Episode 111: You Don't Have To Have A Story To Be Amazing With Sharon Larson
In this episode, Alisha is sharing her conversation with watercolor artist Sharon Larson about letting the magic unfold, the importance of white space, and choosing process over outcome.
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Sharon Larson: Watercolor artist: Learn more Here: https://www.slarsonwatercolors.com/
Lives in Iowa on a hobby farm
Stay at home mom who found art
Loves teaching watercolor
No matter how long they’ve been painting I never feel good enough
I just become accustom to feeling a little uneasy or a little unsure and just keep going anyway.
Fear that I’m going to lose my talent.
We let the magic unfold
With watercolor you can’t control how the paper absorbs the water or where the color is going to go.
There is something to be said for being a little ignorant
“The beginners mind has the best insights” because we are so curious about what we are doing and we have low expectations.
The Paper knows what it wants to be
Give up the agenda and the plan
Everyone has their shit, but your shit has a purpose
A beautiful picture has lots of contrast
If you fill up all the white space in your life it’s a muddled mess
When you realize it’s ok to let go and let whatever happen happens
Choosing process over outcome
What we put out into the world might evoke feeling
Art is subjective
Our job is only to create because we have to
If you can create something out of nothing that’s creative
How to tap into creativity when we’re not felling creative? “do it, do it, do it, do it”
Do something because it’s crazy how one act leads to another.
Nothing is stupid
If you have the idea do it
If you can let it out
Painting for Sharon is the equivalent of human touch.
If you take creativity out of life, what’s the point?
Even RAW is part of an artist’s job
Not just a vision board but a vision wall
You don’t have to be a story to be amazing