Art and Life patterned together

As you look at an artist and their work you immediately like it or you don't. Through time you might come to change your taste in art, you also might learn to life an artist and their work because you learn to understand them better. That is also true in life. When you meet people you might not like them immediately, but as you get to know them you develop a better understanding and you also see more of the person, a deeper appreciation for who they are or what they have lived. Art imitates life in many aspects, it can capture the color in our lives, or the darkness in our heart. Artists paint so much of their feelings, and they also capture things through many eyes, the window of the soul, the foundation of who we are and what we see. As we all walk or run our marathon of life, maybe we need to understand we are a blank canvas in the beginning, and we paint what others see, we add the images, the color, the outline, every stroke of our life adds another dimension to the painting.

Sometimes our destiny takes on a windy road, and these twists and turns cause us to question our path, and as we look at our life, the painting we have on the canvas is not what we had hoped. In many forms of art, painting, sculpture, weaving, and more, expression is the goal, connecting past and present, bringing together customs and cultures, a medium taking shape just like life. Some artists paint from experience, some from dreams, some paint images, some landscapes, some with clay, others with stone, but all of them capturing a moment they want to share. Expressions are something we all share in our lives, with a smile, a handshake, a frown, even tears, but emotions we express to one another. Artists may capture that better than some of us can express it, and that is why we are moved by art.

There are so many varieties of art, so many lives that are being expressed, just like the marathons we face and run, each one will be different, each one will have a different backdrop, each one will bring something new to our lives, and each one teaches us something new about ourselves, and about life. Art represents a story, it helps us with humanity, it teaches us about differences, it teaches us creativity, it points out that we might not always understand it, but we can accept it, it can show history and it can show the future, but most of all it teaches us about a world that allows for everything. Acceptance of art is a great teacher, as we all need to learn to accept what we don't understand, what we don't agree with, and most of all what we see in life everyday, diversity and color.

The next time you look at a work of art, stop and think about what was being conveyed, what is being expressed, was it someone telling a story of their life, or setting an example for others. Learn to appreciate the canvas that greets you every morning, or the night sky that shines bright every night. Value the spectacular moments of your marathon, take deep breaths and see what is being expressed around you. You do not have to paint, mold clay, or even have one artistic bone in your body to be an artist, or value the world of art, you simply have to learn to appreciate the art around you, take the time to see it, before it is gone.