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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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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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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
Copyright MMX Douglas Auld, all rights reserved

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

For More Paintings Go to Paint-tings Gallery!