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Stellar Career
A passion for history landed one local man among the stars. Read on to find out more about a unique twist in his career path and how you can benefit from it.
Dean Regas loved history, and he had a hankering to educate. He earned a bachelor's degree in history and secondary education in hopes to become a high school history teacher. But that career wasn't in the stars for him.
Instead, he chose to take a more natural path with nature education at various parks, which led him to a position at Burnet Woods. His new job took Regas in a new direction, as his boss told him he would be running the shows at the Wolff Planetarium located in the park.
"I didn't know where anything was in the sky, so it was kinda like I just got thrown into it, and it turned out to be a great thing because in my training, they put the lights out and put the stars up on the ceiling, and I was transformed forever," Regas says. "That was it. I was totally hooked on astronomy."
Regas dove into educating himself about the nighttime sky and stayed with the planetarium for two years. Now, 12 years after his passion discovery, Regas is the assistant director and outreach astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory.
He gets his historical fix in the Greek mythology of the constellations and the stars' ability to connect us with the past. "We're looking at the same stars that the ancients have looked at since humans were around," Regas says.
And he fulfills his desire to educate on a daily basis. Whether he's going to a local third-grade classroom to teach about the moon and show students howit orbits the earth or he's giving a lecture at the Observatory to adults about Pluto and Mars, Regas still gets to educate for a living. "I work with all ages from preschool all the way up to senior citizens," he says.
Regas hopes to educate you, too. The Observatory offers several programs and events to help you discover the stars for yourself. Most Thursday and Friday nights you can make reservations to check out the place and outer space for only $6 a person ($4 for children 18 and younger).
Jupiter Nights are coming up Oct. 15 and 16 from 8 to 10 p.m. These nights give you the chance to get up close and personal with the planet that's some 365 million miles away.
To learn more about the Observatory programs, check out their public events section.
Photo courtesy of the Cincinnati Observatory
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--Sharing our Saviour Yahushua the Messiah to the World!--
Read this FIRST- On this site we prefer to use the actual
Name of our loving Heavenly Father as it was written in the Word,
and thus you will note that we will use the Four Letter
Memorial Name of - YHVH,
which is pronounced as YaHVaH or YaHWaH. In
addition we will also use our Heavenly Fathers
attribute/title, which is Elohim rather than
God, which sadly is the name of a pagan god. In
addition we also love to use the actual and real Name of our
beloved Messiah which is -
Yahushua or Yahshua in short, for this is our
Saviours original Hebrew Name as given to Him at birth in
Lukas - Luke 1:31. This was the only Name ever used when He was
on the earth by His family, disciples and His followers OVER THE
centuries, even until today! However, it was changed to a foreign
name by the founder of the new pagan church of
three levels of learning & understanding of the blessed Word
of YaHVaH Elohim
The three levels of learning & understanding of the blessed Word of YaHVaH Elohim(the Lord God):
When we read and study the blessed Scriptures, the Word of YHVH Elohim as a believer in Yahushua the Messiah, we should keep the following three steps always in mind for they are a valuable guide and it will certainly provide us with guidance and illuminate the sheer beauty and the fullness of YHVHs most blessed Word.
1. Who was YHVH Elohim, blessed be His Sanctified Name, speaking to?
2. When was it said?
3. How was His Word understood at the time it was spoken/given?
I do believe that these three points are most relevant to our understanding of 1. What the Almighty is saying at the time 2. As well as what it means to us today - and 3. Especially to you and me right now!
Wherefore Elohim (God) also hath highly exalted Him and given Him a Name which is above every name. That at the Name of (the Messiah) every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things in earth and things under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Yahushua The Messiah is Master, to the glory of Elohim the Father. Philippians 2:9-11.
It is without doubt that so many around the
world genuinely love the name of Jesus. And as we
travel the world, I hear the Name of the Messiah pronounced in
many different ways - Iesous, Jesu, Jesus, Jisu, Isua,
Isa and in
Is it not strange that our blessed Messiah has
so many variations when it comes to His Name? Yet, as I travel
the around the world, I have just one name, and I am simply
called Reuben in all English speaking countries as
well as Reuben in Germany, Holland, Russia, Poland,
Spain, France, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, China,
the Americas, as it is in the Middle East! And no one has
ever called me
We may ask a simple question; Why? Well the answer is that Reuben is my name and I have not chosen to change it to anything else, whereas some Eastern European migrants and some others may have made a personal choice to change their very difficult, lets say their Eastern European sounding or an awkward name to pronounce to something more British, and that is fine, but that was their choice.! But, if every nation in the world is able to call me by my correct name, WHY then is it not possible to call our precious Saviour by His correct Name? For does He not have the Name above every name? Of course it is possible and we should call the Messiah by the Name, which His heavenly Father gave Him.
Many have asked me how did Messiahs Name
get changed from the original Yahushua to
Let me take care of the main argument first,
the one being But the Lord has blessed me when I
have used the name of
2. Others may have received some sort of fulfilment or request to prayers, but remember that Satan is a great counterfeit! What does the Word tell us?
So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth and his angels were cast out with him. Revelation 12:9.
Thus, we could ask the question, What does the name of IESOUS JESUS really mean, and why was it changed from Yahushua?
