A man in our neighborhood, Al Rounds, is a watercolor artist and he agreed to do a presentation for an enrichment class. He used some of his favorite pieces as a backdrop for his presentation - which was painting in front of the 50 of us while we battered him with questions. He showed us how to do washes and dry brushing, and how important negative space is to a translucent watercolorist. It was really amazing to watch. He of course can't paint on an easel, as watercolor would drip, so he would hold up the painting to illustrate various points. As he would hold up the painting for different parts of the room to see, these people's faces would light up, it was really fun to watch. Well, at the end he held up his 20 min version next to his month long versions and asked what the differences were. It was clearly detail. He pointed out that if we had only seen the 20 min version we all would have gone home satisfied, but that there is something better out there - his month long versions. He suggested that we all see ourselves as the 20 min version, but that God sees us as the month long versions and that we should give ourselves and others a break. He also said that many of us get down on ourselves, thinking that our day to day monotony is pointless, but he suggested that it all adds up to our own beautiful painting. I thought it was a very uplifting message.
www.alrounds.com
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5 comments:
so neat! i would've loved that! thanks for sharing.
that's a great thought...i may have to use that in my relief society lesson!
I love Al Rounds paintings. How lucky you were to have that experience. I also needed to hear his comments, so thanks for sharing it.
That's a great idea for an activity. What a great guy.
That seems like a great enrichment night! It's nice to have inspiring messages every once in awhile... along with great art :)
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