Growing up in Europe, birthed within my heart a desire for artistic excellence. This came about while gazing upon originals from the Renaissance as a your boy. I still remember looking at the detail in those works and marveled. It somehow created a profound interest in art within. Throughout the creative years, as any artist would, I gained inspiration from the joys and the sorrows which came my way. Sorrow requires one to have to look deep within to find resolve which has been a character building experience for which I'm extremely grateful. And believe me, I had the best teachers possible. Like storms which make a tree stronger. These experiences are reminders that I must continue to humble myself in order to overcome the human tendency and desire to exalt myself or think of myself more highly than I ought, for I am a 'work' myself by a much, much greater Artist.
Each of us finds ourselves seeing only a small part of life and from that we determine everything else. On top of all that, there is only so much time we get to learn and make our choices. The mind of man is like the heart and can experience an infinite journey, if we are brave enough to embark upon it. Creativity should show how endless we are and can be. What works of Art we do and what works we choose to hang up testifies what our hearts consist of. Thus my art is about who and what I am, and I am grateful for any opportunity to share that with others in this lifetime.
Shalom to all.
Bill
Bill Stephens joined Pixels.com Licensing on February 10th, 2010.
