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There is an often heard rumor circulating in society that artists are inspired. That rumor is correct. But sometimes even when an artist is inspired, he can still experience a mental block. This was the case with my “Love People With A Difference” painting.
I had the colors, I had the brushes, and I had the canvas.
What I did not have was the inspiration to say what I wanted to say the way in the way I wanted to say it.
I think we should ALL Love People With A Difference, and I most of us feel the same way. So why don’t we?
Then it hit me: Love is not given or received as easily as wine on a serving tray. What happens is, we go on a journey with someone, and somewhere along the way, love happens.
No journey is a straight line. No journey is a single path. No journey is without corners and backtracks. But each particular journey that we take is what makes it ours.
So I painted many paths that, when finished, looked like a maze.
By going through the maze, you can go with me on MY particular journey to see how I have come to Love People With A Difference.
What you do is you start at the top most “Pipe” on the left side of the painting. You trace your finger along it and you get the word “Love.” Trace your finger along the next line and you get more of the same message.
Trace your finger along the final line and you will find the initials of some of the people I have come to love along my journey.
It is my hope that by sharing my journey, you will discover your own particular path to loving someone with a difference, whoever that person may be.
And I hope that you have picked up on the dual meaning of the painting’s title: It is not only WHO we love, but HOW we love. We can love someone who has a difference, but we can also love them in ways more special than we ever have before.
Interested in having this painting for yourself? It’s available online, in the form of an art card. Click HERE for details or stop by my website at http://www.artworkbytdt.com.
Love to all!
Thomas D. Taylor
Co-Creator