In Hebrew and Greek names always have a very
precise meaning and nothing is there without a reason. We know
that the prophets were given very specific names and when we
study them we discover that they were indeed chosen men for their
times. Here are just a few examples: Yirmyahu -
1. The Greek IE or JE has the sound of Yeh, is what is known as a hail. As we know, this is certainly not in any way related to the blessed Memorial Name - Yah, for it was deliberately changed.
An interesting note, according the Dictionary of Christian Lore and Legend by J. C. J. Melford, page 126 it states that in the Latin the word JESU has been traced to an Hebrew word meaning a curse be upon.
2. This leaves us with the
SOUS or SUS part of the name. This word
also has a very distinct meaning and this is the part that needs
further investigation. We should be well aware that there are
many other Greek individuals, cities, places and countless
deities that have either all or part of this name, being
Sous, Seus or Sus and the
reality is that all three renditions are actually directly
related to the name of the Greek god ZEUS. I am well
aware that this will be a shock, but every time you pray
JeSus what you unknowingly have said is
Hail Zeus! Remember that Satan has deceived the whole
world and by that I do mean the whole church system! Satan used
an evil man at the very beginning, during the days of the
Apostles, a man who came from Samaria who was a sorcerer who did
many tricks that looked like miracles, but when he saw
Yaakov James preach and do real miracles in the Name
of Yahushua, he was immersed and went to Jerusalem where in due
course he met Shimeon Peter, but he was rejected as
he desired to buy his way in wanting to become an apostle. (read
Acts chapter 8). This evil man Simon Magnus and not Peter went to
Satan also used men like the sun worshipping Emperor Constantine and the Nicene Council and the church hierarchy to destroy all that was good amongst the faithful followers of Messiah Yahushua as most were slowly murdered by them and the church throughout the ages!
Here are a few examples of Greek names that are
related to Zeus such as the Greek hero of the Trojan
War Odysseus and the Greek deity Ieuseus
being a variant spelling of the Latin IESUS.
There is the sacred mountain in Greece Parnassus, and the
god of wine and the son of Zeus
Thus tragically our loving Saviour was renamed JeSeus hail to Zeus, but as the centuries passed, there were those who used the name were totally unaware of its actual meaning and thus cannot be found guilty of its use, unless you continue to use it after reading this! This name was attributed to Messiah Yahushua by the pagan Roman church who was against anything that was remotely that even appeared to be from a Judaic origin; especially the keeping of the Seventh Day Sabbath and thus the Mithra or the Sun worshipping Emperor Constantine changed that by a law of force, under the cloud of punishment of death on March 7, 321 A.D. This was part of his (Blue law) statement:
On the venerable Day of the Sun
let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let
all workshops be closed. (Codex Justinianus 3.12.3, trans.
Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, 5th ed. (
Christians shall not Judaize and be idle
on Saturday but shall work on that day; but the Lords day
they shall especially honour, and, as being Christians, shall, if
possible, do no work on that day. If, however, they are found
Judaizing, they shall be shut out from
This Roman pagan based church was not part of the apostolic Ecclesia that had been in existence since the time of Messiah Yahushua and had continued and does so until this day!
And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His Name Yahushua, for He will save his people from their sins Mattityahu - Matthew 1:21.
Yes, our Saviours Name is - Yahushua, and His Name contains the blessed Name of His Father, Yah, whereas ushua means save or salvation. Thus, the name of Yahushua means, "YaHVaH (the eternal existing One) Saves. The blessed Name of Yahushua is correctly pronounced YahhoeShoea. One may say there is nothing wrong about the Name of Jesus as it is the Anglicised version of Yahushua. However, I make the point that all those who personally knew the Messiah and spoke with Him, called Him, - Yahushua. You might say, but the New Covenant is in Greek, and there it was written differently. Well there is clear proof that the Gospels were originally written in Hebrew and they were later translated into Greek. And it was due to Greek not having a Y in its alphabet, it was therefore was written as Iesou or Isous. HOWEVER, how do we explain the next issue?
At this point I wish to point out, that there
was ANOTHER man of Elohim (and several others) in the Word and
his name was also Yahushua. This mans name was
also written as IESOU in the Greek. But, how was his
name translated when it came to the English in the Word? There
you will find it much closer to the original Hebrew,
It is also important to look at the best-known
title or attribute of Yahushua, the
He (Yahushua) is Kurios of kurioon and Basileus of basileoon - He is Lord of lords and King of kings. Revelations 17:14.
Considering this verse, why is it, when we
speak about Yahushua, we use the term Lord or
Master and not
Please remember these terms are titles, or attributes of our precious Yahushua The Messiah and we should translate them into our language for full understanding. However, names should never be altered or changed, and we should use the wonderful Name YaHVaH Elohim gave our Messiah and Yahushua is His actual Name!
