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

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