This is the final posting of this series, Why I Make Art. READER WARNING: I will talk about God in this so if it bores/irritates/offends you, skip this post.
I am made in the image of the Creator. He, the Ultimate Creator, created me to be like Him, which includes the desire to create. (No, no, no, I don’t think of myself as Godlike!!)
Clearly I do not have the ability to speak things into existence, nor the ability to make something entirely original. “What was will be again, what happened will happen again. There’s nothing new on this earth. Year after year it’s the same old thing.” Ecclesiastes 1:9-10, The Message
I also do not have the unlimited ability to make millions of variations of the same item, nor endless items.
My work is imitative, derivative, just a way I have of reflecting back a little glory to God. It is my way of expressing the joy I find in light, shadow, shape, color, texture, scenes, and gratitude for ordinary daily gifts.
(Clearly I am missing the cooler temperatures, brighter colors and higher water of Springtime!)
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Your words are real and so true, Jana. What you express is what all artists should endeavor to see and feel. No need to make apologies to anyone for the beauty you draw and paint.
Louise, you are and always have been one of my greatest encouragers. THANK YOU, dear friend!
To Him be the Glory, forever and ever…
It is undeniably impossible to look at your creativity and not see the Hand of God! You reflect His glory. His Word clearly states that He can be seen in His creation! Thanks for your boldness and gentleness. Blessings!
Well said …
Thanks, Diane. Sometimes I just can’t help myself from bubbling over with enthusiasm, even at the risk of losing readers!
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