Another reason I do not wish to use the title
In addition, in todays climate to say
I am a Christian has little to no meaning to
the world, for so much evil has been done by those who are
supposed to be chistians peodophiles priests and
ministers in various churches, sexual crimes and so many other
evils that have been done. I am well aware that this does not
represent the whole, but it is what the majority of non-believers
hears and sees on TV and remembers! We the faithful believers and
followers in Messiah Yahushua understand the difference and we
often use more meaningful statements. Rather saying that you are
a christian, it would be better to define your faith in the
Messiah Yahushua, for we know that the word
Recently whilst speaking with a man, he told me
that he was a christian, however within minutes he
commenced to tell me of his belief in
Thus, we as faithful believers in the Word of
Elohim must stand apart from the world, as Messiah Yahushua has
asked of us. We should return to the ways of old, and start
Blessed be the Sanctified Name of YaHVaH Elohim, the Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth. Blessed be the wonderful Name of Yahushua the Messiah, who died for us and rose again after three days and three nights, HalleluYah.
Thank You precious Yahushua, that all who believe in You and repented of their sins shall not perish but have everlasting life!
Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Yahushua died and rose again and so we believe that Elohim will bring with Yahushua those who have fallen asleep in Him. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14.
Beloved, this message and it contents was given
to me by YaHVaH Elohim, for me to share with everyone who desire
to know the truth of His Word, for Elohim desires you through His
Word to RETURN AGAIN TO ME and once again call
Him by His rightful Name! We must be aware Yahushua will come in
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trump of Elohim. And the dead in Messiah will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words" Thessalonians 4:16-18.
me Your way, O YHVH. I will walk in Your truth.
Tehillim Psalms 86:11
May YHVH Elohim bless and keep you in the palm of His hand always, in Messiah Yahushuas loving Name!
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What Good Is Art?
When I finished college almost fifteen years ago, I was, perhaps, overconfident. 'The world out there desperately needs what I have to offer,' I thought. 'Especially the religious art world. I'm destined to be God's gift to this community. I'm going to change the world.'
Ha ha!
It didn't take long for me to realize that not everyone was in love with what I was doing. Some people frankly disliked my images, which was disheartening, frustrating, but perhaps for the best: humbling. I managed my expectations and learned to appreciate the small but growing fraction of the population that paid attention to my developing body of work. Lucky indeed, I came to realize, is the artist that finds even a small audience who cares.
Fifteen years and a thousand paintings later, (I just celebrated my 1000th career painting! And yet,) sometimes I wonder. What good is art? What value am I bringing to the world? Is it worth it? Is it making any difference? There are so many real issues in the world. The vast oceans of power and circumstance forever undulate, carrying some people great distances and turbulently swallowing others. At great cost, a few brave individuals offer themselves as sacrificial lambs for the cause of justice and right, while many are content to ride where the tide takes them.
Where does my small voice fit in to the great ongoing drama of the human race? Without pretending to have arrived at an overarching response to these questions, let me offer a few thoughts:
1. Art brings humanity. I credit one of my heroes, Gary Ernest Smith, for recently reminding me of this idea. Art brings humanity. In unique ways, art in its many forms reminds us of our potential–that we have so much more capacity to fulfill the measure of our creation. We're reminded to be compassionate, empathetic, and merciful–not reminded through preaching, but rather through feeling. Good art, good performances, good writing, remind us that the world is full of opposing forces, and that choosing the right is not always an obvious or easy task. Good art can take people with vastly differing ideals and lead them to agreeable conclusions—enable them to feel the same feelings. Art reflects life; and good art doesn't shove a message down the proverbial throat, but raises profound questions and suggests possibilities—the way that life does. Good art doesn't dictate our thoughts, but rather stirs emotions within us and makes us want to change–to take chances, to forgive, to make the world a better place. Even the most simple painting or poem has the capacity to make us see anew—to understand God's hand in the every day. Art brings humanity.
2. Art creates a safe place to deal with the dark. Bad things happen in life–so bad, for some people, they can't talk about it. They keep it bottled up deep down inside. I'm no psychologist, but even as a young student in public school, we were taught the idea of catharsis, of the purging of emotions—an idea as ancient as Aristotle. Art (film, theater, literature) evokes within us a wide range of emotions. Often the hero undergoes dramatic events that may outweigh the seriousness of our own experience. And yet those events echo our own comparably small experiences with parallel emotions. To internalize exaggerated emotion through vicarious artistic experience allows us to understand, overcome, and perhaps communicate about our own emotions and experience. Art is a safe place to deal with the dark. Of course, as parents, we naturally feel protective of our children. We want to shield them from the dark by over-censoring their media. And yet, we often don't know what pain, shame, embarrassment, fear, and any number of other emotions they may be hiding. To shield them from art that deals with these emotions is to deprive them of catharsis. To shield ourselves from great art is to deprive ourselves of healing and understanding. I'm not saying we shouldn't be judicious about what media we feed our children–Amy will tell you I refuse to watch movies that straddle suspense and horror, and I'm not keen on violent video games. Too much censoring, though, may be like putting a band aid on the surface of someone suffering from heart disease. Life inevitably brings emotionally deep wounds that can benefit from deep catharsis of emotion. If in our own lives we don't experience these deep wounds, art can help us understand the wounds of our fellow men, women, and children. Art creates a safe place to deal with the dark.
3. Art can recognize and be thankful for the good. I love something Will Smith said a few weeks ago: "The thing is to make sure with your art your art is a gift to people to help their lives be better and to be brighter[…]it's like you're trying to help people just get through a day[…]" Amy and I have collected a number of works by other artists. I love the spirit of the artist within each piece. I love the beauty of these works. They help me get through the day. They help me love life. Art can recognize and be thankful for the good.
