Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Richard Krevolin. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Richard , looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken.

ART is risky. The key thing is to take that risk and the reward is in the act of taking that risk. It is said that you get an endorphin rush just for engaging in the act of creating art. So get the rush, take the risk and make art. Who cares if it’s great or not. Who’s to say if its great or not. Do it. Make art. Create. Take a risk.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I was trained as a screenwriter and as worked as a screenwriting professor and story doctor for many years, but I yearned to express myself beyond language and so was drawn to the visual arts. I picked up a paint brush at age 50 and put in my 10,000 hours to learn my craft. I am still experimenting and learning and growing, but love having the chance to express myself through images and color. It can be emotional and creative to paint and also to see how the painting can make others happy.

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

WHY PAINT?

When one paints, there is a suspension of time. Everything else just seems to lift away and there is a laser focus on the work. Often I don’t even know what I am going to paint but I start to cover the canvas with color and then see what emerges. I paint for myself and hope that what I paint will express some emotions that touch other people. That’s the best part of it – creating something that touches other souls.

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative?

I think its important to follow the Bob Ross credo that we are all artists, we are all creative. Just some of us are better at drawing lines than others. Art is an expression of the self and we all need to do that. It just seems like some people are more tied up with their inner critic than others. A good art teacher can free up the artist to create and block the critic in one’s mind. All paintings start out badly and its up to the artist to figure out what needs to be done to make it brilliant. So I urge everyone to try and create and not be attached to the results.

Contact Info:

• Website: richardkrevolin.com
• Instagram: Krevolin_art
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/richard.krevolin/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-krevolin-011b81a/
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