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Art Blog For September 2008
22 September 2008
I completed and posted my latest Christian oil painting "A Mother's Pain" to the paintings gallery. More details on this painting.
Bible Verses Related to this Oil Painting
Matthew 1:20 (NKJV)
But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
John 19:25 (NKJV)
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
Isaiah 53:5 (NKJV)
But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV)
who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.
1 Corinthians 15:3 (NKJV)
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
Romans 14:9 (NKJV)
For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
John 3:16 (NKJV)
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
8 September 2008
Bill Ainslie was born in Bedford situated in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, 1934 - 1989
Art Education
Bill Ainslie completed a Bachelor of Arts degree 1952 - 1955 at the University of Natal in Pietermaritzburg and a BA Honours Fine Arts 1955 - 1958 at the same University.
Short Artist Biography
- Bill Ainslie was educated in Johannesburg, South Africa 1958 - 1965
- After studies Bill Ainslie taught art at Michaelhouse, Cyrene Mission in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and King Edward School in Johannesburg
- 1965 Given one year contract by Alderfield Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Begins to teach art privately
- Wins second prize on ' Art - SA -Today '
- 1967 Won Hajee Suliman Ebrahim Award on ' Art - SA -Today '
- 1968 Bill Ainslie left South Africa with family to spend a year painting in Europe, first settled in Spain
- 1969 Settled temporarily at St Ives, Cornwall where he exhibited some of his paintings
- 1970 Exhibited in Amsterdam, Bill Ainslie returned to South Africa in 1971
- On return Bill Ainslie establishes a teaching studio in Johannesburg which developed into a flourishing workshop
- 1975 Won the Julius Robinson Award on ' Art - SA -Today '
- 1976 Bill Ainslie initiated the joint effort which led to the founding of the Federated Union of Black Artists ( FUBA ) in 1978
- 1979 Presented a paper on the subject of non-racial art education at the UCT Conference titled ' The State of Art in South Africa '
Art Exhibitions
- 1964 First one-man exhibition in Johannesburg
- 1965 ' Art - SA -Today ' second prize
- 1966 Republic Fest Exhibition, Pretoria
- 1967 ' Art - SA -Today ' award
- 1975 ' Art - SA -Today ' award
- Bill Ainslie took part in various other group art exhibitions
Public Art Collections
South African National Art Gallery, Cape Town
Durban Art Gallery
University of Witwatersrand Gallery
Johannesburg Art Gallery
Source
Berman, E. 1994. Art & Artists of South Africa . Southern Book Publishers.
3 September 2008
My gallery has been updated with my latest oil painting "Esther's Sacrifice ".
Click here for more information on this painting
Bible Verses Related to this Oil Painting
Esther 2:17 (NKJV)
The king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so he set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.
Esther 4:8 (NKJV)
He also gave him a copy of the written decree for their destruction, which was given at Shushan, that he might show it to Esther and explain it to her, and that he might command her to go in to the king to make supplication to him and plead before him for her people.
Esther 4:11 (NKJV)
“All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that any man or woman who goes into the inner court to the king, who has not been called, he has but one law: put all to death, except the one to whom the king holds out the golden scepter, that he may live. Yet I myself have not been called to go in to the king these thirty days.”
Esther 5:2 (NKJV)
So it was, when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, that she found favor in his sight, and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther went near and touched the top of the scepter.
1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV)
who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. |