So, what good is art? And more specifically, What good is your art? May I suggest your art is one of God's many gifts to the world? The difference it makes may seem small. You don't know what darkness your dear friends are struggling with. You don't know that strangers you've never met have been moved by something you created. You don't know what catharsis you've facilitated for the overwhelmed, or what empathy you've encouraged in the comfortable.
Fifteen years of painting has taught me that what we create doesn't hold meaning for everybody. But for those lucky enough to pay attention, our art means the world.
2014: The Year of Making Art
If you've wanted a jump-start to do more painting in 2014, join me for a free painting demonstration on New Year's Day. The demo will be broadcast live beginning at 1pm MST at http://www.ustream.com/channel/everything-i-ever-learned-about-art.
Here's a list of materials I'll be using:
-A panel to paint on, lightly sanded and coated with gesso
-A mirror (we'll be working on a self-portrait)
-Brush cleaner
-Paper towel or rag
-Palette loaded with paint. I usually use Rembrandt brand, but you can use whatever you've got. My colors are, from left to right: raw umber, transparent brown oxide, burnt sienna, raw sienna, Naples yellow, titanium white, cadmium yellow medium, cadmium orange, cadmium red deep, permanent madder deep (or alizarin crimson), ultramarine blue deep, and black. If you don't want to get all of these colors, you can get by with burnt sienna, raw sienna, white, and black.
-A variety of brushes: a cheap chip brush, a few larger bristle brushes, a few fine sable brushes, and a fan brush.
See you in 2014!
How To Treat Your Studio Help: A Message from Kirk's Art Assistant
Today I'm turning my blog over to one of my studio assistants. At the risk of incriminating myself, I've asked Brooke to tell us what makes for a good employment experience for a studio assistant or intern. Here's Brooke:
Hello! My name is Brooke Mann, and I just graduated from Brigham Young University majoring in Illustration. I've been working part time here with Kirk in his studio for about 7 months now, and I have really loved it. Let me tell you what makes it most enjoyable for me . . .
1. A Variety of Projects
Obviously, any person who chooses to work as an assistant to an artist does so because he or she loves art. And I do! I love it. It is so fun for me to work in a place surrounded by beautiful art – paintings, drawings, sculptures, and book illustrations. School was a great place to keep learning and keep getting inspired, but work provides a place for that now. It's great to be around art that inspires me and teaches me about what I can do better. Artists are always encouraged to look at new art, study the masters, visit galleries, find out what they like and don't like, etc.If you want to keep your art assistants happy, expose them to all sorts of art projects. Most human beings I know love variety. We love broadening our horizons, learning new skills, and trying new things. It makes us feel good and well-rounded. I love it when Kirk has me doing all sorts of things, not just art. I've learned how to edit video and prepare artwork by working with wood instance! (I feel seriously cool now that I'm a girl who can work saws and lots of tools.) I struggle a little when I am doing the same, tedious assignment all day.
2. Learning and Practicing New Skills
Another wonderful thing is the practice. Kirk lets me work on paintings before he puts on the finishing touches. He also lets me sketch them out at the beginning and then clean up and prepare digital files at the end. All of this is wonderful practice that may be a little different from what I do on my own art at home. Artists have to be constantly (seriously constantly!) practicing to keep their skills up. The more you practice, the more naturally it comes and the skills get engraved into you. For example, honestly, I used to struggle with photoshop because I didn't use it broadly enough. However, since working here, I've been practicing so much that I don't think I will soon forget how to use the tools. I feel very confident with it.3. Give Feedback
Teach us and give us advice. Sure, it's good to let us ask questions, but we don't always know what questions to ask! You have great value because of your experience. We want to learn from you. Kirk is a nice guy and always compliments what I do. I would be happy to hear some critiques from him every once in a while. If he told me what I could be doing better or if he said, "try it like this," then that would also be preparing me for the harshness of the real world. ["Side note–sorry Brooke. I'll work on that." – Kirk]
4. Connections and Opportunity
Enabling me in my own career makes me motivated and excited to work for my boss's career. I love my job. Kirk asked me what he could do to help me and I mentioned publicity. One of his suggestions was this blog post, which helps both of us. Hopefully some of the information here will help you too.
Here's a link to my own art. It's very different from Kirk's (I do almost purely stuff for kids), but I think that's why work doesn't burn me out. Please take a look! And of course, keep following Kirk too.
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Everything I Ever Learned About Art
People ask me all the time, 'Do you teach lessons?' 'When's your next workshop?'
I feel some tension about teaching. I like to teach. I promised God if He'd help me figure out how to make a living as an artist, I'd pass it along through teaching. But still, tension. I haven't been good at developing a consistent teaching effort. I like my privacy in the studio. At times, students don't seem serious about learning, and motivating them doesn't come naturally to me. Plus, I think it's important for young artists to learn from a variety of artists rather than becoming a disciple of one. And it seems the most serious of young artists teach themselves by looking at art and often disregard what their teachers have to say. And can you really pull genius out of someone? Is it something that's either there or it isn't? So, tension.
