Old Testament
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A Strange Beauty

I go to the Art Institute with a plan. Scribbled onto a spare page in my sketchbook are gallery room numbers, specific questions I want answered, and new things to discover. I never go to see Picasso (unless I’m under duress). I skip whatever doesn’t interest me. I know what I want to see, and Continue reading
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Affirming the Old, Envisioning the New

“If God made the birds, they are worth painting.” –Francis A. Schaeffer Christian Art. That phrase confuses me. It always has. I’ve met artists who are Christians, and Christians who make art. I’ve heard plenty of lectures and read many books on beauty. I’ve drawn the pictures of Jesus, or Job, or the Nativity, only Continue reading
