The Greatest Artist

  How many times in our lives we got chills when viewing a great artwork, when listening to a beautiful piece of music, when getting absorbed by the lines of a poem or by watching a movie? Art expressions are able to convey emotions and to make us feel emotionally involved, they are able toContinue reading “The Greatest Artist”

If You Want to Be an Artist…

Originally posted on Artistcoveries:
Following the student art show this weekend, I’ve been thinking a lot about art education and how we learn this marvelous thing we call art. My thoughts quickly went back to a recent conversation with a former schoolmate. But before I get to that, let me digress a bit and share a few thoughts…

The Knowledge of Good

Look at the trees, to grow up they must look at the sky, they search for the light… I believe that it works the same way with humans.  We will never grow up if we keep on looking down on earth and on earthly things. I think that the knowledge of what is good forContinue reading “The Knowledge of Good”

Beauty all around and inside of us

The glaring deep blue of the sky in springtime, the smell of the wet earth just after a pouring rain, the singing of the birds waking you up in the morning, the spreading fragrance of a jasmine flower, the many sounds of  moving water and the timeless breaking of the innocent and playful and yetContinue reading “Beauty all around and inside of us”