But a couple of things happened to me recently. First, I was asked to present on teaching via the internet at the Dixie Business of Art in Kanab, (which, by the way, is this weekend–so come.) That made me think, 'I guess I'd better do some teaching if I'm going to present on it.' Second, I had someone come show me their work after having taken an online course I offered through Folioacademy.com. I was so impressed with the progress she had made in her painting skills through taking the course, and I was encouraged. It made me remember so many victories with so many students in my past.
Well, if you've been following my Instagram feed, you may know about my new project–documenting everything I ever learned about art. This promises to be a slow and painstaking project for me. If you click on this link, you'll see in the left hand column a long list of demo videos I plan to create and post online. I'm reaching back to the beginning, and choosing exercises I did way back when I was young that still have some bearing on what I do as an artist today. Much of this content will not be new or groundbreaking. I hope, however, to build a progressive group of exercises that build on one another to take a young artist (of any age) from fundamentals to eventual freedom of expression. I hope to focus on principles and general techniques in order to give artists a lot of tools, both in discipline and expression, so they don't become copies of me, but rather find their own paths. I remember when I finally had enough skills to accomplish what I wanted to in a painting. It was like I could finally breath.
If you decide to delve into some of my new demo videos at learn.jkirkrichards.com, and you make it to the end of a video, you'll see how I really feel about teaching–and more specifically about the teachers who taught me. They truly opened my eyes and pulled out whatever latent genius there might have been in a young, stubborn, and sometimes less than responsive art student. I'm so grateful for their patience and expertise.
And now I'm going to motivate you. You CAN do it. Push past those mental blocks. It's worth it. Most artists give up or fall into a rut way too early. All it takes to go further is to work harder and be more persistent and try new things. Most people don't. You can. Absolutely you can.
So when is my next workshop? It's right now, on your computer. New videos are free for a week or two once they are posted. And if you'd like to be notified of live workshops, please email me at jkirk(at)jkirkrichards.com and I'll put you on the list.
So You Made A Bad Painting?
It seems like there are a few superstar artists out there who never make a mistake. Every painting, drawing, or sculpture seems flawless–perfect strokes, perfect gestures, perfect anatomy; perfect temperatures, perfect manipulation of the picture plane, plus a composition to die for.
I don't know if I'll ever be that good. Why do I even try? What's the point of making art if a lot of what I create is far from perfect? People will see my mistakes. I probably shouldn't put my work out there until the day I don't make so many mistakes.
If you're like me, you've had these thoughts run through your head many times. And those impulses can be useful. Being your own toughest critic can push your work to new levels of creativity and craftsmanship. Carefully placing your best work in public shows can drive expectation (your own and your clients') and open career opportunities again and again. But it's easy to let those impulses get the better of us. We all know artists who put off promoting their own work because of self doubt until finally their dreams of an art career fall by the wayside.
When my own bad work gets me down, I remember two things:First, a visit to the museum of the Louvre. One of the paintings there, of course, is the Mona Lisa–arguably the most famous painting in the world. As I worked my way through the museum crowds to catch a glimpse of the painting, the critic in me expected to be disappointed. It couldn't possibly be everything it's cracked up to be. And then I saw it. It was perfect. Unbelievably perfect. Wow, Mr. Da Vinci! How did you do that? But down the hall is another painting by Da Vinci: a painting of John the Baptist. I saw it and it didn't move me. Not that it's horrible–it has some of the same marks of genius, the brilliant sfumato that make the Mona Lisa such a standout piece. But the figure of John the Baptist seems to lack structure and understanding of anatomy, and the finger ends on such an abrupt point as to lead the eye to a black hole. It seems ghostly and makes me think Da Vinci spent all his time on the face–pasting the feminine visage he painted on previous works into an otherwise bland composition. It made me wonder, how could the quintessential renaissance man, the creator of the most famous painting in the world–how could he have also created THIS? Well, there could be a lot of reasons, and I'll resist the urge here to venture a guess. (And you may disagree with my critical analysis of the painting.) That said, my point is: Leonardo Da Vinci had a bad painting. Probably many. And this wasn't one of his early paintings. It was one of his last paintings. BUT he also had one of the most perfect and celebrated paintings in the world. That gives me hope.
The second thing I remember is an interview I once saw with Brad Pitt (and this was a long time ago, so I hope I remember it correctly.) When asked about working with Edward Norton on the movie Fight Club, Mr. Pitt talked about what an excellent and consistent actor Edward Norton is. In contrast, Brad considered himself to be hit and miss. One take might be totally off, but another take might bring just the right result. What a relief! Someone as successful as Brad Pitt owns inconsistency. And aren't we glad he persists in his career regardless? I am glad.
A favorite art teacher once pointed out that work of Bouguereau, worshiped by many as the most skilled painter to ever paint, was relegated to a back corner of many museums. And, according to my teacher, rightly so–because above all, the skill of Bouguereau's work often overshadowed its content. In a time when painters were taking up social causes and revolutionizing art for art's sake, Bouguereau was simply being the most skilled. He represented the pinnacle of a tradition that would soon become irrelevant to the art world around him. Now I fully expect this idea to bring down the ire of many contemporary academicians and classical devotees. And I'm convinced that Bouguereau's work will only become more popular and revered over time. AND, I don't think my teacher was urging his pupils not to develop skill. Rather, he urged us not to court skill at the expense of meaningful content and experimentation. How many slick works of art without error or risk have fallen into obscurity? Many. Just because a work is perfect doesn't mean it is moving–doesn't mean it will rally the human soul. Searching and experimenting are important ingredients. And searching breeds inconsistency. Experimentation breeds bad work in search of the best work.
