#Tim the artist

Why An Art Blog?

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An art blog is actually a tedious, time consuming venture. Especially when it comes to keeping things fresh because your blog is only as good as your latest post. So why start one? Why take some of your creating time to put yourself out there?

For me it started out as a personal calling from God and while I do not publish as many devotions as used to it is still about creating art with the purpose of glorifying Him.

Somewhere along the lines my blog became a challenge. A challenge to create 1001 pieces of art. Some of the pieces I post may not be good they are still art. A lot of what I post is me experimenting, practicing or just having fun. Some are finished pieces. Ready to be sold.

Again the question, why an art blog? Well the answer is simple for me. To get my work seen by as many people as possible, not for my benefit, but the benefit of showing other self taught artists your work can be seen by others. Just get up the courage to post your creations.

#684 of 1001, The Reading Fairy

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There are times when I need some quiet I decide to paint. There are other times when I pick up a pass paining in those times and redo it. The 5 x 7 acrylic painting was once just a plain colored pencil drawing. I decided to redo it in acrylics. I hope you like it.

Picking Up the Pencil Is So Hard To Do

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Art is hard for some people, like me. I am not a natural born artist. I struggle to,put down each pencil or brush stroke. There are days I want to give it all up, pack up my stuff and call it quits but I don’t. I love to create. Like I said there are days when picking up the pencil is so hard to do still I will keep on drawing, painting and creating. The reasons why are obvious.

1. It’s in my DNA. God created us to be creative. He instilled in us the desire to make things, to write songs, to dance, to build. In short to find a creative outlet.

2. I love the finished product, most of the time. There is something that stirs in your heart when you see the sum of all your work. To me it is amazing to know that a few lines or brush stokes can create something you recognize.

3. Art leads to more art. Creating is a continuous thing. When you create one piece of art it leads to more because you try to one up yourself.

Finally I believe in what Colossians 3:23 tells me, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.”

God gave me the gift of art. It may not be as refined as others but was a gift given to me to hone even on the days when picking up the pencil is so hard to do.

#578 and 579, Two In Oil Pastel

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I like to you a number of different mediums. One of my favorites is old pastel. I have not used them a lot so all of my current renderings are experiments. These are the latest two, “Girls on the Beach, ” and “Red Flower.” The paintings are both done on 6×9 card stock.