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“Mountain
Dance”
Jan Pulley
Acrylic
I see three different positions we all take in our dance with the Lord
along this journey with Him. There’s the youngster outside the
circle, who is curious, ambivalent, attracted to and repulsed by the
spectacle presented before him. Sometimes ignorance or sin, his own or
that of the group, gets in the way of taking that first step of liberty.
Another position demonstrated in the group is that of the older teenagers.
From a world perspective they might seem to have more savvy in conduct
and coordination, but they still hold onto the things gained from the
experience of living in this fallen world that they need to release in
order to be completely His. The paradox of the Kingdom lies in the optimum
position described best by Jesus’ saying, "Truly I say to
you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not
enter the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 18:3.
Jan Pulley - Having graduated
in 1978 from UNC - Chapel Hill with BFA in painting and printmaking,
Jan has focused her career on advertising design and illustration. Self
employed for the last 16 years, Jan has worked for IBM, HowStuffWorks.com,
North Carolina Forestry Association, Spectator Magazine, and several
local advertising agencies. Jan lived in Italy in 1982 for 5 months where
she enjoyed painting and selling her work to the local Tuscan community
and featuring her work in group exhibitions. In 1999, Jan also illustrated
the children's book, Big Dog Winnie, written by Kathy Davis. Jan discovered
her love for teaching art to kids while working with Fifth Graders at
Southwest Elementary in Durham for the last two academic years. She now
instructs kids and adults in the fundamentals and basic techniques of
drawing and painting out of her home in Durham. Jan and her husband,
Larry, attend Grace Church in Chapel Hill.
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