"For the good which I would I do not, but the evil which I would not that I practice.." - Romans 7:19, ASV

February is finally here, and the season of love is upon us. Not all of us will celebrate Valentine's Day per se, but it's as good a time as any to think about things that we love. L'Amour et Psyché, enfants by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1890 Love, particularly romantic love, has long been the subject of writers, poets, and artists for centuries. I don't know when the earliest love-related artwork began to appear. Much of what we in Western society think we know about love c

' A Fire Burns', 30"x24" oil on canvas I had no intention of writing a post like this. Since February is approaching, I could have put together a post about love and how it relates to art. I've already expounded on black art in a previous post. But after I finished my latest piece, "A Fire Burns", I felt a burning (pun intended) need to take off in another direction. What does it mean when people say there's a fire within? What does it mean when people say they're on fire? Th