But not all art is interested in offering that kind of reassurance. Some art does the opposite. Instead of calming us down, it pokes us in the ribs. Sometimes it even grabs us by the collar and says, Look at this. This is art that confronts.

Photo by Zach Key on Unsplash A global pandemic. A war raging in Europe. Racial injustice. Gun violence. Rising inflation, gasoline, and food costs. With everything going on in the world right now, a seemingly logical question may be, "why would anyone bother with art right now?" Or we may hear, "Art is a luxury, not a necessity". But is that really so? In my last post I mentioned how art, specifically the philosophy of kintsugi, helped people deal with the stress caused by

It is a sad consequence of human existence that armed conflict is part of our reality. Even as I write this, the shadow of war looms over...

Carl Gustav Jung So I digress. I was intending to write a post covering the second painting in the 'Eve' series, 'The Temptation Of Adam '. But, as I was drawing the profile picture of one of the most pivotal characters of my book, 'The Substance of Things Hoped For', a thought occurred to me. as I drew the picture of the Animus , I realized how dark the picture looked. How...demonic. As a Christian, I usually shy away from such depictions; I don't even watch horror movies