Grapes in a Crystal Bowl Watercolor

 

Beautiful crystal bowl, plump grapes and morning sunshine.

I love this image. I love painting glass. 

This is my first attempt at painting cut or faceted glass

Wet Canvas has 1,000's of great, free images

in their reference library.

 

It has been a little while since I have made a WIP 

(Work In Progress) video. I thought this would be a

good project to do that with.

I look at these big, fat juicy grapes and think 

about the land that God promised His children...

When they reached the Valley of Eschol, they cut off a

branch with a single cluster of grapes. Two of them

carried it on a pole between them. Numbers 13: 23

Our God is more than enough!

Worship Dance Alliance

 

Dance With Me! Watercolor 8 X10

Last night I had the honor of being part of Christine Obert's

Worship Dance Alliance Celebration and Graduation.

 

I got to fly my silk flags with my friends, Keith and Karen.

Joe took pictures for me so we could capture some of

the dances and presentations. 

Julie has been taking dance classes at Christine's

Gracefull Steps Ministry Arts Academy. Beautiful!!!

I love this one of Rosetta. She is using my Holy Spirit Fire 

streamers. I was amazed with this image, 

as it looked like fire.

Praise Him with timbrel and dance...

Let everything that has breath

PRAISE THE LORD!

Psalm 150:4 and 6

Better With Age

This is a commission I recently finished for a friend

of mine. It took him years to rebuild this beautiful '57

Chevy. It was a pile of junk when he bought it and now

"Wanda" is better than she was when she came of

the assembly line. Jimmy took a lot of care and great pride

in making her new again, restoring her.

God does the same thing with us. He searches for us,

finds us, sometimes neglected, abused, or left for dead,

Others might see us as not worth the effort but

He sees beyond the faults, beyond the wreckage,

and knows the potential and that we can be

"Better With Age"

If any man is in Christ, he is a new creation: 

old things are passed away and behold all things

are made new.

Texture Tuesday - Rose Among the Thorns

 A rose from my garden and a crown of thorns I made

several years ago. As this week progresses I think more

and more about what Jesus went through for me and you.

I have used Kim Klassen's textures Serendipity and Sweet Treat.

Texture Tuesday - In Remembrance

I took this photo several years ago at a Women's Walk to Emmaus.

I absolutely love everything about communion. What a great price Jesus paid for us to not onlypartake of the elements but to have communion withHim. He longs to fellowship with us as we remember all that He did, as we are aware of allthat He is doing, and as we look forward to all thatHe is going to do. Jesus is the sameyesterday, today, and forever! Hebrews 13:8
I have used Kim Klassen's "Silence" texture.If you are interested in my photoshop recipe for this justlet me know. This photo is also available for purchase in my Etsy Shop. Have an awesome day! I am so glad you stopped by.

Fragile! Handle With Care

 

SOLD

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 16"X20"

Painted during West Texas Child Advocacy 

Child Abuse Awareness Banquet.

The hands have all colors of flesh because abuse and neglect 

knows no color boundaries. 

The child is holding a fragile, breakable glass heart. 

Children's hearts are fragile and need to be handled with care.

The proceeds from the auction of this piece was donated

to the Child Advocacy Center.

I Love Old Doors

I love old doors! Not so much "The Doors". 

I liked them a long time ago. 

And they are old now. I am talking about old doors. 

This is one from my 3rd trip to Guatemala.

It is hard to tell if the door is almost open 

or almost closed. Sort of like a half glass of

water. I have a door in my life that is half 

closed and half open. I am closing the studio but

not the art business. I will still be painting and giving

lessons. So we shall see if the next step (door) will be

open or closed. One thing I do know...

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own 

understanding; in all your ways submit to him,
   and he will make your paths straight Proverbs 3: 5-6