Showing posts with label Art Collection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art Collection. Show all posts

20 September 2012

Spreading Love through Artwork

I believe that religion plays a significant role in a person's life. If you're raised to follow the teachings of your religion, be it Roman Catholicism, Islam, Hinduism, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or whatever it may be, this somewhat defines who you are and helps you be the person you want to be. There are some who become so passionate about their religion that they express their faith in different ways. There are those who join their church choirs and sing praises to God while there are some who spread the word of God by being active in church and becoming missionaries. 

The LDS Church is one religion that inspires its members to show their passion not just by preaching the word of Jesus Christ, but by also showing them through media and the arts like photography and lds paintings. The church is able to give opportunities to a lot of its members because of the businesses they own like a television station and bookstores where their art work is published. They also showcase their work in art galleries and sell their paintings in stores. People can also buy their artworks online where there’s a wide variety of a painting to choose from like those of baby Jesus, portraits of Jesus Christ, LDS Temples, paintings of the resurrected Jesus Christ and many more. The paintings are beautiful and some are quite life-like. It's very evident how inspired these artists are. Buyers will probably get that same feeling when they buy a piece.

29 June 2012

Collecting Art Pieces

Every individual has its own passion for things although men and women have different preferences. On a personal note, I can say that I am not the type of person who is very interested in collecting letters and greeting cards from family and friends. I believe written thoughts are priceless. On the other hand, my partner is the one who I can say has an eye for any kind art particularly in beautiful paintings. He is actually an artist in his own right and with proper training and practice; he would surely shine in this field.

Although he is passionate about art given with the busy schedule he is juggling every day, he finds it difficult to even hold a pencil to draw or sketch anything. To keep his interest alive, he settles in collecting art pieces for himself. For his collection to grow, he needs a broader source be it locally or internationally. While searching online, he learned about lds paintings from an online art store. The store offers a wide collection of art pieces. The assortment is so wide that it is not just limited to paintings but they also have jewelries and inspirational items as well.

He was so excited while telling me about his new found “friend”. He even takes note of the art pieces he is planning to buy. I can sense that it is going to cost us a lot spending some bucks for his collection but I think that he deserves it and it is all worth it. After all, I am just glad that he is spending his money on something valuable. He truly intends to increase his collection because he wanted to develop a tradition among his children and eventually cultivate among them the sense of love and interest with all forms of art.