So you made a bad painting? Well, you're probably on the right track.
Defense Against the Dark Arts (Or, why Harry Potter and Carl Bloch should not make temple art)
A friend recently made a comment in a church meeting comparing the dark experience of European cathedrals with the light experience of LDS temple worship. I'm sure he didn't state it even close to the way I heard it, which was 'light art by our people, good; dark art by other people, bad.' This is particularly painful to me, because I aspire to create works of art as moving as those by Bastien-Lepage, Georges de la Tour, Rouault, and countless others whose works draw pilgrims from all over the world precisely because they are so moving.
The Church is making an effort to put more original art in temples. That's super exciting! I'm in love with this idea. As an artist who has repeatedly promised to consecrate my talents to the Church, this seems like an ideal opportunity to exercise those promises. I have, in fact, received several letters, emails, and phone calls inviting me to participate in this effort. "If we could," they say, "we'd have Carl Bloch paint all of the art in the temples." My heart beats faster and I imagine the possibilities. And then I hear the details. Apart from the fact that all images made for temples are restricted from being reproduced and offered to a wider audience, there are a number of artistic requirements that make my blood boil, and partly because they would disqualify even the great Carl Bloch. Let me outline three of those requirements here:
This means no loose or washy backgrounds, no simplification of form, no reducing to principle or symbol. When I was contemplating submitting a proposal for a temple painting, a hero of mine and temple art veteran assured me "you'll have to overpaint and noodle the life out of it." Okay. Maybe those were the words I heard and not the words he said. But pretty close. Now take a look at the three details from Carl Bloch's Pool of Bethesda. Amazing how abstracted and simplified they are. I bet most of us hadn't even noticed the guy on his hand shoes in the lower left corner of the painting. And it's pretty bold of Carl Bloch to leave the man under the blanket so underfinished. Bold and moving, precisely because it heightens the tension between sickness and health, between light and dark.
First of all, why would an artist do this? Let me just give a few quick thoughts. Silhouetting Christ in shadow brings a feeling of reverence, much like not showing His face in the movie Ben Hur shows reverence. Depicting Christ in shadow is a compositional device used by artists to take away distracting details and heighten the importance and drama of the scene. It also allows light to emanate around Him. It doesn't mean He's evil, or the source of darkness. Surely He who descended below all things and experienced the greatest emotional and physical darkness might be depicted in the shadow, representing His connection to all mankind by virtue of His suffering and atonement. One of my favorite pieces from the recent BYU Museum of Art show of Carl Bloch's work was his Daughter of Jairus. Notice how Christ is depicted mostly in shadow, and how this allows the light to emanate from around him.
Now take a look at this Supper at Emmaus by Rembrandt, not to mention this popular painting of Christ walking on the water. Perhaps the former example might come off a bit spooky in the estimation of some, but the device itself is strikingly gorgeous:
In other words, the person must be healed and happy–not anticipating the healing. The storm must have completely passed. The following reasoning was explained to me (by a dear friend, I might add, and champion of my work:) 'People come to the temple to seek peace. Often they are going through some struggle in their life, and so we want the art in the temple to bring them peace.' My concern with this idea is it disqualifies any atonement painting, not to mention two of our favorites, Bloch's Pool of Bethesda and his Daughter of Jairus. Note particularly in these two paintings, how the tension, the anticipation of being healed, is what makes the paintings so powerful. If, as my friend suggested, we come to the temple to seek peace and healing, won't we relate to artwork that explores the anticipation of peace and healing rather than work that barely acknowledges any suffering? Think of the symbols in the endowment. The ones that move me the most refer specifically to Christ's suffering. I am moved to hope by pieces when I look at them and say "I'm trying to get to Christ. I'm in need of healing. That's me in that painting."
According to Mormon teachings, our spiritual journey is one of experience, opposition, and learning. Indeed, if we're meant to grapple with problems of eternal and universal scope and learn to be as God is, why would we want to reduce everything to a nice, happy, light package? Because of my title (which was really just a writing device to get your attention) I feel slightly duty-bound to mention Harry Potter here. Those stories are dark and full of tension, and yet they effectively communicate the idea of grappling with problems of good and evil. No story, least of all the story of the great plan of salvation, can be adequately addressed by only depicting the end of act three. All of the standard works, including the Book of Mormon, are packed with conflict from page 1 all the way to Moroni's promise.
Okay, okay, okay. So you ask, but is the temple the right place? We don't want the art to distract from the thing of real importance–the individual spiritual experience. And I agree. I went to the Nauvoo temple, and was quite distracted by the murals because they were painted by six heroes of mine. I couldn't focus on anything else, I was so enamored with those murals. The flip side of that is, I get distracted by bland and mediocre paintings in temples as well. If I have to be distracted, please make it an excellent distraction!
