Emily Carr (1871–1945), Dancing Sunlight c. 1937, oil on canvas,
Purchase 1978, McMichael Canadian Art Collection
“The artist himself may not think he is religious,
but if he is sincere his sincerity in itself is religion.”
Emily Carr
There are days when it's a challenge to write about eco-faith issues because they can be complicated and depressing, even as we seek a hopeful path as Christians.
I saw this quote and painting today as a tweet from the McMichael Gallery in Kleinberg, Ontario. I found it encouraging from a brilliant Canadian artist who was religious -- or at least an Anglican. Carr was intrigued by Lawren Harris' Theosophist outlook, seeking the power of the divine in the natural world. She decided to stick with her Anglicanism, despite finding clergy rather boring.
We all have the opportunity to become aware of God, the Creator, in the beauty of the world around us.
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