Picture Perfect

Someone once said, ~Love is like a painting. In the beginning its only an idea, but over time it is built up through errors and correction till you have a breathtaking work of art for all to see.~ If you think about it, when it comes to the art of love each of us, in some aspect, can be considered artists who have the ability to in all intensive purposes paint an absolute beautiful masterpiece. However, for a masterpiece to develop you have to start off with a blank canvas that is a representation of the infinite possibilities of what can be created with another person using together your hearts as the proverbial paintbrushes. Yet, the question remains what possible style will be produced for others to see...Expressionism, Abstract Expressionism, or Romanticism?

Without a doubt, the possible style of Expressionism can show forth in the process of painting together a portrait that speaks to you. It's in this particular style the artist seeks the subjective emotional responses that are felt or being felt such as the style of Pablo Picasso, who expressed in his work during his Blue Period. For it was during his Blue Period that he depicted scenes of sadness, misery, anguish, loneliness, etc. and within those scenes you can most definitely have an emotional connection as it relates to your relationship situation. Thinking about it though, those same emotions mentioned above can leave you in a depressive state, but at the same time it's part of what makes a love a strong, expressive artform.

Oftentimes, the portrait being painted can at times leave not only you scratching your head, but also others scratching their head as well. It's the style of Abstract Expressionism in which two people can have that Jackson Pollock mentality where it's all about energy, abstract shapes, and the colors are highly visible to the eye. In other words, the relationship is just one big confusing mess and every person at least knows someone or is that someone to where you have no idea what to make of the relationship. It's that type of relationship, where you don't know where you stand with that particular guy or girl leaving you squinting your eyes and trying to see something within that painting that you can hopefully recognize.

Let me ask you this question to those in a potential and/or significant relationship, is the style you're possibly painting together one of Romanticism? When I say Romanticism, I'm referring to the style of an artist like John Constable where the emphasis is on the beauty of nature God created. Those scenes of nature in all its wondrous glory depict a sense of peaceful, serene calmness that can simply put you, as well as, the one you love in a comfortable sense of ease essentially showing the quality of God's everlasting presence. Let me tell you something, that is the type of portrait every couple wants to create as they put their paint brushes in God's hands, whereby bringing a peaceful, serene, calmness in each other.

Voltaire said, ~Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.~ In retrospect, when it comes to love its about time and patience as you create something with someone that when you both stand back to look at it you both are seeing the same message being communicated. It's a sad situation indeed when one person sees one thing while the other sees something totally differently leading to a painting that doesn't give off the right impression, so to speak. Ultimately, it's just a matter of experimenting with the right tools in hand and not being afraid to make mistakes that help in the creative process. In the end, I say to those who are working hard together in correcting the mistakes in painting a masterpiece I hope it turns out for both of you picture perfect.