Art and thoughts by Roger Vincent Jasaitis

This Speaks My Mind

  • Senbazuru

    Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John;14:27  

  • A Still Moment of Overpowering Grace

    I recently was given the gift of an old book: The Quiet Eye, a way of looking at pictures, by Sylvia Shaw Judson (1954,1982 Regnery Gateway). The author was a well know Quaker sculptor. Two of her best known works are the monument to the Quaker Mary Dyer in front of the Boston State House…

  • Thanksgiving Afterthoughts

    I woke early Thanksgiving morning from a dream. In the dream I was fasting to celebrate Thanksgiving. Heresy! To refrain from eating on the very day that many Americans overindulge? This dream made me question our behavior on this Holiday of giving thanks. So here is a little history to give some context: Here is…

  • Giving Thanks for 100000

    This month we have reached a major milestone; One hundred thousand page views on my web sight RVJart.com! To give thanks to you for this event I am making this very special offer; If you purchase a painting on RVJart.com between Thanksgiving and Christmas 2013, for yourself or as a gift, your name will be…

  • Artful & Crafty

    “All art is an imitation of nature.” ~ Seneca (5 BC – 65 AD) In thinking about where our creativity comes from I recall this quote from Quaker author Brinton Turkle; I think you must obey your inner drives and inner urges; they are God-given. If you are obeying this and listening to the voice…