Upper Window

Goache 6"x8" on canvas board

By request, I have painted this for my good friend who, last year, spent a semester at Oxford.  During her time in England she was able to take some very picturesque photos.  This is painted from one such photo.  I hope you enjoy it.  Contact me if you have any requests of your own.

Special

Often we use the word special to describe someone as needing extra help because they're not smart or something like that.  We consider it an insult if someone calls us special.  But maybe that definition of special just means you have an ability that most people have not got?

Today I discovered an artist who paints gorgeous scenes using nothing but a typewriter.  I have also long admired the work of a man who has the ability to paint an entire city from memory.  Both have what would typically be thought of as serious setbacks as they are not like people who our society normally considers skilled, smart, or able to accomplish much in life.  The great thing that sets these two apart is the special ability God gave them.  He made them excellent in their ability to visually communicate the beauty they see.

Click on the links below, check these guys out, and share your thoughts with me, I would be glad to hear them.

Stephen Wiltshire, Photographic Memory
Paul Smith, Typewriter Artist