1129. Creativity Is the Key to Self-Discovery

When Leigh asked his father if he should go to art school, his father, the artist, said no. “What I really want you to do is go to the museums, and start
spending time with the paintings that you are attracted to. Let the paintings become your teacher. Look at how a Vermeer created the colors or the transitions or the sense of texture─not with the distraction of the painting but to use it as a way of teaching.”

Leigh McCloskey is a modern Renaissance man, an artist, author, well-known actor and visual philosopher. His highly creative life has been devoted to exploring the symbolic, archetypal and hidden aspects of the psyche and inner self through his art, scholarship, books and experiences as a professional actor for many years. He has hosted weekly discussion groups in his home, Olandar, for over 38 years. His deep knowledge ranges from arcane wisdom, religion, depth psychology and quantum physics to the mythic imagination and the creation of art. He is the founder of Olandar Foundation for Emerging Renaissance, and gives regular tours of his home and art.