Painting
I hardly claim to be a Rembrandt but I do love to paint. Here is what I have just started.
And this is what I am painting from. I shot this at South Myrtle Beach last summer.
While I have a long way to go to make the painting more like the photograph, it’s about the journey.
In fact it may not look completely like the photograph because I tend to stray and add or take away to make the painting my own. I find that when I try to duplicate from the original too much it takes away my creativity and just becomes work!
Vanessa Horabuena is currently one of my favorite artists. Her paintings are faith based. Recently I have been pondering how I could include my faith in my paintings. Ironically, the shadow of the beams in the foreground form a cross.
Including a theme or message in a painting makes it much more powerful. It’s not the money you receive when you sell a piece, it’s that part of yourself you include that is the real reward.
If you don’t think you are an artist then you might consider supporting your local artists. Great art will not just give your home that “special something” it may inspire you as well or take you back to a special memory.
Have a great day. Be blessed and support art in schools.
Through My Eyes 