I am really having a blast painting the faces of clowns these last few weeks. What fun to see their faces emerge, along with their fun personalities, and eyes that speak volumes to me. As a portrait painter of humans and animals, I strive to make the eyes tell their story.We are all individuals, all have a story to tell, whether we can share it or not, it is there,always a part of who we are. Animals especially can not speak to us with words, but they can speak through their actions and eyes. Clowns remind me of this fact. They, as "entertainers,wear goofy make-up and wild clothing, large accessories, funny wigs, and a painted- on extra-big smile. They don't have to speak to us with a language of words, but we watch their antics, their motions,and some of us even watch their eyes. They tell us a story if we watch close enough. We laugh, we cry, and sometimes we feel exactly what they are presenting to us.
Remember, we never know who we might meet in a public place, whose faces are "painted-on", but their hearts are crying,and their eyes may be pleading. If we can get our attention off of ourselves for a few moments each day, and reach out to others, we would live in a better world. A world that seems to have lost so much of its past love for mankind, and now focuses so much on their new toys,like texting, phone games, and what we can buy tomorrow to out-do our BFF.
“If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.” (NIV) 1 John 3:17-18
Blessings,
Sandra Cutrer Fine Art
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