My Great Niece Watercolor Portrait

My great niece is so delightful and the moment she

sees a camera aimed at her she goes into beauty queen

poses. This time she didn't see the camera and this very

relaxed and natural image was captured by my brother.

I couldn't wait to try this with watercolors.

Watercolor 11" X14"

Merry Christmas

As you hurry and scurry about taking care

of all those last minute details

-remember Jesus.

He is not only the reason for the season,

but "in Him we live and move and have our being."

Acts 17:28

Have a blessed Christmas

(this is an 8' tall silk banner I painted)

Faith Moves Mountains Silk Flag

I painted several silk flags for fellow worship flaggers

in Abilene. One special order that I really enjoyed

painting was "Faith Moves Mountains"

Stephen and I went to Abilene to deliver the flags

and had the privilege of getting to explore the

highest point in Taylor County. The rocks in the

background were all compressed bits of shell.

This whole area was, at sometime in the past,

under water. Imagine.

Debra and Angel are worshipping intercessors

with a passion to see God's love and power poured

out on the Big Country. Angel and her husband are

the owners of this beautiful, rugged piece of property.

We walked, worshipped, prayed, and spoke

declarations as we carried these 2 flags to the highest

point. It was so awesome. We could see for miles!

They said that the area looks a lot like some of the

places they had seen in Israel.

Thank you, Debbie and Angel for a great morning

in His Presence and allowing me to

"Worship God With All My Art"!

Also, I have added a couple of new pages.

Check out the Silk Flags page.

Dutch Art Gallery "Where Texas Gets Its Color"

It has been an amazing and busy month.

I have been so excited to be able to have

7 watercolors at the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas,

My sister, Soozy went with me to the artist's reception.

She is so beautiful and so much fun to be with.

 I was a little hesitant to use my camera around all the art.

Didn't want someone to think I was stealing

their ideas. I just took this one of "Pico De Gallo".

 I met many wonderful and gifted artists.

It was such a blessing to get to visit with other artists

about their medium, their inspriation, 

how they got to where they are today,

and their hopes and dreams for the future.

I did not hear any negative comments 

but I did hear lots and lots of encouragment

among the Artists of Texas members.

 Here is Soozy admiring more of the

wonderful works of art.

Thanks to Pam Massar at the Gallery for all the

hard work and promotion for this event!

Thanks for stopping by!

Guadalupe River in the Fall - Watercolor

I just finished this. Landscapes are a bit of

a stretch for me, but I keep trying.

I love all the rocks and the beautiful, orange cypress

tree. I can almost hear the water rippling.

Praising With Paint Workshop

Last weekend I went to Odessa and conducted a

"Praising With Paint" Workshop. The ladies that

participated seemed to have a good time.

 It was a 2 hour event and they used an 8"x10" canvas

panel and acrylics. There was one who had never painted

before and one had a Master's Degree in art,

but there was no sense of competition. 

Our love for Jesus was the common thread.

 My friend, Davina came along for the ride. As they

listened to music and listened to the Lord, she also

listened and wrote as they painted. She didn't see

what they were painting. It was amazing how what

they painted and what she wrote blended. She read

what she wrote in her journal and it really ministered to them.

God is so good!

Yolanda was the hostess for the workshop.

Thank you, Yolanda!

I provided them with a sketch of a dove and a horse

head. They could use those or create whatever was

in their heart.

 Here is a collage of their work.

But remember you are

His work of art!

Ephesians 2:10 "You are His workmanship, created

in Christ Jesus to do good works..."

With All My Art Fine Art Gallery And Studio

Here are before and after photos.

The blisters are almost healed! The wonderful vintage tin ceiling tiles

are revealed and painted brown.

Jim and Soozy came to help and installed

the ceiling fan. What a blessing!

The carpet and tile have been removed.

I had a huge bruise on my hip from leaning into

the machine that peeled the tile up.

Even with the bruise is was so much faster

and easier than chipping it out by hand.

Been there-done that!

Finished concrete! I love it!

Finally moving in.

Move in started only a week after retirement

but we have been working on

the building for a month.

The art is in place. I am still adding pieces.

I have a little work space and a little coffee area.
I put out the "OPEN" sign today.
We had a few customers (Whoo Hoo!)
and even sold a few pieces. Hallelujah!!!
I have a couple of mural commissions that I
will start when the rain is over.

I need to tell you what happened last night.
I was online doing research for an art project.
Something happened with my browser
so I copied the info I had typed into the search bar.
I opened up a new browser window,
pasted the search words, and hit enter.
What came up blew me away.
"Behold, I will do a new thing;
now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I
will even make a way in the wilderness;
and rivers in the desert." Isaiah 43:19
The whole page was search results for that scripture.
Line after line of that scripture repeated
over and over and over.
It was not what I was searching for,
not even close to what I had typed in,
but it was exactly what I needed to see and hear!
I just began to laugh.
Thank you, Lord, for that message!!!