Just Paint It
It always surprises me when talking to an artist and hear them say "Oh, I can't paint that. I specialize in so-and-so." They could be referring to practically anything, whether it's a landscape, person, animal, or thing... even a decorative design! My thoughts are that either they don't want to paint that, or perhaps they haven't had sufficient training. (Our art schools and universities often fail to provide the in-depth training required for an artist to competently reproduce the world around them.)
It is noticeable how print and media artists often refine their skills and abilities beyond those who have gone into the fine arts of museum and gallery showings. Though most of us have our specialties, they shouldn't be at the total exclusion of everything else. It's natural to excel at painting one thing but we should at least be competent in other areas as well.
It disappoints to hear any artist make the "I can't paint that" statement. Perhaps four years of school was not enough. Could it be that more training is what is really needed?
About the Composer
- tAaOS
- In those wee hours of the morning; in those quiet, private times spent with the Lord; in those times of prayer and faithfully studying His word; that was when the Alpha & Omega Suite came to it's composer. This didn't happen instantaneously, but slowly and consistently over the course of nine years, beginning in 2000 and going through 2008. Accuracy to God's Word was more important than finishing the Suite quickly, which is a process that flies in contrast with the way things are normally done in our throw-away, media-centered culture. But, when dealing with the concept of God, it's important that our proclamation is based upon what He has revealed of Himself and not on the imaginations of fallen humanity.
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