I Love Art

 

 

One of the most interesting acts, which I did as an artist in college, was to copy a famous original artist using the same techniques, material and size. The process started with looking through hours and hours of paintings. I can remember saying to myself that this is going to be impossible and why would I want to copy someone else. I am an original artist I said. During the search I moaned and frowned and I even asked the Professor, What if I can’t find one? Am I allowed to paint my own?”

That’s when the Professor Greene took me out side for a talk. It was a quiet and sunny but cold day. He took the time to explain why.

First off he said you have natural talent and a good eye for depth of perception, shade and you understand light and reflections. What you need now is passion. Passion is… (I know what passion is I’m saying to myself.) Passion is what gives life to what you put on canvas. That passion should live on even if you are not there to explain your work. So, now I want you to look for something that speaks out to you.

I went back in with no intention of looking for anything to jump out to me. However, the very first page that I flipped to was a man on a boat in a storm. It seemed to me that this guy was going to die for sure. As I looked closer there were also sharks in the water, in frenzy, because of all the blood in the water. The man on the boat however was not in  a panic. Why?

 By now I had been drawn into the story. I had to know where he came from and what had happened before this. Although I would never know for sure in my mind I could come up with my own story.

That’s when I also realized what Professor Greene was talking about. There was more to this guy on a boat than I had realized. The passion that Winslow Homer put into his work was transferred to me.

I love art.



Trees Cannot Throw Fruit

If you are standing under a tree and all you see are apples on the ground, you can be assured that the tree is more than likely an apple tree. A tree cannot throw it's fruit to disguise what fruit it will produce. There is no deception if you really look.

 

The bible tells us to judge (yes I said it) each person by the FRUIT it produces. The FRUIT of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control." Galatians 5:22-23

 

The bible also tells us what is also very obvious. Now, the effects of the corrupt nature are obvious: illicit sex, perversion, promiscuity,idolatry, drug use, hatred, rivalry, jealousy, angry outbursts, selfish ambition, conflict, factions,envy, drunkenness, wild partying, and similar things. I've told you in the past and I'm telling you again that people who do these kinds of things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-21

 

 

Therefore, if you have any question about choosing who to follow, I would suggest taking in account what FRUIT are around him or her. As stated before deception only fools you if you choose not to see what is obviously right on the ground around them.

 

A Tongue Twitter

Its A Tongue Twitter

A conversation between friends can now become international news in the blink of an eye. It amazes me the things that I read on Twitter and Facebook. The thing is you would think that the culprits would only be young naïve adolescent pre-high-school children. However, the more the internet becomes a daily event for more and more, we see conversations all the way up to senior citizens. Just last week I read a heated exchange that started with a anger aunt talking about her sister. The nephew tried to calm the conversation down and discourage the aunt form posting family business online. The aunt had a few words for him also. Soon other members of the family joined in and we now have a family feud going international.

The internet has always been questionable when it comes to whether it is a good thing or a bad thing. Some people see it as evil and Satan, while others use it only to work with and still others use it to vent, inform or just to keep up with world events. The bible says that the tongue is to be tamed.

(Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. Psalm 34:13)

What we fail to see when posting words on Twitter, Facebook, etc., is that your fingers become your tongue. The words that appear on your screen are also credited to you if your fingers did the typing. Anonymous is not unseen by the person that matters the most. God doesn't need to look u any code or trace any internet feed. He has and always will know where you are, what you are doing, and what you are saying whether it is said form your tongue through your lips or through your tongue by finger.

So, whether we believe the internet and the fast development of international communications is a good or bad thing, the only thing we have true control of is what comes from our tongue.

Fitness Tips January: Dealing With DOMS

 

What exactly is DOMS?

 

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

 

After a hard workout

I remember when my high school coach would make us warm up before and after lifting. He would also make us work through the discomfort at the next work out. I have said that Old-School is still the best school. It also seems to always come back to the basics.

 

Click above to see a great article on DOMS

and 

click below to follow a great source on twitter.

 

 

Blue Moon

Good Writing Day

"Everyday is a good writing day but some days are better than others."

Winter Weather Driving

 

 

Tips for driving in the snow:

1. Accelerate and decelerate slowly. ...
2. Drive slowly. ...
3. The normal dry pavement following distance of three to four seconds should be increased to eight to ten seconds. ...
4. Know your brakes. ...
5. Don't stop if you can avoid it. ...
6. Don't power up hills. ...
7. Don't stop going up a hill. ...
8. Stay home.

Snow In The Forecast

There is a forecast of snow ending the week. When others hunt milk and bread, I make chili.

 

 

Let It Snow!

 

Misty Copeland: Art In Motion

 

 

Art in motion coming to Columbia , SC

 

The principal ballerina and former Columbia dancer (Brooklyn Mack) to speak at ballet fundraiser.

 

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/entertainment/local-events/article55495030.html#storylink=cpy

Columbia Classical Ballet and Columbia City Ballet

 are jointly organizing on March 15 to bring the duo here.

The London Art Show

 

 

What to do at the London Art Show?

 

 Workshops, tours, discussions and much more.

 

Click through to see what curators say.



Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Qoutes

 

 

"Every parent at some time faces the problem of explaining the facts of life to his child. Just as inevitably, for the Negro parent, the moment comes when he must explain to his offspring the facts of segregation. My mother took me on her lap and began by telling me about slavery and how it ended with the Civil War. She tried to explain the divided system of the South - the segregated school, restaurants, theaters, housing; the white and colored signs on drinking fountains, waiting rooms, lavatories - as a social condition rather than a natural order. Then she said the words that almost every Negro hears before he can yet understand the injustice that makes them necessary:

 

"You are as good as anyone."

 

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

"A doctrine of black supremacy is as evil as a doctrine of white supremacy."

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.