LDS Art - Family

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	All That I Am All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. Abraham Lincoln (See options...)


	Daughters Touch From historical artist John Buxton comes a suite of two paintings that focus on family life in colonial times; a daughter´s pride in her father and a father´s passing of wisdom to his sons. The officer who appears in both images is in the 60th Royal Americans during the French and Indian War period. The group was made up of Europeans who came to the colonies circa 1755. In A Daughter´s Touch, a girl helps straighten her father´s uniform as to make sure he looks his best. In Fatherly Advice, the same officer advises a pair of sons. John Buxton is known for his historical art and for the painstaking research he puts into recreating specific scenes and battles. What is interesting about this pair of paintings is that the specific stories are left to the viewer´s imagination. Is the officer in A Daughter´s Touch preparing for battle, or is this a festive occasion? Are the two young men in Fatherly Advice learning strategies of war, or is he possibly sharing a life lesson? (See options...)


	Even Superman Needs A Dad Driving through a parking lot, I saw a boy and his father coming out of a store. The boy was imagining himself as a mighty hero, but he looked at his father with more admiration than any hero is likely to receive. Right then, I knew I had to paint "Even Superman Needs a Dad." This father took an interest in everthing his son had to say. Every moment seemed magical. While this little boy looked a bit out of place dressed in a Superman cape and red cowboy boots, his father could not have looked prouder. Who was the real Hero? Who was more in awe of whom? When I look around at the thousands of Supermen who play alone each day it breaks my heart. Looking at these two I remember a wonderful father who took the time to be there for me, who taught me by example what a father should be. I enjoy watching someone look at the painting for the first time. Their gradual smile tells me they understand the feeling that brought about this painting. For a brief moment they forget there are bills to pay and work to do. They forget their worries and remember for a moment that life is wonderful. That is the joy in painting. (See options...)


	Families Are Forever For some time now I have challenged myself to capture "letters" hidden in the world around us. Our customers have enjoyed creating personalized pieces of art from our extensive collection of photographs. For the first time, we are offering something with even more meaning. I have managed to create words using beautiful photographs taken of temples and temple grounds. Can you read..."Families Are Forever"? (See options...)


	Families Can Be Together For The Eternities (See options...)


	Family For some time now I have challenged myself to capture "letters" hidden in the world around us. Our customers have enjoyed creating personalized pieces of art from our extensive collection of photographs. For the first time, we are offering something with even more meaning. I have managed to create words using beautiful photographs taken of temples and temple grounds. Can you read..."Family"? (See options...)


	Family Words (See options...)


	First Stitches In the nineteenth century, every young girl looked forward to the time when she would be considered old enough to create her first sampler. It was a measuring rod used by society that told the young they were growing up. It was also one of the first skills a girl learned to keep her hands busy and to one day beautify a household of her own. Annie Mariah and Mary Jane, ages 6 and 8, had begged their mother for over a year to begin this training. But, as they began to rebuild their lives in Cedar Fort, Utah, they were left little time for such things in 1864. That first year, all hands were needed no matter how small, to build a shelter. Theirs was a modest cabin that would house the 8 members of their family in one room, until a larger, more comfortable home could be built. Their father, aided by their older brother, George Albert, cut and shaped the logs dragged from the surrounding mountains. This took over a month of backbreaking labor even with mother’s help to lift the logs into places she was able. Annie and Mary Jane, joined by their older sister Elizabeth and brother Charles, were assigned to fill in the gaps between the logs with mud as they helped watch their younger brother. And, there was always much gardening to be done. There simply was no time to learn embroidery! There were times when a respite in chores was granted, but the girls did not dare bring it up because mother was so very tired. When they did have the courage to ask, all mother would say was…..”Soon,……there is a season for everything.” The exhausting summer turned into autumn and the cabin was finally finished. The few things they were able to grow were harvested and painstakingly preserved. The girls helped their mother make rag rugs for the cabin’s dirt floor as they finished their preparations for the winter. Snow came early to the valley and the children now stayed indoors. A sense of excitement was shared between the girls as they realized that the work which had occupied most of their time every day, would now be put aside until spring. One evening as mother was darning socks, they asked if the ‘season’ for embroidery had come. With their younger brother asleep and father and George still not home from hunting, she paused a long moment and gazed thoughtfully into the fire. Finally, she looked up and smiled. She went to her trunk and pulled out the two pieces of Irish Linen she had saved for this very purpose. Then, she dug out the two embroidery hoops to stretch it on, some colored floss and some needles. After all their waiting with anticipation, Mother pulled her daughters close and began. The time had finally come to teach her ‘little ladies’ how to make their ‘first stitches.’ (See options...)


