In life drawing class, art students quickly learn a fundamental principle: “There are no straight lines in nature, nor on the human body.” This simple observation reveals a deep connection between humans and the natural world, forming a crucial foundation for draftsmanship.

The Christian Bible’s creation story echoes this idea. It describes God forming man from the earth’s clay or dust, then breathing life into him. This act, creating man from the soil of the Earth, implies that humans are inherently part of nature, mirroring the absence of straight lines in our forms.

While the horizon of level water might appear as a straight line, it’s an illusion. The Earth’s curvature renders a perfectly straight sea level impossible.

The Bible places the first humans in the Garden of Eden, where their purpose was to tend the land. This concept of “tending the garden” permeates my landscape paintings. I strive for meticulous care in every element, from color to composition, using the image to convey my philosophy.

A peculiar detail emerges in my work: any straight line, excluding the horizon, signifies a human construct, implying human presence. Humans utilize straight lines for their creations, even though they themselves are not composed of them.

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