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Light It Up by James Taylor on Zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

As a reader, I\u2019ve found that characters aren\u2019t the words on a page, but the picture in your head. As a writer, I continually learn that those words need to be the perfect mold of brand and subtly to reflect one single person in a world of billions. Suddenly, the picture in my head seems so precious. I’ve always challenged the phrase, “A picture is worth a thousand words”, because there are far more words attached to a great picture, and so many things in those great pictures that words can\u2019t articulate. Artists give not only their version of a scene, but the emotion the carry to it. I\u2019ve always been interested in open ended things, the things that we can imagine in a painting. Art is a flicker of emotion that ignites when we attempt to explain it. Within the realm of realism in these paintings, we see artists creating characters with limitless words.<\/p>\n

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Vantage by Katherine Fraser on Zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cVantage\u201d by Katherine Fraser is an opportunity to create. The warm, clean glow of the painting gives us hope for the sweetly dressed girl, searching. She could be waiting for her boat to touch ground on a home she has been missing for months. Or she could be searching a roof top in a grandiose game of hide-and-seek. Fraser cultivated a full-fledged novel in a 46 inch by 56 inch canvas.<\/p>\n

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White-Haired Man Wearing Red-Striped Scarf, Paris by Warren Keating on Zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Warren Keating\u2019s painting above feels like an intimate moment at the heart of a man. A broad stride on a sunny day could be leading this man to a caf\u00e9 nestled between the Eiffel Tower and his home. Maybe the touch of red on his deep black suit is a nod to his daughter\u2019s favorite color, and he\u2019s meeting her on her birthday. Maybe it\u2019s just a walk in the park. The ‘maybes’ can last for days with Keating\u2019s \u201cWhite-Haired Man Wearing Red-Striped Scarf, Paris. \u201c To hang it on your wall would give days of contemplation about the story of the white-haired man.<\/p>\n

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Chapter One by Christina Ramos on Zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019m particular to a reader, and this one doesn\u2019t disappoint. Do you see a woman lost in a book contemplating its vast world? Or, do you see a woman lost in the vast world burying herself in a book? Maybe she\u2019s just caught by a noisy man on a phone disrupting her reading. Christina Ramos\u2019s \u201cChapter one\u201d lives far past its title.<\/p>\n

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Lawrence and Friends by Allan O'Marra on Zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

The feeling of friendship is almost tangible here. I can see the years of fishing trials and tribulations collecting in the arms slung over the shoulders of these men. Artist Allan O\u2019Marra says, \u201cThis is a painting of one of my brothers (that’s him on the left) and two friends of his…\u201d You can assemble story after story about these men as you contemplate their bond in \u201cLawrence and Friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

A painting is a vantage point that you see a story through. The characters aren\u2019t objective representations of people. They are cases of emotion and impact to unload. When you pick a piece of art, consider its character. Author George R.R. Martin wrote, \u201cA reader lives a thousand lives before he dies… The man who never reads lives only one.\u201d If you can look at a piece of art every day and see a new story, a new connection, a new reason to love it, you\u2019ve chosen the right painting for your home.<\/p>\n

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