American Beauty
Photographed outside Dollar Tree
with Samsung's Intensity II Cell Phone
5 August 2013
"Art is serious play."
Paul Klee
Amazon Art offers original art starting at $10.00 and capping at $4.85 million... something for everyone. But you won't find American Beauty by m r carter listed.
Photographed outside Dollar Tree
with Samsung's Intensity II Cell Phone
5 August 2013
"Art is serious play."
Paul Klee
Truth is beautiful and ugly. Yesterday I noticed an ash can as I waited for a store to open; it seemed to be saying something, so I took its statement with my communication device- I call it American Beauty. Our culture gives beauty a fluid definition.
The beauty of art lies within itself. Humans make things: for pleasure, for necessity, for income... the reasons have this in common- we make things because we can and we can because we contain the breath of God. The word inspiration comes from the Latin spero- I breathe.
For one of the paintings in my current series, I have been looking for mud- the soft, squishy kind that children take delight in. The painting is called Earthy.
Earthy is about God making Adam- the supreme work of art. But for God to make man, He had to get His hands dirty, or rather, earthy. Art is a messy business.
Art is also a lucrative business. According to ICEFAT (International Convention of Exhibition and Fine Art Transporters) art sales for 2012 exceeded $60,000,000,000. Yes- Sixty Billion.
This week Amazon announced they are in the art business.
For one of the paintings in my current series, I have been looking for mud- the soft, squishy kind that children take delight in. The painting is called Earthy.
Earthy
source photo taken by my Son, Samuel
Earthy is about God making Adam- the supreme work of art. But for God to make man, He had to get His hands dirty, or rather, earthy. Art is a messy business.
Art is also a lucrative business. According to ICEFAT (International Convention of Exhibition and Fine Art Transporters) art sales for 2012 exceeded $60,000,000,000. Yes- Sixty Billion.
This week Amazon announced they are in the art business.
Amazon Art offers original art starting at $10.00 and capping at $4.85 million... something for everyone. But you won't find American Beauty by m r carter listed.
On a somewhat more serious note- I am excited to be painting again. I have twenty paintings in progress- The Wrinkled Up With God Exhibit, inspired by a thought I mentioned in a previous post (click here to read). The paintings will appear in posts as the work progresses. For now, here are a couple in progress-
Hashem
The Seed
In the meanwhile, if you would like a signed print, suitable for framing, of American Beauty contact me at mrcarter56@gmail.com.
