Desert-Scape 1, 24×36, acrylic on canvas. Started with a rendition of a cactus, beautiful in nature, a failure on canvas, morphed into an abstract, with nothing of the former left but some of the colors. Either way, the “visible” is made by the formerly “invisible,” even by me.
Painting in the outskirts of Tucson, experiencing some “successes,” some not so much. Taking breaks in the work, we take walks. Inspiring: There’s no non-success in nature.
Observations, applied with Scripture,* provide the following sketchbook insights:
That which was made
was made by things that were not made.
That which is seen
By that which is not seen.
It’s everywhere apparent
And inapparent, both.
I make a painting, and it is seen,
But just before that, it wasn’t.
Okay, there were materials . . .
Tubes of paint, a blank canvas.
But even they had their origins
In realms unseen.
Nor could they . . . these tubes, that canvas,
make a painting by themselves . . .
In any infinince of time and chance.
So what makes the painting?
Me, of course;
And I, you’ll say, am visible.
So, you make one too, I say.
“I can’t,” you’ll say . . .
“I don’t have what you do . . .
That something unseen.”
Ah, and there’s the mystery . . .
For I don’t see it either . . .
whatever it is.
All that is visible. . . by any of us, and God,
Is made from that which isn’t.
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* . . . what is seen was not made out of what was visible. Hebrews 11:2
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9:55 am
It’s mind-boggling, isn’t it? That God made visible which was not, the essence of the word “creation.” And man, the crown of his creation, so carefully crafted on every level, placed in a setting of complex beauty to frame the apple of his eye. Is this not art in its highest form? And to think that, Biblically, we who look to him will be restored, like a marred, flawed painting brought back to its glorious, original state. Hope rises at the thought. Love the Desert-Scape, Hyatt. Dreamy, like something wonderful coming into view. Not there yet, stirs anticipation.
10:01 am
Great way to put it Hyatt. Thanks.
2:37 pm
Visible or invisible – the colors of the abstract are intriguing.
3:10 pm
Beautiful painting Hyatt! The world The Lord has painted provides such inspiration.
7:08 pm
Love the painting, and the inspiration that gave it life. It’s so alive with color and the feeling it gives me is peace. Blessings to you both.
5:57 am
Your paintings and words are both so inspiring, Love the abstract with its wonderful colors.we serve and worship an awesome God! Thanks for sharing your blog!