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What this piece means to me:
I absolutely love this picture 'Come, Be Not Afraid" by Dan Wilson. It speaks of the love that Christ has for me. I love his outstretched hand waiting for me to come and join him. This piece speaks to my soul and reminds me that I am never alone. And that even when things seem impossible, with the Savior I can do anything. This piece of art is my voice of faith. Faith in a Savior who loves me and is always there for me with his hand out to help me. I love coming home every day and seeing the reminder that I have a loving Savior who understands, who wants to help me, and is waiting for me. Dan Wilson's art is beautiful and moving.
Dan Wilson is an award-winning fine artist from Lehi Utah. As a young boy Dan dove deep into art, always known as “that kid that doodles on everything”. After serving an LDS mission those artistic passions grew as he painted full time for his Major at UVU. After graduation he was taken under the wing of his mentor William Whitaker, who pushed him hard to improve his skills.
Dan Wilson paints and teaches out of his home art studio where he is supported by his beautiful wife and six children.
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Jenedy Paige Bio:
I am a realist in every sense of the word. I paint things
as they exist, in the representational tradition, but also in the concepts
behind my work. I am a truth teller. I love the classical approach to painting
and its ability to so easily invite the viewer in. However, I also know the
value abstraction, and the power it has to express things that realism cannot,
and so I try to include both in my paintings. There is nothing I love more than
a delicate and detailed figure on an expressive background.
My paintings begin in a journal. I record my frustrations,
sorrows, joys, ambitions, hopes and then I transform those words into images. I
guess you could say I very literally draw from life experience. I try to be as
honest as I can in the telling, I don’t mince words. I then release the story
to the canvas, and as I paint I am enabled to process the experience in a new
way and to learn from it. I’m not fast, I take my time with the painting, and
the lesson in it. Layer by layer I work, carefully revealing the wisdom inside.
When it comes to creating images I believe that simplicity
is key. The more concise you can say something, the more powerful it is. So
although my writing is usually lengthy, I look for symbols I can use, and try
to condense my thoughts into a concise visual statement. I strive to find a
shortcut right to the heart of the viewer, something that will strike them at
first glance.
When I have taken the painting as far as I can, I return
to writing. And just when I think I have dissected a particular idea, when I
have learned all I could, writing usually takes it one step further. Words then
become the final layer to the piece. The work and the text are then offered up
together to others. I then find my experiences are not all that original, as the
work strikes a familiar cord in the viewer. People often place themselves
inside my work, and add their story to mine, and thus my heart and the heart of
my audience connect over the canvas.
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