Title: SummertimeMedium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 9 x 12 inches
Artist: betsisanders 09
I am in the summertime of my life, a hopeless 'Romantic', where I use art to express my thoughts, feelings and desires, where I find myself 'at play', where I create my own reality, where I am free to be me, where I am never judged, where in my pursuit of happiness, I went inward, to the very core of my 'being', and found my soul, whom I call, betsisanders.
"Romanticism was Europe's last great epoch, it was during this period in time that there was much importance of the ego's contribution to knowledge and cognition, where the individual was free to interpret life in his own way. The Romantics viewed artists as those who can provide what philosophers can't express. They viewed the activity of the artists as "play", and believed that man is only free when he plays, because then, man makes his own rules. They believed that thru art, they will be led to the "inexpressible". They said that the path of mystery led inwards and that man bears the whole universe within himself and comes closest to the mystery of the world by stepping inside himself. The artists went inside themselves and created a new world. But these Romantics went too far as to compare the artist to God, because the artist created his own reality the way God created the world. They said "that the world becomes a dream, and the dream becomes reality."
What makes me different from the Romantics of yesteryears? I do not claim to make art alone, nor attribute my works to just my talent or my gift. I owe this gift, this talent, only to Him, where I offer all of my creations, where everything I say or do are reflections of His love for me, and that I am all that I am because He loves me... and to Him I am grateful. One priest said that if your only prayer is a prayer of thanks, then that will suffice.
Summertime is the time to play. I am still in the summer of my life, though almost at the end of it, I still long to play, create, and dream. This painting is of a woman by the sea, where I always want to be, where I enjoy soaking in the salty water, riding the waves, and looking at the horizon... where I see Him waiting for me, watching over me, keeping me and my loved ones safe. It is not yet time to stop playing. Summer is here to be adventurous, playful, living, loving, dreaming, and to simply be me. (betsisanders 09)
"Romanticism was Europe's last great epoch, it was during this period in time that there was much importance of the ego's contribution to knowledge and cognition, where the individual was free to interpret life in his own way. The Romantics viewed artists as those who can provide what philosophers can't express. They viewed the activity of the artists as "play", and believed that man is only free when he plays, because then, man makes his own rules. They believed that thru art, they will be led to the "inexpressible". They said that the path of mystery led inwards and that man bears the whole universe within himself and comes closest to the mystery of the world by stepping inside himself. The artists went inside themselves and created a new world. But these Romantics went too far as to compare the artist to God, because the artist created his own reality the way God created the world. They said "that the world becomes a dream, and the dream becomes reality."
What makes me different from the Romantics of yesteryears? I do not claim to make art alone, nor attribute my works to just my talent or my gift. I owe this gift, this talent, only to Him, where I offer all of my creations, where everything I say or do are reflections of His love for me, and that I am all that I am because He loves me... and to Him I am grateful. One priest said that if your only prayer is a prayer of thanks, then that will suffice.
Summertime is the time to play. I am still in the summer of my life, though almost at the end of it, I still long to play, create, and dream. This painting is of a woman by the sea, where I always want to be, where I enjoy soaking in the salty water, riding the waves, and looking at the horizon... where I see Him waiting for me, watching over me, keeping me and my loved ones safe. It is not yet time to stop playing. Summer is here to be adventurous, playful, living, loving, dreaming, and to simply be me. (betsisanders 09)
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