“A Should See for Art Lovers – Funny-Enjoy!!”

The Maiden Heist (2008)
Over the years, museum security guards Roger (Christopher Walken), Charles (Morgan Freeman) and George (William H. Macy) each fall in love with a particular work of art in their care. But now, the new curator is shipping out all three works in an overhaul of the museum’s collection. Desperate to save their favorite pieces, the men hatch a plan to steal them before they can be shipped away. Marcia Gay Harden co-stars. (A Netflix Description)

You know about every child at least in America who’s entered those hallowed halls of public education has been lauded over and wooed over and told so many times that they are the “Next American Artist” that it is somewhat of a joke. Everyone is an artist. Everyone is the next “da Vinci”, “Michelangelo”, “Picasso” or alike. Not too many find themselves being told they are the next “Andy Warhol”. Ouch, that’s going to leave a mark! With all this, including the cheapening of expression, the ability to counterfeit money on a laptop, and printing out anything, the world around us as well as society and culture have changed the perception of who an artist truly is.

Artist painters just don’t fall off some pumpkin wagon and say “Oh I’m a painter; I guess I’ll paint the ceiling of the new stadium in Dallas and be famous”. I did however, have one artist ask me if changing from acrylics to oil paints would make him famous sooner. Most of them found their unique position thru the outpouring of what they found in themselves. Most were encouraged to continue in their expressions. Most came to realize that they were given a gift, a true outstanding gift from the Creator of the Universe. Most understand that this gift like so many others, contrary to today’s instant jackpot mentality, has to be watered, fed, cultivated and handled with tender loving care.

The second through the fifths reasons are part of their gift as the gift comes with certain abilities and insights. Artist Painters see things a bit differently. Their talent allows them to look, see, envision and visualize nature, line, balance, composition, shapes, designs, color, plus a whole lot more. Some have camera like recall. They look and observe the world around them with glasses that are sometimes universal to other artists and sometimes unique to them, but they all posses this ability. They feel in ways that are unique to them and most often don’t talk about them or don’t let others know. They love. They love the earth, the environment, the planet, their fellow human beings, nature and its wildlife, domestic animals, women and men, relationships, friends, husbands and wives, children and family. You say well we all do that. That’s true, but it’s different for an artist as they have all these inner expressions, struggles, perceptions, questions, realties, truths and untruths, judgments and more going on in their heads. It’s like a filter or a series of multi layered filters that are constantly straining out all these different things to hopefully bring them something that adds to their being or be discarded due to its affect on them and their work. It’s a foundation and a formulation of their choices and their individual actions.

Next they cry! They cry real tears, not crocodile tears and they cry inside and out, sometimes aloud. They have deep emotional understandings and sensitivities, often unseen and most often not discussed. They are susceptible and affected by many things, many people and many relationships. They are affected by words, actions, and deeds. They are affected by foundations built and foundations torn apart. They are affected by being with people and being alone. When they cry out loud, you will usually find them in their artistic expressions.

Sixth, their expressions flow through them. They may suffer sometimes with a type of writers block, but artist painters usually will move to another type, method or technique to continue their ongoing pursuit, education and quest for perfection. They may also return to their previous track. Brush in hand, electronic pen brush on tablet, or through some ability to overcome a handicap, they are driven to create from visions, concepts, outgrowth of their viewing and observations an expression that is unique to their talent level, gift ability, educational standard, or understanding and learned level. It truly doesn’t matter to them what anyone else’s understanding or perception of their creation is until they offer it for the enjoyment of others which in many cases is like a lamb to the slaughter where everyone is a critic and an authority.

The seventh, and in this case the final reason, is artists painters just can’t help it. It’s what they do, what they love and what they want to be!

Douglas Auld
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Douglas Auld
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“Shut The News Off!” – Enjoy!

This may be off the direct beaten path, but with yesterday being Valentines’ Day and this week being President’s Week, it created a unique appeal for me to talk about them in light of artist painters. So with that in mind here are a few, seven, reasons for artists to consider these days.

