Beauty is a language
In the same way that He certainly speaks through Truth and Goodness, He speaks through Beauty. So, when the bush burns and yet is not consumed, will we turn aside? Will we hear what is said without words, as day to day pours forth speech? I hope so.
This is then what I aim at in creation. I too want to be part of His speaking. His words are life. And so, if I write a fantasy story, or tell a poem, or paint a picture, I am seeking truth in the form of imagery.
None of this is done with AI. All art on this website or things I have written come with the long hours, days, and months of careful work and thought. Nevertheless, sometimes it does not feel like work at all, for the human mind can catch raindrops from heaven---from somewhere beyond my understanding---something AI could never do.
In all of my artistic endeavors, I am attempting to make a connected Ethos which spans both our world, and the world of imagination. My world of imagination is called Althreïn. Soon, it will be available through my upcoming first of a fantasy book trilogy, "The Green-Roofed Tower." My paintings and my poetry have lately reflected this confluence, for my poems have been both for this world, and by my fictional characters in that one. Similarly, when I paint The Green-Roofed Tower itself, I am also painting Prospect Park Tower in Minnesota. I have allowed real world structures like the Talcott Tower in Connecticut, Highland Park Tower in St. Paul, or Washburn Tower in Minneapolis to be directly woven into a world they seem, to me, more fitting to. When all is said and done, I hope that The Green-Roofed Tower, and all my Bardic endeavors will enchant you and your children with the True Myth---The story of Christ we are all living. By carrying these images and their stories, I hope you too may be a part of this.
Thank you.
I have taken to trying to learn it for some years now. The reason is that I believe it is one of the languages God speaks.
Stuart D. Brooks