Painting is About You Seeing You

As artists, it’s easy to let recognition, rejection, awards, and sales tell us whether our work is “good.” In this episode, I share a very recent experience with a juried art show—one that stirred up all those very human questions about being seen, being recognized, and wondering whether anyone really understands what we’re doing.

But Spirit had another lesson waiting for me.

Our work isn’t validated because it wins an award, and it isn’t validated because someone buys it. We create because something happens when we’re truly aligned with ourselves—when we feel the rightness of what is moving through us.

Maybe creating isn’t really about other people seeing you.

Maybe it’s about you seeing you. You feeling you. That’s why you create.

Want to learn more about CJ Miller? Check out his Spiritual Artist Retreats, 1:1 Personal Coaching, and Speaking Engagements at www.spiritualartisttoday.com. His retreats are designed to help you reconnect with your Creative Intelligence and express your true artistic voice. You can also find his upcoming schedule there, and his book, The Spiritual Artist, is available on Amazon.