The Firmament showeth forth...
Len de Beer : Full time Teacher, Occasional Naturalist, Permanent Wildlife enthusiast and Artist.
Welcome to my website, and thank you for browsing through the paintings. I can be contacted at [email protected]. If you require more information you can contact me personally or go to my family blogspot which is www.swahilicoast.blogspot.com.
And only the master shall praise us
And only the master shall blame
And no-one shall work for money
And no-one shall work for fame
But each for the joy of the working
And each in his separate star
Shall draw the thing as he sees it
For the God of things as they are.
Rudyard Kipling: 'L'envoi' The artists heaven.
And only the master shall praise us
And only the master shall blame
And no-one shall work for money
And no-one shall work for fame
But each for the joy of the working
And each in his separate star
Shall draw the thing as he sees it
For the God of things as they are.
Rudyard Kipling: 'L'envoi' The artists heaven.
Creation exploded into being rather than mutated over millennia.That image of Aslan now softly roaring, now blasting forth as only lions can, is so much more appealing, vibrant and real than the lifeless (In every way) alternative. That vibrant creative power of the spoken, (or rather sung) word is part of what interests and motivates me to paint.
So what about the squiggly lines? Well it's a number of things. My uncle, Jez Kunz once made the mistake of telling me that there are no straight lines in nature... I set out to prove him wrong. Actually it is more than that, It's whimsical for sure, but it is not just a feeling, all of creation links back to, and is sustained by the "prototokos" or firstborn of all creation found in Collosians 1:15. The lines are for Him, and lead to Him. They also allow me to create added meaning in the negative spaces. Not unlike magnetic field lines point to the poles, they point to the restoration of all creation and that Eu-Awesome day when creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay. (Romans 8:21) Come Lord Jesus, come.
So what about the squiggly lines? Well it's a number of things. My uncle, Jez Kunz once made the mistake of telling me that there are no straight lines in nature... I set out to prove him wrong. Actually it is more than that, It's whimsical for sure, but it is not just a feeling, all of creation links back to, and is sustained by the "prototokos" or firstborn of all creation found in Collosians 1:15. The lines are for Him, and lead to Him. They also allow me to create added meaning in the negative spaces. Not unlike magnetic field lines point to the poles, they point to the restoration of all creation and that Eu-Awesome day when creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay. (Romans 8:21) Come Lord Jesus, come.