It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words, and when one looks at a painting, often many words come to mind. How often though does one look deeper than the picture, to see all the things that make up the bigger picture.
Often, there is the detail. You may see things within the picture that at first glance do not catch the eye. It may be something in the background, or a tear rolling down a cheek. It could be a bird flying high in the sky, or a butterfly resting on a flower.
Next, there is the color. A lot of times, the color can tell you how the artist feels. Reds may show anger, while blue may show a calmness that covers the artist. Using only a few colors may show the simpleness of the artist's life, or their may be a multitude of colors, showing the artist's command of their life.
Then there is the brush stroke, and the texture on the canvas. It is the brush stroke that brings it all together, that carries the color to where it belongs, and brings forth the artist's message for all to see. It is the texture that gives it the realism, to make one believe they are looking through a window into another world.
Life is much like the work of an artist. Many people see only that which is on the outside, without ever seeing what it is that makes up the persona of a person, or what it is that makes things work the way they do. They see the end result of months or years of work, without ever guessing what it took to get that work to the point it is today.
With people, they see the person as they are presented, without ever wondering what it is that made that person the way they are. They often do not see the person on the inside, all the emotions, the feelings, or in some, the illnesses that caused a person to be a certain way, or to feel the way they do.
People and things are often taken for granted, without thought as to how a person may feel, or what effect a certain series of events will have.
We are each an artist unto ourselves, molding our lives and the events around us. People see the work we present, without ever knowing the brush strokes, texture, and detail that went into making us or our work what it is.
How do you view life? Do you see the work, and take it for what it is, or do you look deeper into the work, to see all the things that make it the way it is? You can join Unsolved Mysteries and post your own mysteries or
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