Some subjects freak people out. When faced with trying to draw or paint someone’s likeness or a panoramic view or a complicated (or seemingly complicated) object the “I can’t do this” thoughts can fog our brains. This is when we need to take a step back and literally forget what it is we are tryingContinue reading “Painting Difficult Subjects”
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More About Color Theory
In my early twenties I was taken back by learning that someone with whom I had attended High School was studying color theory for an entire year at his chosen university. I shook my head and could not comprehend that one could fill a whole year’s studies on color! Yellow and blue make green, right? How could there beContinue reading “More About Color Theory”
Details and Love
I love to paint. I love to discover over and over again the exquisite detail in a multiplicity of forms. Observing the delicacy of a flower, the delight of a child’s smile and the twinkle in an older person’s eye reminds me of how much The Great Creator obviously loves detail! God created a beautiful world filled withContinue reading “Details and Love”
A Simple Story of Hospital-ity
The painting is called Gevalia Kaffee, after the coffee company porcelain container. The Still Life scene is located in the formal dining room of an old Victorian bungalow home we used to own. The elements tell a story of hospitality – coffee for two, cream and sugar, a rose to add some visual beauty. You are invited to come sit a spell,Continue reading “A Simple Story of Hospital-ity”
Color Theory Comes to Light in the Shadows
Around 1987 or 1988 I began studying with a very talented and knowledgable colorist painter named Jim Faber. He explained to us the Impressionistic theories of color and light. The Impressionists brought about a new way of looking at art and life. These artists came out of the studio into the light of day andContinue reading “Color Theory Comes to Light in the Shadows”
How Time Flies!
We say it often. Time flies. As I restart my art career after fifteen years of ministry I look back at my “first generation art” with memories of that time. My little girl enriched my life in so many ways. Now she is all grown up. In many ways her upbringing helped form the pathContinue reading “How Time Flies!”
Artistic Beauty in Worship Spaces
Art is a common language that can be shared all over the world. Twice I had the incredible opportunity to travel outside the United States and observe the art culture in two diverse locations: Italy and Israel. Both locales were in stark difference to the U.S. by the virtue of time. Compared to us these cultures are bothContinue reading “Artistic Beauty in Worship Spaces”
Drawn to God
As I prepare to teach a local drawing class I am reminded of the foundational aspects of drawing. Like scales to a musician, drawing is a basic skill for all art forms. When we begin to draw we start observing the world around us with different eyes. We start to contemplate those forms around us thatContinue reading “Drawn to God”
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