I saw this painting over the weekend. Was struck by it. Spent fifteen minutes trying to describe why I was struck by it and then finally gave up. The artist is Mackenzie Bartels, a local Portland artist, and her website with other works is here. This piece is called Eve.
Entries Tagged as ‘art’
September 13, 2008
Rob Bell Likes Art Chocolate
Jake Dockter talks with Rob Bell about art and faith (here). Here’s a quote from Rob:
People have to ask themselves questions about what they even want or desire. Because it all begins with a deep dissatisfaction of how things are. And we do not change without pain. So a person would have to be in enough [...]
July 17, 2008
Inappropriate Running
Whenever I’m walking through campus I always see people who run. And I don’t mean runners or joggers. I mean a person, wearing normal clothes, carrying a backpack in a dead sprint or a panicked job. Maybe they’re late for a class or they’re missing a test. But really, it’s not worth the sweat and [...]
May 15, 2008
As If In A Bar — 02
This is my new comic series that is about the awkward conversations I’ve had online, re-enacted as if they happened in a bar.
May 15, 2008
As If In A Bar — 01
This is my new comic series that is about the awkward conversations I’ve had online, re-enacted as if they happened in a bar.
March 28, 2008
Mike Duran on Christian Art
“I can’t help but wonder how many great Christian writers, musicians and artists are not embraced by the “Christian subculture” simply because their work does not adhere to a predetermined template. Well, if it’s any consolation, neither was Tolkien…
“The terms Christian art / fiction / music, indicate a retreat from the ale-house. We have our [...]
