Shades of Art

Since my blog is geared towards discussing the great creators and their works of art, I want to begin by introducing the greatest creator the world has ever known–Elohim, the one and only true Creator. The very first verse in the Bible introduces Him as such when it says, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 (ESV) This leaves no doubt as to who the the first creator was. Before the first man breathed or put his will to art, God was creat

Last week, my family and I had the privilege of watching a movie in a theatre. We don’t usually watch anything that way, instead preferring to get a hard copy when it comes out and watch at home. There are two main reasons for this. The first is that it’s expensive for a family of five to go to a theatre often. The second is that there are so few movies we feel comfortable watching without editing/filtering. Last week, we saw Young Washington on the big screen, and today I am

It's been quite awhile since I've written any posts for Shades of Art. Those of you on my email list have already found out why: I left Tennessee and am currently traveling around the U. S.! While I've been writing a good deal the last week or so, the art I've probably been focusing on most is photography (and clearly not blogging.) After all, what better things to take pictures of than the Washington Monument, the Statue of Liberty or my best friend that I finally met in per