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I have started this new thread for others to share and enjoy The World of Art. The title is a reflection on the many different views and ways of seeing art that is very subjective to the viewer.
Anyone can share a piece they have produced, are working on or would like to one day 'get around to doing'.
Many 'forumites' use art as a form of therapy or grounding/coping strategies - so please also share your experiences of these also.
It is also a place to discuss what people like, dislike are drawn to and the feelings ellicited from producing and viewing any pieces.
Feel free to add images or topics of discussion and enjoy the wonderful world that we can share through Art.
@PeppiPatty ..... love your elephants ..... just keep working with it. More black around the second elephant’s legs maybe ?
I reckon if it’s not turning out the way you want, you might as well keep messing it up and learn from it .... but sometimes something magic happens and it turns itself around.
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PeppiPattySenior Contributor
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@Faith-and-Hope
WOW I just saw your elephant
You are ........ in very big letters.....
amazing
lots of exclamation marks.
YOu are so so talented.
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PeppiPattySenior Contributor
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BOTH elephants.
WOW
talent talent talent talent galore.
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
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Lol .... it’s the same one @PeppiPatty .... but thank you 😊
Its funny how we are so critical of our own work, isn’t it ? I love your elephants. They have so much character ..... and we both started painting elephants at the same time ... 😏
I like the one I found and posted yesterday much more than mine, but I don’t think I have tried painting elephants before, so it takes a bit of sketching to “find” them.
When I'm at my art easel, secondhand information won't do. If I'm working on a painting of daisies, I must have a vase of fresh daisies to study. There's no way that a photograph can convey the dark tones of real shadows, or the thin transparency of a petal. Recently I finished an art project that included drawings of thirty-eight pairs of hands. I hired a model who could stand next to my easel and pose his hands this way and that. The result? The sketchings of hands look...real.
When I fail to study the real thing, my paintings show it. They lack life if I've only worked from photographs or other people's ideas. And what is true for the artist, is true for the Christian. So many believers settle for secondhand information as they seek to know the Lord better. Some only get to know the Lord through other people. They feel energy from a friend's testimony and then attempt to transfer another's experience into their life. It won't work.
If a painting is to shine with life, it must represent the real thing. If a Christian is to shine with the light of Jesus, it will mean taking time to get close to the real thing or, in this case, the real Person. The closer we draw to Him, the more our life will look, feel, and be...real.
Obedience, according to 1 John 2:3, is the key to knowing God. When we read the Word, the Spirit speaks to our heart, prompting us to obey. It's the real and only way to know God.
Son of God, I desire to know You. I want to study Your life through Your Word and listen to Your voice when I pray. Forgive me when I copy information in a second hand way from someone else's experiences. My life will only be changed as I trust and obey You.
Blessings, Joni Eareckson Tada.
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PeppiPattySenior Contributor
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dear @Former-Member
thankyou for your message.
Interesting.
I like what you write. Very much. I don't know if @Faith-and-Hope will agree or not......I find that I can't do the model thing too much these days......I like spending time alone when I work.
I can most probably definately draw with @Faith-and-Hope though because we are like a little like "comerades in arms..." and our drawings are different.
Also, though your message ring so true for me......how bout working with a photograph.....with a live model and dialoguing while drawing ?
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