It will come as no surprise to those who know me when I say that I am not artistically gifted. I have many talents, but art is not one of them so I love LOVE studying those you are artistically inclined. Sometimes I study certain artists or art movements, but I tend to frequent the BYU Museum of Art exhibits whenever possible. In fact, last year I shared my favorite painting from there in this post. This year at the museum a special exhibit is showcasing the work of Carl Bloch (1834-1890), a religious painter, including 5 large alter pieces and numerous smaller works. I went with some friends this last week and spent almost two hours studying and learning about these masterpieces. Many of his works are familiar in to Christianity such as:
I especially love this second one entitled, Christ Healing the Sick At Bethesda. I learned some of the meanings within the painting, such as the man in the red cap sitting between the waters of men and the Living Water of Christ looking back as if decided which to trust. And the man almost hidden behind Christ who has no legs, but has his hands in his shoes in an attempt to pull himself to the water. Are we willing to work that hard for what we really want? I know I want to. To see more of Carl Bloch's works or to see the exhibit, check out the website.
Also, this weekend was one of my favorites of the year as it was our annual conference weekend in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For two days, in five different sessions, our beloved prophet and apostles (the leaders of our church) speak to the worldwide membership about the challenges we face and the principles and practices we should improve upon. To learn more about this conference and to listen to various talks check out this site. This talk by Elder Dallin H. Oaks, one of my favorite apostles, is an excellent talk.
Finally, I want to extend some congratulations. First to myself: My first volume of poetry is now available at Barnes and Noble website entitled Journeys of the Soul. The first volume deals mostly with achieving dreams, inspiration, and believing in yourself. The second volume will be coming shortly dealing more with loss and hardship. All poems are available individually as well! Yeah!
But mostly, I want to send out congrats to my best friend, Emilee, on her recent engagement to the her perfect man, Hunter. I was able to meet him for the first time this weekend and spend time with her for the first time since Christmas (since she lives in AZ)!!! Best 4 hours I've had in a long long time. Back to Emilee. Sweet, loving, intelligent, funny, and a fantastic listener, she deserves the best. I had feared that upon her engagement I would be sad, mourning the loss of my best friend to that wonderful institution of marriage. But instead, upon hearing the news I was overwhelmingly overjoyed for her!!! They have set the date as July 8th and I will be going down for it--I'm already counting down. Congrats Emilee!
I especially love this second one entitled, Christ Healing the Sick At Bethesda. I learned some of the meanings within the painting, such as the man in the red cap sitting between the waters of men and the Living Water of Christ looking back as if decided which to trust. And the man almost hidden behind Christ who has no legs, but has his hands in his shoes in an attempt to pull himself to the water. Are we willing to work that hard for what we really want? I know I want to. To see more of Carl Bloch's works or to see the exhibit, check out the website.Also, this weekend was one of my favorites of the year as it was our annual conference weekend in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For two days, in five different sessions, our beloved prophet and apostles (the leaders of our church) speak to the worldwide membership about the challenges we face and the principles and practices we should improve upon. To learn more about this conference and to listen to various talks check out this site. This talk by Elder Dallin H. Oaks, one of my favorite apostles, is an excellent talk.
Finally, I want to extend some congratulations. First to myself: My first volume of poetry is now available at Barnes and Noble website entitled Journeys of the Soul. The first volume deals mostly with achieving dreams, inspiration, and believing in yourself. The second volume will be coming shortly dealing more with loss and hardship. All poems are available individually as well! Yeah!
But mostly, I want to send out congrats to my best friend, Emilee, on her recent engagement to the her perfect man, Hunter. I was able to meet him for the first time this weekend and spend time with her for the first time since Christmas (since she lives in AZ)!!! Best 4 hours I've had in a long long time. Back to Emilee. Sweet, loving, intelligent, funny, and a fantastic listener, she deserves the best. I had feared that upon her engagement I would be sad, mourning the loss of my best friend to that wonderful institution of marriage. But instead, upon hearing the news I was overwhelmingly overjoyed for her!!! They have set the date as July 8th and I will be going down for it--I'm already counting down. Congrats Emilee!
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