	Home For some time now I have challenged myself to capture "letters" hidden in the world around us. Our customers have enjoyed creating personalized pieces of art from our extensive collection of photographs. For the first time, we are offering something with even more meaning. I have managed to create words using beautiful photographs taken of temples and temple grounds. Can you read..."Home"? To see more options for the work "Love", click the link below and scroll down. (See options...)


	Indian Stories (See options...)


	Love For some time now I have challenged myself to capture "letters" hidden in the world around us. Our customers have enjoyed creating personalized pieces of art from our extensive collection of photographs. For the first time, we are offering something with even more meaning. I have managed to create words using beautiful photographs taken of temples and temple grounds. Can you read..."Love"? To see more options for the work "Love", click the link below and scroll down. (See options...)


	Love With Photo For some time now I have challenged myself to capture "letters" hidden in the world around us. Our customers have enjoyed creating personalized pieces of art from our extensive collection of photographs. I have managed to create words using beautiful photographs taken of temples and temple grounds. Can you read..."Love"? This option allows you to substitue your favorite black and white 5 X 7 photograph. Bendable clips on the back of the frame make that a simple process. (See options...)


	Mother Words (See options...)


	One Heart In The Right Place DVD How do you tell your mom "Thank You?" When you consider all the sleepless nights, carpooling, ball games, dance recitals, etc., a card just can't express all of your love and appreciation for her. She always said it was the thought that counts, and this DVD certainly fits the bill. The inspiring music of Michael McLean combined with images of mothers doing what they do best - serving - is sure to touch her heart and let her know that you remember all she has done and continues to do for you. (See options...)


	Oregon Trail Family, 1848 (See options...)


	Pocket Watch “Sometimes I will get an idea for a painting and it turns into something else once my models are posing,” artist Morgan Weistling says of Pocket Watch.“This painting was originally going to be titled Tea for Grandpa and my daughter Brittany was suppose to be handing her Grandpa a cup of tea.Well, Grandpa had a shiny pocket watch Brittany had never seen one before. During a break in the studio, this scene took place and it rang with the sweet innocence of a curious child. I like to strive for truthfulness such as this in my paintings.That´s when I connect to the painting and my hope is that it will reach the viewer, too.” It is this “striving for truthfulness” in the craft of painting and narrative that touches the viewer’s heart and sets Weistling’s work apart from others. (See options...)


	Raising Daughters “As this family enjoys a walk along the beach in Del Mar, California,” says artist Steve Hanks,“a discussion with the younger daughter takes the full attention of her parents. This gives her older sister a chance to pursue her interests. “I’ve heard it said that when you raise a boy you only have one boy to worry about, but when you raise a daughter you have all of them to worry about. To illustrate this in Raising Daughters, the two girls and their mothers are the only females on the beach. I carried the story further by making the older daughter and the boy she is admiring into a couple in the far distant background, walking away.” (See options...)


	Spiffin` The `Chines (See options...)


	Spring Fling One of the Phillips Bay collection of limited edition prints and canvases. "I wanted to capture the joy of a warm spring day in the 1950´s, with the flowers starting to bloom, the parents chatting, the kids playing, a beautifully maintained 1936 Ford pickup in the driveway, and a grand CD-6 aircraft flying overhead." (See options...)


	Teach Me The parents are watching over the children while keeping them in the ‘light.’ The sheep in the background are a reminder that little children, like sheep, follow the examples of the adults who influence their lives. The little girl who posed as a model for this painting has Cerebral Palsy. She cannot walk on her own, yet she is rejoicing in the opportunity to have her father help her through the field. If only we could be like this child, and joyfully receive the assistance of others and our Heavenly parents. Then we could see how children teach us priceless lessons when we endeavor to teach them. “And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.” -2 Nephi 25:26 (See options...)