A Touch of Art

Been a bit since I've posted anything, and I came across this....it's a painting by James C. Christensen (my favorite) and it's titled "Sometimes the Spirit Touches Us Through Our Weaknesses. This is not one of his most recent pieces, and I've reflected on it many times since I first saw it (I think while at BYU where he was a professor of mine for a blip). Here's what the artist says about it....


The Latin post nubila phoebus translates as “after clouds, sun” which is something like our saying “every cloud has a silver lining.” The iconic Christensen hunchback-as-Everyman is somber and a bit troubled. “The hump represents his troubles,” says Christensen, “and we all have them, but there is a little light at the place where the angel spirit’s finger touches the hump. I wanted to show how we grow from coping with adversity. Humbled by our weaknesses, we can be more open to things divine.”

Nice, don't you think??

And here's another painting I love, by Steve Hanks...

Water is one of the hardest things to draw/paint, and Steve Hanks has been mentioned as one of the nation's best watercolor artists. I just love the serenity and grace of this one...makes me wish I was there.

What does it make you feel??