Photo by Ruslan Khmelevsky Love can be found in all spaces, including the animal kingdom. Many animals symbolize love. The symbolism depends on different populations’ cultures, traditions, and iconography. Since immemorial, symbols for love and passion have been shown in all shapes, forms, and sizes. Humans have been labeling things to commemorate the epitome ofContinue reading “Top 5 Animals That Symbolize Love”
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4 Characteristics of Successful Artists
Photo by RODNAE Productions With knowledge, dedication, and practice in the craft, anyone can learn how to paint or draw at an “expert” level. Artists are distinct from non-artists in so many ways. That is the perception, anyway. Truth be told, anyone can become an artist, regardless of their experience or “talent.” However, to reachContinue reading “4 Characteristics of Successful Artists”
Filling in the Canvas: Becoming an Artist
Photo by Pixabay The art industry is quite a competitive field. Artists can make or break it, trying to make their art out and about. With this complexity, how did artists like Jeanne Henderson successfully become a known name publicly? Barlow. Castiglione. Van Boucle. These are household names in the art industry, each with uniqueContinue reading “Filling in the Canvas: Becoming an Artist”
Value In Art: What Makes Art Valuable?
Photo by Matheus Viana While we cannot resolve the philosophers’ debates, we can explain how Art is practically valued in the market. For centuries, philosophers have waxed and waned about the value of Art. Contrary to popular myth, the industry has a recognized and rigorous system for determining the value of fine Art. This system forms theContinue reading “Value In Art: What Makes Art Valuable?”
How To Appreciate Art When You Are Not An Artist
Photo by PhotoMIX Company Monet and Rembrandt? People can see how their work is elegant and their artistry is on another level of genius. Modern art? Some cannot see it. Have you recently visited a museum and felt lost? Many thoughts may flood your head, like where do you begin? How do you approach artwork?Continue reading “How To Appreciate Art When You Are Not An Artist”
Confidence of the Self as a Vital Key to Enlightening the Spirit
Photo by RODNAE Productions Wendy Veronica Lisare’s The Other Side of Fear presents a way that is often ignored in conversations about spiritual awakening, and that is speaking words of blessing about oneself. Although I am a devout believer, I have never considered myself much of a religious person. I’ve always done my part according to ScriptureContinue reading “Confidence of the Self as a Vital Key to Enlightening the Spirit”
The Wild and Unexpected West: California During the Gold Rush
Photo by Susan Wilkinson Experience the California Gold Rush in Gerald Brence’s book, Ox in the Culvert, set in a time where both the good and the bad made their marks and where opportunity beckoned only to the bold. Though it features prominently, the California Gold Rush in Gerald Brence’s book, Ox in the Culvert, wasContinue reading “The Wild and Unexpected West: California During the Gold Rush”
Contemplating the Word Of God Among the Leaves and Along the Rivers
Photo by Markus Spiske In Dr. Linda De Coff’s seminal The Songs of Eternity, she outlines insightful methods for a profound and intimate conversation with the higher entities that exist beyond the reach. The Holy Bible of the Christians begins, in its earliest iteration, with the Hebrew word: Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית), which means “In the beginning.” In the beginning,Continue reading “Contemplating the Word Of God Among the Leaves and Along the Rivers”
How To Break Free & Let Go
Photo by Pixabay Overcoming a hurtful and bitter past often takes superhuman strength from someone who went through it all. Sadness, pain, and bitterness are all inherent emotions that make people human. But staying and living too long in these feelings and conditions would lead to an individual’s downfall if left untreated. Moving onContinue reading “How To Break Free & Let Go“
Finding Faith and Freedom in the Unlikeliest of Places
Photo by RODNAE Productions Real Prison, Real Freedom is the life of Rickie Smith, who was known as the worst Texan inmate. When it looked like violence would follow him forever, he encountered the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Prison, for most, is simply a distant place where criminals are kept and justice is dealt with—whereContinue reading “Finding Faith and Freedom in the Unlikeliest of Places”
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