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Marty's Southern Style! |
Marty's humorous column on Southern Foods and
Lowcountry Cuisine~Food, Fun, & Family. Marty snaps
candid photos of Lowcountry folks out on the town (or country)
enjoying their Southern Style
Food!
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Marty Clayton
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| "God is the
supreme artist of all time, how can one even attempt to
compete with creation? And yet we DO, make that attempt
through art!" Marty |
I have always felt
the need to paint, and to be creative with my hands...and I
found that when I stifled this God given "creativity" I would
sink into depression. Painting or writing, or working in
crafts, would bring me out of it! Idle hands are the
"devil's" workshop.
Marty |
| Each person
has some sort of talent, although they may not have discovered
it yet. Begin seeking God, to find out what your talent
is. It will usually lie in the area of what you love to
do best. Marty |
Helping others to see and
develop their talents, will help to also bring out even MORE
of your own. God will multiply your own talent, for
helping others to see or find their
own!
Marty |
Especially encourage the
talent of young children! This is an area which
will help to build their self esteem, and their own image of
themselves for life. If a child can find a gift or
talent they are good at, they can find the true meaning of
life, that they are VALUABLE to someone, and especially to
God! Marty
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SING! DANCE! PAINT! LAUGH!
LOVE! These are ways to celebrate the life that God has
so richly given us to enjoy! Find something that you can
give or contribute to someone, like a painting, or a song, or
a poem, a cake, or a crocheted item, or a quilt, or a craft,
and give it to someone who needs to know that Jesus loves
them. We are His hands, we are His feet, We are
His voice!
Marty |
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About Marty's Art
( Marty Clayton
Banfield)
Painting of
Jesus
by Marty Clayton
Banfield
Martha
(Marty) has been drawing and painting realistic
landscapes and portraits since she was about 8 years
old. In her youth, she took art lessons from
Mrs. Thrailkill of Bamberg, SC. Friends and teachers
would seek her out to draw class posters, and
pictures. In both her Junior and Senior years in
high school, Martha won the Governor's State
Poster Contest for her region, winning a plaque for
Bamberg Co. She also designed
the Bamberg County
scrapbook.
She later graduated from
USC-Salkehatiche, pursuing a major in Art.
When she received her Associate's degree,
(graduating with honors) that same year she won the
"Outstanding Artist of the Year" award, which was
presented by USC-Salkehatchie Art Professor,
Conrad (Dutch) Mehlenbacher.
Martha, also known as
Marty Clatyon Banfield, is now the publisher of an online
Chrisitian magazine called "The Light of the Lowcountry"
which spotlights lowcountry artists and artisans, as well as
local musicians and singers. Marty is also a
singer/songwriter, musician, photographer and
videographer.
She paints realistic paintings,
but enjoys doing abstracts with "Found Art." Here is a
sample of one of her recent abstracts. This is now for
sale and on display at the
Salkehatchie Arts Center in
Allendale, SC.
The above is an acrylic
painting with glued "debris" on top.
The picture is
framed on it's outer edges by two colums of glued on
rope. The obejcts glued onto the painting are very 3d
and have the appearance of coral , but are actually
pieces of tree bark, leaves, rocks, and small pieces of
rope. The green rocks are glued on in small
green piles. Some of the dark blue/black objects
are tree bark, and made to look like coral, and some
others are actually mushroms soaked in indigo dye. This
painting is called
"Beachy"
and is priced at
$50.00, and can
be purchased
at the Salkehatchie Arts Center
in
Allendale, SC.
Email me
at:
marty@thelightofthelowcountry.com
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MISSION
STATEMENT:
Everyday it is becoming more and more
evident that the evils of the world are being promoted by the mass
media, in radio, tv, satelllite, and in magazines, books, and many
other publications. The Bible predicted that this would happen
in
the last days before Jesus Christ returns to
earth.
Our magazine is proud to be a part of GOD'S
MEDIA ARMY, who will help to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ
through the printed word. Our base of operations is in the SC
Lowcountry, Bamberg, SC, but we know that this magazine will
be a shining light, not just to the S.C. Lowcountry, but to all of
SC and far beyond. Through us the LIGHT of Jesus Christ
will be shed abroad in the hearts of all of our readers across the
US and in other countries. Let us never forget that Jesus is
the TRUE LIGHT of the world, so don't be afraid to let your light
shine!
John
8:12: "I am the light of the world; he that followeth me...shall
have the light of life."
Matthew
5:16: "In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they
may see your good deeds and praise your Father in
heaven."
If you would like to be a contributing writer for our
magazine, please email me at:
marty@thelightofthelowcountry.com
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