Originality and C.S. Lewis Quote

There has been much discussion in the blogging world about 'originality'. Can one ever really be original, especially with the vast exposure to information and visuals through the internet? Is there really a thought, idea, creation that has not been conceived before? This is a deeply philosophical question; one that will make a person feel extremely intellectual and human by pondering.

I think maybe C.S. Lewis summed it up in his quote:

“In literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.” 

my calligraphic rendition

close-up

detail 1

detail 2

 I love the detail photos where you can see the fibers of the paper.

Written with watered down sumi ink, speedball B5 and Esterbrook Radio Pen nibs,

on 9"x12" Arches textwove paper. 

Canvases

You will have to forgive me for this shameless plug - I have placed new items in my etsy shop.
I have been experimenting with different canvases and techniques.

Italic hand written on gessoed canvas

 Monoline caps on book text

Blackletter exemplar on canvas

Playful monoline caps on pan pastels on canvas

My Rock, My Mom

My Rock, My Mom

verse break detail

border detail

Recent memorial commission created on arches paper, poem written in sumi ink, border is watercolor.

Journal Pages (again)

I hope all of you in the states had a beautiful and safe Fourth of July. I am so thankful to all the men and women who have fought to ensure the freedoms of this country. And I thank God for the freedom He offers to everyone through Jesus Christ.