First, artist painters paint! They paint beautiful wonderful works or they paint horrendous awful works and that is usually totally up to the viewing audience and the critics. All of whom will say, huh, well I have my own opinion and I am entitled to it or tell you it’s what they get paid to do.

Secondly, artist painters usually have passion. They love what they do and when asked, “What would they rather be doing?”; they will all look at you with that you are completely out of your mind look and firmly but compassionately say, “I’m doing it”.

Thirdly and fourthly, I’m going to combine because artists love color and the color red and artists love flowers. This is exhibited in every form of gallery that culture and society has to offer. Shapes, sizes, representations, realistic, impressionistic, abstract, you name it and flower s and color are all “passionately” expressed when artists paint!

Fifthly and sixthly, I combine as well because artists are a part of society and culture and marriage or single alike plays a part of all artists’ life. Artists have always worked and been influenced or had influence on culture. For Valentine’s Day or for any other Holiday they will use the opportunity to promote their works, work on their works or let the days themselves and the culture influence their works. They even may make it an opportunity to speak out from their works. As with any holiday artist painters are also influenced personally with family and friends on these occasions. If they are married, they’d better not forget about certain holidays’.

Seventh and lastly, artist painters are influenced by love. In their constant struggles they have been encouraged and honored by some and been put aside, ignored, and criticized by others. Their loves have kindled and made their passions burn and their critics have driven them from their life’s passion. One thing is that artist painters have been given indescribable gifts by their Creator, God. They have been given so much. Think about a gift that has to be so close to the Creator’s heart. Along with the love He offers each one, to the artist He gave a unique ability to see, to interpret, and to express in a myriad of medium and so much more. All too often, we all are just too busy to look and to ponder all the fantastic works at His Exhibitions and in His Gallery. Stand there, go there, be there, take that holiday and visit the open air exhibits. Feel the wind, the warmth, the cold the frost. See the beauty, the grass, the fields, the mountains, the caves, the cavern, the brooks, the streams, the lakes the rivers, the ocean. Step outside and look at the dance that goes on in the heavens daily and the ever present light show that comes on clear evenings. Look small, look large, look near, look far. Look with your eyes, with your heart, with your soul. Try to grasp the rush of color in a single petal, blade of grass, strand of wheat. Look at the veins in your own hands; see the hands, the face, and the lips of the one you love.

Ponder all He has made. How He has considered the Holidays and how He has considered you. Seven is the number of perfection and He is. You don’t even need to be an artist painter to see that and enjoy it.

Douglas Auld
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I’m about to embark on a Series of articles that I call “Seven Reasons”. This series will endeavor to unfold for you and me a clearer understanding of Art Paintings.

Why Seven Reasons? Well, first of all seven is the number of perfection and while I will not always, believe me, get it right and sometimes be far from it to some, it’s a great number to remember and for which to strive.

So why Paintings and who care about paintings? As you have learned from my many articles over the past months is that I have a passion for painting, a passion for an understanding and a fear that though myriads have had an exposure to art and paintings much of the exposure is like a light bulb, able to be turned on, often left on with no one home, and eventually dying or even dead from over self exposure. I just truly believe the power, the joy, the well being, the memories and the human engagement one gets from the creative expression of an artist far outweighs the cost of investment.

My hope is to expose you to many key benefits of paintings, insights about acquiring them and engaging with them and bring you to a place where understanding becomes a beneficial reality. We’ll discuss things like how paintings are conceived and executed, how to fine your type of painting, buying and developing relationships with artist painters, buying online, involving yourself in art, paintings affect on culture and society, the changing world and new revolution in painting, the health and relational benefits of paintings, the styles and executions of paintings and much, more.

We will strive to give you cognitive assessments, introspective writings and practical procedures all dealing with art paintings which is what the blog is all about.

