Mountain of Spires Wood Print

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When we see something impressive, amazing, unusual, the most natural response is to stop and stare. Our eyes drink in the sight, like a thirsty person gulping water.

Now in a large city, it is not necessarily wise to gawk, because the very action stamps one with the label of tourist, outsider, or yokel – someone who is unfamiliar with the place and its ways, and is thereby vulnerable. The proper and safe action -- as it is too often in our society -- is to remain cool, distant, unimpressed, even bored.

As time goes by, this attitude becomes one that we admire and cultivate, much to our disadvantage as human beings. Spontaneous exclamations of enthusiasm and joy are so . . . uncool.

But maybe it’s time to cultivate being more uncool, as we seek to become wiser, happier, more joyful and free. The perfect place to do this is in a wild, country landscape, a place where one can stop and gawk and stare and wonder, without worrying if a sharp observer is going...

I am a fine art painter who creates representational images celebrating light, life, and color. A commercial illustrator for more than 20 years, I have been painting for most of my life, and in the last 13 years have focused exclusively on fine art. I celebrate images that invite the viewer to step into the artwork and experience a sense of joy, peace, freedom, encouragement, meditation, and thought. There's a lot of angry art out there, as well as a lot of shallow pop. I choose to use the abilities and experience I have to promote beauty and goodness.