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"The light of the eye gives joy to the heart" – King Solomon
I think this phrase sums up what many artists and art collectors experience when producing or acquiring works of visual art. Sometimes an artist or photographer captures some essence of a thing that feeds the heart.
When I was a child in first grade I had an experience while coloring a picture of a birdbath. As I chose my Crayola crayons and colored the light on the birdbath I began to experience a joy. How could something that simple and that unsophisticated cause such an emotional response? Perhaps the quote from King Solomon provides a clue.
What makes a man or woman set out on the path of being an artist? Or what makes a person decide they want purchase a work of art for their home?
Years ago, my wife claimed a number of my paintings as her own, and not for sale to somebody else. To my happy surprise, I found that there were many times over the years when those paintings rewarded my emotions with a sense of peace or joy that seemed to be captured inside the art.
So in an unexpected way, becoming a collector of art enabled me to understand and value my vocation of being a producer of art.
~ Bill McEntee