We’ll also ask you to spend some of your valuable time, ponder and respond to the “Seven Reasons” series with insight and comments. I’ve taught many classes and one of the things that I have always found is that it is better to be a facilitator than teacher. There are always some great individual thoughts, opinions and beliefs which in the long run help each one of us. So please consider being part of this and let’s help each other grow toward a greater passion and understanding of art paintings.

I truly look forward, God willing, to the research, and writing as well as your comments in the weeks ahead. If you have some things you’d like to hear more on, go ahead offer them up.

Have a great week and may you find great paintings or may great paintings find you!

Douglas Auld
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Douglas Auld
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The majority of people in a self-absorbed, me-ism society, social media driven culture won’t recognize great paintings, collectable artists and the priceless gifts that they bring to life.

What is the essence of a truly great painting? First before answering that one must consider are you talking about something that has been established, published and been honored because the history books, society or culture has told you these things? Or, are you talking about, a work of art, a painting or art paintings, that you have encountered, you have been engaged by and you have been overwhelmed with, to the point you want to posses it?

Artists, from every walk of life, from every culture and time period including today have found within themselves a force so compelling that it makes expression come from every part of their being. This expression is only satisfied by its execution and more often than not the satisfaction of the execution falls far short of the actual vision. When the combination of vision, execution, and accomplishment come together the work itself, the painting or paintings are the pinnacle of achievement. In its purest form it is without influence or criticism or judgment, and only experienced by the artist.

From this point on society, culture, critics, and peers will endeavor to evaluate their judgment and criticisms to tear away and pollute the purity of the expression. Herein, lies one’s own personal engagement to set aside the influences of others and experience all the expression has to offer directly within one’s heart, soul, and being.

Consider the artist Monet who said, after being told how great his paintings were, “one works a lifetime and considers only a very few to be even called great”.

If these works are rare how can one recognize them? Finding great paintings are not like taking a taste test, but in fact some of what someone must do is in the tasting. Society, culture, our environment and our upbringing influences our tastes, our desires our wants and our needs. Setting all those things aside and tasting only what the taste buds delivers takes effort. Discerning the way one’s individual palette delivers something pleasing is an individual personal experience and when done in truth has no outside influence. A person needs to seek out and experience art paintings. They need to learn to look and see and hear with their heart’s eyes. They need to discern what it is that they like and don’t like and they need to be prepared that in the midst of all these personal efforts to find out they will encounter an experience like no other. It will be at this exact moment that the engagement will meet the execution and the hearts emotion will be captured.

But, why should we even bother with paintings? While my own personal opinion is that some paintings should be bothered with as society and culture makes additions to the décor of their living and working environment based on color matches. You don’t place a painting on a wall to match the furniture or a pillow. You put a painting on a wall to influence and encounter you within that living environment. Great paintings can have color that enhance an environment, but great paintings can and should influence your health, push you to a positive daily emotional state, remind you of great memories and experiences, and speak volumes to your inner being. More than the humanities, society, culture, paintings, great paintings, engage you, travel your mind to wonderful places of peace and rest and bring you to your knees. They overwhelm you with the great generosity and loving kindness of the Creator. They simply make all parts of your life better because they give you life day after day after day.

Once these realizations happen and you truly will not understand it, great art paintings take on a new relationship beyond money. They become priceless; priceless to their possessor and priceless in their contribution to the well being of their viewer owner. Great paintings must be looked at deeply and connected with as often as possible. As “Antiques Roadshow” has shown us, broadcast after broadcast, you never know what you are actually possessing, what its worldly value is, and how it may be a true investment return. What you do know once you have this realization is that whatever investment you made to acquire a great painting will far outweigh and any monetary return.

Find great paintings or may they find you!

Douglas Auld
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About the Author:
Douglas Auld
Artist, Painter, Poet and Writer
http://art-paintings.us
http://www.paint-tings.com
http://findmypaintings.blogspot.com/