{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Lisa P. Young: from big pharma to big flamingos.","description":"This episode features artist Lisa P. Young on Profound Perspective. Bright colors and classic rock didn\u2019t always fill Lisa P. Young\u2019s days. She was once a corporate pharmaceutical representative with a big paycheck and a big expense account.  Then came 2003. Lisa lost six loved ones over the course of three years, including her husband at the time. She was also hit with three hurricanes; in her own words, \u201clife didn\u2019t have a lot of meaning, you know. Getting up and going to work just didn\u2019t seem important anymore.\u201d  Lisa made a big change. Listen to this episode to learn about her story. If you're interested in watching a 10 minute documentary about Lisa, check out: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OWhh1OsF3Jw  Thank you for being here! Greg If you\u2019re looking to add more brightness to your day, check out lisapyoung.com Read more about Lisa below: Bright colors and classic rock didn\u2019t always fill Lisa P. Young\u2019s days. She was once a corporate pharmaceutical representative with a big paycheck and a big expense account.  Pantsuits and company board rooms, she had meetings to attend and clients to manage.  Then came 2003.  Lisa lost six loved ones over the course of three years, including her husband at the time.  She was also hit with three hurricanes; in her own words, \u201clife didn\u2019t have a lot of meaning, you know. Getting up and going to work just didn\u2019t seem important anymore.\u201d  The final blow came when she lost her best friend.  Lisa resigned from Pfizer and took a road trip to California with her niece.  Others thought she was \u201cnuts\u201d.  She headed West to keep herself moving. Hiking in the mountains of California, she found herself crying and letting all of her emotions pour out.  Lisa had a strong visual of her \u2018maker\u2019 at the end of her foreseeable life.  There wasn\u2019t anything about selling more Viagra or Lipitor, what she did hear was \u201cyou had the art, what did you do with that?  Why didn\u2019t you do something with that?\u201d Energized, she returned to Florida, set up a charitable foundation in her friends honor, and began to paint.  Her initial abstract paintings had solemn tones\u2026she was finding her way back to her art, and into herself.  Paintings started to sell, and with some advice from a fellow artist, she began to painting on large canvases.  One of her abstract pieces caught her eye, she took a step back and giggled a bit, \u201cyou know what, those things kinda look like flamingos\u201d.  She added some details to the dripping paint marks on the canvas, and voil\u00e0, flamingos! Lisa began to notice what she really loved. \u201cI started looking around at all the stuff I was fascinated with, and it\u2019s all driven by texture.  That was so key.  That\u2019s what drives your art, it\u2019s texture!\u201d She found the \u2018key\u2019 to her expression.  Experiencing Lisa\u2019s art and knowing her story fills the mind with wonder, \u201cwhat colors, what texture, what expression do I have within myself?\u201d  With raised thick lines, scraps of paint, and vivid colors, Lisa\u2019s life journey is felt profoundly.  \u201cIf you\u2019d told me that when I quit my corporate job to be an artist and to live a life of meaning, and it was gonna be painting flamingos, I would have said you\u2019re nuts.\u201d Lisa is living her profound perspective, and you can too.      ","author_name":"Profound Perspective","author_url":"http:\/\/profoundperspective.libsyn.com\/website","html":"