Art

October 15

I am thankful for art. I love good art and really appreciate the talent that artists have. Me, being the only one in my family with no art skills, can certainly appreciate the gift. And enjoy.

This is a picture of the doors that I featured in my blog on July 16 in the blog about teamwork. We had prepped the doors with white primer and then the artists took over. This is their final creation (although my daughter Beth says her's is technically not finished). The doors were screwed together with hinges (Anne Wolfe and my contribution) to give this final visual creation, which also serves as a message board for a new coffee house at our church called Brew Unto Others. From left to right in order, the painting of the cross was done by my daughter Beth, a blackboard was painted by Anne Wolfe, as well as the next two doors, a showering man and a man looking through a window, and the door on the far right of coffee beans, vines, and a window was painted by my wife Bebe.

Below is a photo I took of eight drawings my son John Tulley did of prisoners. I am amazed at how good he is as an artist. There seems to be some kind of art gene in my family. As I've mentioned before, my sister Mary Beth Martin is also an accomplished artist. Bebe has an artistic aunt. So it's no wonder that Bebe, John, Beth, and Mary Beth have that talent. How that gene skipped me is interesting but I'm OK with that. I love photography and use it for my artistic expression. But I do admire the ability to paint and draw.

October 15bprisoners,jr tulley

art

art has the ability

to touch

to move

and inspire

it grabs the observer

with awe

and a spark of fire

art goes beyond

the ability

to perceive

what is there

it demands individual

insight

unique

and to the bones

bare.

© rt tulley