good way to

maybe do this podcast would be to talk while I'm making this painting. And I've never actually

done this too much. But anyway, so I'm just going to give it a try.

So let's go for this.

Welcome to Art to Light, a podcast for the Creatively Curious.

My name is Nicholas Wilton, and each week I'll help you rediscover not just the art of your life, but the art in your life.

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