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

Today, I get to interview one of my favourite artists, a woman who actually lives on my street! I have known her since I was eight, and she has been a very big inspiration to me! She has encouraged me by buying me supplies and by giving me suggestions and opinions as she looks through my work. For my birthday one year, she gave me a beautiful painting that I keep hanging right by my desk. It's such a precious present to me. :) Well, you've seen what she can do, now on to

Today, I'm very happy to be featuring a poem by a fellow blogger (who also happens to be my aunt!) I've been wanting to do a Thanksgiving post, but search my brain as I might, I couldn't think of anything. Then, when Carolyn Joy posted this poem the other day, I knew I'd found what I was looking for! If you enjoy poetry , hers is definitely a good blog to check out. She also critiques the times and does Bible studies, but my favourite are her poems. The reason tha

A post by my good friend, Leah Grace. "Art was never really my thing. With the exception of occasional crafts done with my sisters, I didn’t ever get into painting or drawing. The reason for this is simple: I wasn’t good at it, so I didn’t enjoy it.  But I discovered something special when I began bullet journaling in September of 2024. You don’t have to be good at something to enjoy it. When we let go of insecurity, then it doesn’t matter whether or not we’re good

Quite recently, I have opened up my old notebooks and begun reliving the stories that haunted my life four years ago. I was an aspiring author (you can read about how I started writing here ), and I was in that infamous stage of "You don't know you don't know." My stories were fraught with random emotional outbursts (probably a result of something that had just happened during my day.) Plot twists were unforeseeable at best, unbelievable at worst. Dark and light clashed in pa

There was a time not so long ago when most anyone (especially girls) could do art. The only known portrait of Jane Austen was painted by her own sister, an artist of no great consequence, but an artist nonetheless. Now, because life is so busy, very few have the time to dedicate to visual art. Unless you want to make it into a career, it seems that there's no point in doing it, right? Wrong! Off the top of my head, I can think of several reasons why it's beneficial

I wish I could say this was from my mountain (I took it not far away though!) and it fits in spirit with the post. :D I love autumns on my mountain. I love the walks, scuffing among the leaves. I love the curled leaves all about the dying grass. I love the little cabin in the woods...how it fits so snugly among the trees. I love how orange leaves are the blue sky's compliments. I love the golden light, I love looking up,

I like to draw.       I like to play piano.       I like to write.       And I like to share that with people. A lot of times, this is what I hear: “You’re so good at it! I could never  do that.” I’ve heard this far too often, and usually, I just take it as a nice compliment. People like what I’m able to do, and in trying to make me feel better about myself, they unintentionally put themselves down.      Not even getting into the topic of putting yourself down to make someone

Well, it was a close race, but welcome, Elaine Beck! Readers have picked you for the interview! We're all so excited to have you on Shades of Art for — Heavens, yes! Thank you so much. You have no idea how excited I was when you dropped by and asked. What kind of questions do I need to answer? And, Gandil, I hate to say this, but I can't be here for too long. Adriane needs me to wash the windows as soon as possible. Alright, we'll move quickly, but there's actually

🍁 A bucket full of autumn questions...🍁 So many of the people I know enjoy both blog challenges, and the autumn! Why not...