King of Kings W.I.P. (Work In Progress) Part 3

Here's the last phase of this painting.

I was so unhappy with most of this

painting that I should have just scrapped

the whole thing and started over.

But, I also felt that there

was potential here. I have photoshopped

out his face until the end. No peeking! I changed the crown, the hair color, and

the placement and strength of His hands,

the folds of the garment, and added

a "golden sash around His chest". Rev. 1:13 I was going to paint the scepter with jewels

on it but then decided on one large pearl,

the pearl of great price. Matt. 13:46

In the crown I set one drop of blood.

I finished the piece Saturday morning

while listening to "Crown Him With Many Crowns",

"I Worship You Almighty God",

"Meet With Me", and "Worthy is the Lamb".

I was almost undone!!!

I totally enjoyed redoing this painting.

Take a close look! Enlarge the image.

Let me remind you that we do not worship

the likeness or image of Jesus.

Rather, we-I worship HIM.

He alone is worthy!

I believe that Jesus and Father God

enjoy taking our lives, what we believe to

be messed up beyond repair,

and transforming them.

They transform our lives into

works of art that glorify our Creator.

Jesus loves you just as you are.

He also loves you too much to

leave you just as you are.

Have a wonderful, blessed Thanksgiving!

King of Kings W.I.P. (Work In Progress) Part 2

Welcome back!

I removed the tape that was protecting

the work I had already done.

The image is King of Kings-King Jesus.

The throne is the mercy seat.

I painted over the cherubim.

As I began to re-read Exodus
and the pattern of the tabernacle
and the mercy seat, I discovered that it
seems that the cherubim were standing.
Most artistic interpretations of the
mercy seat show them kneeling.

Now for the challenge of painting gold
without using metallic gold. So far, so good.
I like the gold effect but not His face.
I gave Him white hair from
the Revelation description

As I was painting the wings and feathers,

I turned my easel so that I could

watch a movie with Joe.

We watched "The Christmas Cottage".

It is the story of Thomas Kinade and

how he became the painter of light.

It was so inspirational.

Nathalie Kelley-the painter of ________?

One day !

Come back soon to see the finished painting.

King of Kings W.I.P. (Work In Progress)

This post will be in three or four parts,

so stay with me. This doesn't look like

much right now but I think you will be

pleasantly surprised. Right now it looks

like a black and white cow!

I started this painting during the

His Joy Ministries "Worship Explosion".

I painted a rainbow (3 times).

I was never happy with the way that it looked.

So I blocked it out and started over. It looks like a mess right now

but I think I am finally on the track

to capture what I imagined.

I taped over the Jesus image so

I wouldn't have so much to redo (I thought)!

No rainbow this time,
just an explosion of rainbow colors,
the colors of God's promise.An old toothbrush and some
thinned white paint and what do you get?
Splatter, spots...STARS!
A few thin white lines this way and that and

VOILA!!!

Shooting stars or comets or

galaxies celebrating the King!

Be sure to come back for the

rest of the picture.

Thanks for stopping by.

Don't Take It For Granted! Patriotic Watercolor!

Here is a piece that I just finished.

I was inspired by a video I saw last week.

Joe and I were at a job related training

and the instructor opened the session

with a short documentary about Frances Scott Key

and "The Star Spangled Banner".

I was moved to the very core of my being at

the sacrifices made by our founding fathers.

"O, say does that star spangled banner yet wave?

O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave."

or BECAUSE of the brave.

The flag is displayed on the porch

with the rocking chairs.

Comforting and comfortable.

But let's not take our liberty for granted.

Low Tide

I am teaching a watercolor class

at College on the Square tomorrow

(it's so late now, it's almost tomorrow).

This is one of the pieces we will be painting.

Name the Painting!!!

This painting needs a title, so I am having a contest.

Submit a title and if your title is the winner

you will receive a free print!

I look forward to hearing from you.

Concrete Floor Faux Acid Stain - Finished

Now for the finishing.

I can't remember where I saw this

suggestion but I told Shelby to use freeze

dried coffee crystals and sprinkle

them on the unsealed concrete,

then spray the crystals with water and wait.

Shelby did this part and

she added some faux cracks.

She sealed the floor with concrete sealer.

It doesn't leave a coat like polyurethane.

I like its finish and it holds up well.

After the floor dried overnight,

Shelby moved the furniture in the room.

It is a beautiful room. She and her husband,

Tommy were so pleased with the way it turned

out they are going to do this same finish

on several other rooms in their home.

Beautiful room! Good job, Shelby!

I can't wait to see the other rooms.

Thanks for stopping by. Come back soon!