Sunday, January 19, 2014

Life, Be Still... a painting by betsisanders

Title:  Life, Be Still
Size:  20 x 16 inches
Medium:  Acrylic on Canvas
Artist: betsisanders 2014
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"Life, Be Still... a painting by betsisanders." 
I chose that title instead of the more common "Still Life" by betsisanders. 
Or maybe this is a better title ---  "be still betsisanders... that's life!"
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The title "still life" is very common. My teacher uses it all the time when students do not give titles to their works. so I jumbled the words and came up with Life, Be Still... then I thought that "Be still betsisanders ...that's life!" is better and more meaningful. / Someone said to me that the reason why some art works sell for hundreds of thousands of pesos, and are all sold on opening night is because people buy the paintings for the social relevance or meaning behind the art works, even if the subjects look like aliens with big eyes and broken necks.... Oh dear... So this painting has a deeper meaning. Not that I plan to sell it and market it for its "social relevance"... duh.... It simply means... be still and pray betsisanders, life may not be easy and trust in Him .... "Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth." (Psalm 46:10) 





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