I had New Mexico landscape painter Bill Gallen on the podcast today. He's such an interesting guy and his heart and soul are poured into every painting he does. We get to hear his story about struggling to find a path in the art world. Bill had an encounter with an artist during an art fair, and after seeing this artist's painting that resonated with him to an immeasurable extent, and BOOM, everything changes. After nearly fifteen years as a contractor, Bill Gallen traded in his house painting brushes for an easel painter's tool.
Life can be like that, especially with art. I've seen this over and over again and the lesson I've learned is that art in just about any capacity can change a person completely. It can make a doctor become an art dealer and lead a construction worker to become an artist and Bill details the later route in today's episode.
For those out there who want to be an artist, art dealer, curator, etc. Just give this podcast a listen. It might provide a roadmap to a life filled with creation and beauty. A path that Bill Gallen and I both found and never looked back.
View Bill Gallen's Available Paintings:
https://www.medicinemangallery.com/western-fine-art/southwestern-contemporary-painters/gallen-bill