“I cannot make this any easier; it is not easy. But then, beauty is not ever very easy to find, acquire, nor maintain. That is what is beautiful about it. Beauty demands and requires sacrifice. Sacrifice in time and effort.” George Roland Wills We have grown accustomed to, and often expect, polished results from minimumContinue reading “Beauty and Sacrifice”
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Well of Creativity – How People Conceive Such Extraordinary Things!
“Inspiration” is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language in the following way: “1. a. Stimulation of the mind or emotions to a high level of feeling or activity. b. The condition of being so stimulated. 2. An agency, such as a person or work of art, that moves the intellect orContinue reading “Well of Creativity – How People Conceive Such Extraordinary Things!”
The Joy of Mixing Colors
My painting teacher, Jim Faber (who was a wonderful colorist) said is that “in light there is all colors.” So when we paint we can attribute color to places that we know, scientifically, are there even if we don’t wholly see them with our limited eyesight. For example, we may see only a light yellowContinue reading “The Joy of Mixing Colors”
Beauty and Excellence in the Arts
“Art is our human response to whatever we see as beautiful.” – Luci Shaw in For the Beauty of the Church As human beings we are drawn to beauty, we are attracted to excellence. The Arts – music, dance, drama, poetry (and other literary arts), visual arts (drawing, painting, digital, sculpture, to name a few) film, and architecture,Continue reading “Beauty and Excellence in the Arts”
An Education in the Arts Impacts the Culture
With the economic pressures we have experienced nationally the past few years and the constant rhetoric regarding budget cuts we often hear about art programs being cut in our educational systems. Art and music are not seen as important as the math and sciences, for example. I believe this mindset is short-sighted for some substantial reasons. Continue reading “An Education in the Arts Impacts the Culture”
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