Finding Your Voice
A reader asked Canadian painter Robert Genn, “How do we translate our life experiences into our paintings and express who we really are?” Or, how do I find my voice?
His answer is: Voice in style is different from voice in cause. Hopefully, style develops over time. Cause is based on attitude and issue and changes with growth and development.
To find your very own voice, you need to put in regular working hours. Work generates clarity and direction. You need hunger – for knowledge or to find an antidote for some injustice. You need curiosity – wondering how things will turn out or wondering if you can do it. You need joy – in your work and in the need to feel you are giving it to others.
Hopefully, over time and with persistence, we can all find our voices.