Now you know what a state I'm in. Please forgive me if I have offended in any way. My hope is simply to get everyone to think more analytically about art, and perhaps to see things they haven't seen before. As for Harry Potter and Carl Bloch, there may be more appropriate places for them aside from the temple. Perhaps the BYU Bookstore.
So Do You Have A Day Job? – An Artist's Leap of Faith
"So do you have a day job?"
I was recently asked this question. It's a common question for artists to hear. The subtext could be any number of things, perhaps 'If you're full time, then why haven't I ever heard of you?' Or 'How can an adult with children and a mortgage take time away from real life to do this?' Or perhaps 'I want to paint, but I'm afraid I'll fail.' Or maybe even 'I hate you for doing what I have always wanted to do.'
Whatever the subtext, and no matter how many times I hear the question, it still shocks my system a little. Perhaps it's because I disagree with the idea that artwork is better if it's made by a full-time artist. I have many friends that teach or have professional careers in addition to their art, who make stunning pieces I would be proud to call my own.
But the stigma remains. And indeed, one of my earliest career goals was to make art my living. And so, with some trepidation for not knowing which of the subtexts I'm giving answer to, I respond, "Nope. I don't have a day job. This is what I do."
This weekend, I was reminded of the miracles of an art career by a long-time hero of mine, Gary Ernest Smith. Gary is known for his scenes of farms, fields, and farmers. His work is a marvelous blend of modern composition and surface, as if Maynard Dixon were painting in the 21st century. Gary's paintings sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. They are sought after by collectors far and wide.
But it wasn't always this way. Gary reminded me of the time when he had two children, a third on the way, and thirty cents to his name. He barely had enough money for gas to get him around town to shop his artwork from place to place. How did he have the fortitude to continue on under those circumstances, rather than run back to the comforts of a traditional job? Gary's philosophy is to believe there are no other options aside from the desired career. He persisted, hustled, and things began falling into place. And this type of thing has happened to him repeatedly throughout his career. "You have to remember," says Gary "where you were right before results start to happen." Clearly his belief in a higher power is a driving force behind his faith in himself and in his artwork.
And that made me think about my own story.
During the first months of my career, one artist counseled me, "You've got to send your wife to work. That's the only way you can make it." Well, frankly, we tried for a few weeks. Amy worked temp jobs, but nothing seemed to stick. We lived in a little basement apartment and kept our expenses very low. And so, with my first large paycheck from the sale of a painting (it was $8000, but it felt like $200,000 to me) we brought Amy home. Not that she doesn't work, mind you. It's more than a full time job trying to keep our current business organized, and Amy does a marvelous job.
In 2001, I decided to escape various pressures in the local art world to paint certain things, to do things a certain way, and to become known as a by-default religious artist. ("How could you take such an artist seriously, if he has only lived and worked in Utah County?" some people asked.) So we decided to move to Tennessee and keep our expenses low by staying with Amy's folks for a year or two. The day before we left Utah, we awoke to the horrifying news that terrorists had flown airplanes into the World Trade Center towers. We arrived in Tennessee with no connections in the art world there, at a time when everyone was on the edge of their nerves. No one wanted to spend money. It looked like we were on the verge of war with Iraq. I rented a studio space in downtown Nashville. It was a mildewy building with substandard climate control. There were days in the winter when I was too cold to paint, and I just curled up on my junk couch and slept beneath a blanket. But finally, after seven months there, I had enough work to put up an art show. A friend of Amy's parents was a builder. He offered to host an art show in one of his fabulous modern loft condos downtown. We set up the show and invited everyone we could think of. The turnout was great! The sales were zero. Meanwhile, our bank account was dwindling towards empty. Days passed, and an email came down through the Visual Arts Alliance of Nashville about a new gallery opening in Franklin, Tennessee. I invited the gallery owner to come see my show (other galleries had declined my invitation.) She came over, and we decided to take the whole show over to her new gallery. An opening reception came and went. Still no sales. One client was going to buy a painting until his wife discovered I was LDS and put an end to his purchase. Finally, when, from my perspective things were as low as they could be, a lady who had recently won the lottery came in and purchased one of my large pieces. We were back in business! And things started to grow from there.
Was that the last of my challenges? Of course not. Two years later, we moved back to Utah into the house we had purchase from my parents. I remember going to buy groceries for the first time (we had been living with Amy's parents for two years and had benefited from their generosity in many ways, including groceries.) I felt sick to my stomach. How was I going to afford groceries for our growing family on top of the expenses of paying a mortgage and utilities? Well, with hard work and faith, things started to happen. Sales in Tennessee plus sales in Utah made it possible. Just like Gary says, after you do all you can do, miracles happen.
"But what about all those people that had to help you out along the way?" you might ask. Yes, Amy's parents were generous to host us for two years. My parents gave us a great deal on their old house. My brother-in-law bought me a meal at a Village Inn once because I wouldn't order anything on that "expensive" menu. Perhaps people even bought paintings out of pity. In the end, though, I dare say we have had to rely on the help of others less than many who have had traditional jobs, who, because of layoffs or transfers have had moments when they too needed help. My point here is not to boast, but rather to encourage those who are entertaining the thought of striking out on their own.
So, three things for you and me:
1. Reexamine your subtext when you ask "Do you do it full time?"
2. Remember where we were before the miracles happened.
3. Encourage those around us in their leaps of faith.
Thanks, Gary, for reminding me.


