Week 23 2013 Colors

We have thoroughly enjoyed having a high quality camera.  The pictures are amazing, not withstanding the one behind the camera.  Our Nikon has many special features.  Along with the various automatic settings, there are manual settings making this a camera for the amateur and the professional.  One of the automatic settings we have enjoyed is the flower setting.  Placed in this position it takes close up pictures of flowers that rival any we have seen taken by professional photographers and used in Windows software for background and screen saver pictures.  As we take these photos, I am in awe of the colors.  Between these and the various sunsets we are able to capture, I am in awe of our Creator’s artistry.

My mother was an artist.  She painted with oils and produced masterpieces.  Her talent was mostly wasted.  But, it doesn’t negate the fact that God endowed her with a wonderful gift.  Millions of dollars are spent on human artistry.  I understand the attraction.  What I don’t understand is the lack of credit given to the greatest artist.  He provides us with a constant changing landscape that is poorly imitated by His greatest creation.  That isn’t to say that a Thomas Kincaide or any other divinely inspired artistic work isn’t worthy of appreciation.  What I am saying is that when we view Michelangelo’s work we should also acknowledge the source of his creativity.

As wonderful as any true artist is, they cannot equal the beauty of the Master.  His colors are so varied, we can only hope to reproduce some of them.  Even with the aide of computers, we still do not have the wherewithal to duplicate His entire array.  However, we do have the capacity to appreciate the wonder!