4. Finding Your Vision
The fifth attribute an artist needs in order to be able to accomplish great things is vision. To attain vision, we need the other four qualities (inspiration, passion, talent and skill). Our vision is what makes us unique and special. Literally, vision means an artist’s unique way of seeing the world, the special and specific choices the artist makes when observing the world around him. It is also what the artist imagines and sees with his unique mind’s eye and brings out by way of his art. Vision is like a lighthouse, it guides the artist to a specific area of nature or life or to a subject that is personal to the artist, one that others might have overlooked. Vision also includes that which the artist’s conscience tells him the world ought to be — or what the world is lacking. Vision is that unique and special contribution we bring and add to life; it is that which no one can provide but us. Passion, inspiration, talent and skill all have to come together so that our vision can be achieved.Origin of Inspiration, Seven Short Essays for Creative People by Samuel Adoquei
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