To see what a painter paints, one has to look at the unexpected form that jumps out of the canvas and not to look into his mind.
Art is not escape, but a way of finding order in chaos, a way of confronting life.—Robert Hayden
After 18 years, he picked up his brushes and started painting. According to him, it was a call from the Holy Spirit. As a person with faith, I believe him and not surprise that miracles do happen. Most of his paintings are a gift from his personal God who never gave up on him in life as a man living with mental illness.
One of my favorite paintings is his rendition of the Myth of Sisyphus. The gist of this myth is how we do repetitive actions, and there is happiness or satisfaction along the process.
Myth of Sisyphus
This is precisely what painting is all about when he paints the formula of spheres in bold primary colors with black and white background. The effect is stunning with various patterns forming as I unfocus my sense of sight.
Infinity Voyager, Portal, and Hey Doodle, doddle. The Fish and the Poodle.
For him, the meaning of colors are Yellow is God the Father, Red is God the Holy Spirit, and Orange is God the Son, Christ. The combination of yellow and red is orange.
He and I discuss most of his work. Sometimes, he asks for my opinion what I think of a piece before he publishes it in his Facebook. One night, he was contemplating about colors. I told him my favorite color is blue. Below is what came out of his meditation with me in mind.
Trinity triangles and the middle blue is me.
I wanted him to create something for me using the horse he painted years ago. I commissioned him to paint The Good Samaritan as written in Luke 10 for me similar to Van Gogh. Painters do not copy other’s work. The result is posted here.
He was productive in the year 2018. Painted plenty, sold some.
Century House Artists: Spirit Descending, Peace, Hope and Harmony
Dan Siglos: painter, brother, uncle. He is my brother.
Thank you for introducing your brother’s artwork to us. Through his painting, we can see he finds order in chaos and beautifully presented colors. He is talented.
Thank you, Amy. He is talented and painting keeps him closer to God.
Beautiful! Thank you for your post and for sharing it with me. The colours are stunning! Curiously although I love bright colours the artwork “the portal” appeals to me best with the use of white too.
Hi Perpetua,
My first reply has vanished (must have hit the wrong key) but these colours NEED a reply because they have made my day 😊.
As I mentioned elsewhere, the artwork pops from the screen. I love the idea of colour representing God. The colours of the artwork remind me of stained glass windows. My parents didn’t go to church but my grandparents would take me and the bright colours of the glass with the light streaming through always made me feel safe.
Thank you for sharing this post with me
Hi Nat. Smiling. I tell you, computer has a way of making life interesting, sometimes. Oh, yes, God is colorful. Thank you for sharing your reflection.
Remember the movie Joseph and his technocolor dream. That is a great biblical story.
I’m glad it made your day. Perpetua.
I have to say I really like his work. I;m a big fan of colour, but its more than that. The imagery is strong and striking. Thank you for sharing these.
Thank you.
Perpetua, I am sorry that you and your brother struggle with mental illness. You are both very talented people who push through the difficult times to come out the other side. His work, and especially his colors, are beautiful, as is your spirit. Keep fighting, keep living, keep praying. I think you are amazing
Tina, thank you for your kind words. There is a silver lining living with mental illness and our suffering is never wasted. He is a talented painter.
Amen.
Love the way the Orange is the son…
And his art is colorful – vibrant and meaning – laden /
Love it
Beautiful introduction to the artist. You have a talented family! I am sorry though that he struggles with his mental health.
Thank you. He had found happiness when he painted the Myth of Sisyphus that no matter absurd life is living mental illness, life is still good.
Yes. True.