Art and Thoughts On It

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HIDING IN THE CLEFT OF THE ROCK

It has started.  I am ready to start sharing with others the gifts God has given me.  So, I guess it could be said that I have been hiding.  Hiding in the cleft of the Rock (Jesus) has been a safe place but now I am willing to venture out and let others know what Jesus has done for me.  Having taught for thirty-one and a half years, it could be assumed that when it comes to art, I would know what I am doing.  No, no, no my friends.  I am still learning. Even after all this time it seems that I am just getting started.  With the help of my Savior I will give it a shot.

The image above (Eucharist Abscission – oil on canvas) is one of my early works in a series about rocks. As you can see, I love color more than I love realism and I really love realism.  Rocks are so beautiful. Like me, they take to change very slowly.  I am already finding that it is easier to make images than it is to talk about them.  I hope you will enjoy my work and come here to look at it often.

May God bless you as he has blessed me.

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I am a man who loves the Lord, my wife and art in that order. I find that there is not enough of me to get done all of the things I find important. I am learning to ease into things instead of jumping before I consider what the outcome will be. I try to see the glass and not to worry about how full or empty it is. Loss in life has lead me to be thankful for what I have and not to be a whiner. God has provided more than is equitable considering how often I fail Him. I find that loving is more valuable than being loved. Art is and has always been the thread in my life that ties everything else together. I long for the day...

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