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Landowner Incentive Program Grant Applications Now Being Accepted
February 09, 2009
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division is currently accepting Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) applications from landowners interested in longleaf pine restoration and/or enhancement. Deadline for applications is April 1, 2009.
LIP is a federal grant program that assists landowners in habitat improvement/restoration for the benefit of species in greatest conservation need (GCN). Individual projects are selected on a competitive ranking process based on the number of GNC species that will benefit from the project.
"While the Landowner Incentive Program improves habitat for threatened and endangered species such as the Eastern indigo snake or the red- cockaded woodpecker, it also benefits game species such as deer and wild turkey," said Traci George, LIP Coordinator. "It's a win-win situation."
LIP may cost share up to 64 percent of the cost of the selected longleaf pine restoration project. The program can provide assistance with seedlings and planting, chemical site preparation, site-preparation burn, native grass restoration and exotic species control.
Eligible property must be privately owned and occur within the historical range of longleaf pine in Alabama. Cutover and agricultural lands are also eligible. There are no minimum acreage requirements.
For LIP applications, contact Traci George at (334) 353-0503, or firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information about LIP visit www.outdooralabama.com/research-mgmt/landowner/lip/.
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For the past two summers the service has operated a helicopter day base about nine miles north of Moses Lake through an agreement with Grant County Fire District 5.
The decision by nonprofit INHS establishes a fulltime base, with a registered nurse, respiratory therapist, pilot and mechanic. They will handle emergency responses and assist in transports between regional hospitals.
A permanent hangar will be constructed later this year to house the helicopter.
The full-time base provides more direct air transport services and decreased response time for north central Washington, said an INHS press release.
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Summer Sessions: 11, one-week sessions
Price: Adult fee, $426; Teenagers, $362; 9-12 year olds, $286; 5-8 year olds, $262; 3-4 year olds, $230; 0-2 year olds, $154
Sitting at 7,000 feet in the Utah Wasatch Mountains is Aspen Grove Family Camp and Conference Center, a mountaintop haven used to strengthen and rejuvenate families by serving Brigham Young University alumni and friends.
Only minutes from where Robert Redford founded the Sundance Institute and Film festival, Aspen Grove sits at the base of Mt. Timpanogos, and is one of only a handful of camps in the United States directly sponsored and supported by a major university.
The camp is actually a branch of the BYU alumni department, and staff members have always been seeking new and exciting ways to serve the college since its transformation from a summer school to a family camp in 1963.
The facilities on this 65-acre forest setting can accommodate up to 408 guests at one time with a primary goal to offer growth and learning for each member of the family. And for cutting edge family fun there is Aeroball, the trampoline basketball game, cross-country skiing and indoor virtual golf for the vacationing businessman.
The week-long family camps that are offered in the summer provide many moments for families to bond. Other activities included are arts and crafts, a ropes course, a rappelling tower, miniature golf, racquetball, a stocked rainbow trout fishing pond, and a heated swimming pool with a view of the "Timp" peak.
And for the adventurous folks, a 15-mile round-trip hike to the peak, close to 12,000 feet elevation, is available. More novice hiking through the camp's natural springs, waterfalls, streams and through the neighboring U.S. Forests' trails is also very popular.
After a full day of activities, families large and small and guests are able to relax in one of the four two-story family lodges, rustic cabins or guest rooms. Each pine and fir-enveloped hilltop family lodge structure contains eight bedrooms, five bathrooms, kitchen facilities and a loft, large enough to accommodate large families or groupings of families.
Recently, many families are discovering Aspen Grove as a cherished location for family reunions.
"Now, with up to 75 percent of the attendees being family reunions, the diverse group brings many challenges," states Mark Longhurst, manager of marketing. "We've had to change our programming to provide for more adults."
With the influx of reunions being hosted at the camp, many changes have been implemented, such as the need to develop multiple choices for various ages of adults, including parents and grandparents.
It has been a recent programming challenge for the camp to keep new things happening each year. Where other generations may have enjoyed potato sack races and dominoes, the staff has added some fresh, creative ideas like the recent Frontier Village as a place to relax and mingle Old West style, with pellet gun competitions and remote control car races.
Located only an hour from Salt Lake City and 30 minutes from the BYU campus, Longhurst and Camp Director Glen Parker continue to seek ways to reach the locals and boost growth throughout the fall and winter seasons.
They are seeing an increase in the off-season by providing such programs as family getaways, marriage retreat weekends and the newly implemented single-parent weekends.
Family structures are changing, and programs like the single-parent weekends are filling a camping void. These directors recognize that even the camping culture must change and adapt to meet the needs of today's families. And these parents love it. The response has been overwhelming, and the support has been abounding.
One critical component is providing the adequate childcare needed so the single parents can have some down time. "Donations from family foundations have made it possible to sponsor single-parent families to show them that they are not alone," says Longhurst. "They are able to have a break and have their kids taken care of, even for a weekend."
Camps like Aspen Grove are meeting the need of providing a wholesome positive bonding experience for today's sometimes fragmented and busy families.
"Families choose Aspen Grove over a cruise or a Disney trip to come back year after year for their family vacation," says Longhurst. "The return rate is over 90 percent."
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