Unveiling the Soul's Canvas with Caitlin Padilla

Step into the enchanting world of Caitlin, a native New Mexican and Spiritual Surrealist painter whose art serves as a profound vehicle for communication and connection. Join us as we explore Caitlin's evolution through navigating relationships, spirituality, ideology, and imagination. This episode is part of our Entrepreneur series. Caitlin is a Spiritual Surrealist painter and native New Mexican. She has known she wanted to be an artist since she was seven and has devoted herself to her craft. Her work has always been a vehicle of communication and connection. It is an evolution of her journey through navigating connection and relationships, spirituality, ideology, and imagination. Her process involves encompassing the beauty and simplistic repetition in nature on both the large and small scale and examining it on a deeper level. In 2020, while the world reeled and learned to navigate through the pandemic, her husband was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer. It set off an agonizing two-year battle, which culminated in his passing in November of 2021. This journey forever changed her, and her art. Happiness On Tap’s mission is to provide value to our listeners by providing tips and tools while providing education and information. We discussed: 4:12 - About Caitlin, her journey as a Spiritual Surrealist painter 9:42 - How her journey has shaped her perspective on connection and relationships. 6:50 29:03 - How she navigates the vulnerability of exposing herself and her process to her audience. 7:26 13:34 49:44 - How spirituality and connection influences her artwork (grief, growth, loss, finding yourself, etc). Why are we here? What else is out there? 12:15 - How her cultural background and environment, as a native New Mexican inspires and influences her artistic process. 14:02 – Love is “letting be” 37:17 - Memorable experiences or moments where she witnessed the power of connection and dialogue through her live painting events and art. 58:11 – Reaching – acceptance, permission to be beyond yourself, life & death 1:09:15- Advice for aspiring artists: 1:09:17 – Find something you are passionate about, be open and honest with yourself 1:10:00 - Radical acceptance 1:11:21 - Know Your Worth 1:11:32 - Learn rejection 1:12:16 - Resilience 1:13:23 - Education – Business and Marketing – “how to business” balance creating with income. Episode Resources: Website: caitlinpadilla.com Instagram & Facebook: caitiethepainter If you enjoyed this interview, make sure you like and subscribe to my YouTube Channel – Finding Resilience with Leann https://www.youtube.com/@findingresiliencewithleann Happiness On Tap podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Audible.  For more information from me, check out my website https://findingresiliencewithleann.com/ Be sure to subscribe to our email tribe to receive exclusive promotions, new product or service announcements, blog notifications, and upcoming events. You can also find me on LinkedIn.