light of Light
One of the greatest painters of our modern time was Thomas Kinkade. He was born in 1958 and died in 2012 at the age of 54. What made his paintings so special is that he had a gift for capturing light in his paintings. He was called the “The Painter of Light.” If you’ve ever seen any of his paintings, you know this to be true. Thomas Kinkade captured light in his paintings, I believe he painted this way because the light had captured him. There’s something about light that draws our eye and captivates our gaze. Years ago, I took a class on photography and one of the things I learned was that the eye will automatically gravitate to the brightest object in the photo. Maybe you may have taken a photo of your beautiful baby lying on a blanket on the hood of your car but if the sun is reflecting light off your beautiful chrome bumper when you snap the photo - when you share the photo with family and friends, they will see the baby - but not until their eye is drawn away from your shin...