by Melissa | Oct 10, 2020 | Art Journal, Thoughts & Thinkings
Perhaps just yesterday you pulled an apple out of the refrigerator and enjoyed it as a snack. Or, maybe you opened a container and sprinkled blueberries over your oatmeal. As the juicy flavor burst into your mouth, did you think about how these pieces of fruit can...
by Melissa | Nov 21, 2013 | Art Journal, Scripture & Art, Thoughts & Thinkings
Recently, I was particularly struck by a verse in Jonah. Jonah 2, verse 8. As I thought upon this verse, and continued to return to it, I decided to illustrate it in two paintings. To make the explanation easier, I’m going to write it into a short story about...
by Melissa | Aug 13, 2013 | Art Journal, Thoughts & Thinkings
Feeling set adrift? Lost your last oar? No worries. The Captain knows the way! “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Jeremiah...
by Melissa | Jul 21, 2013 | Thoughts & Thinkings
Summer …it comes full in the face like a bloom just opened to the point of letting sway to all fragrance bound up inside. Warm air folds about my arms when I go outside into the warm expanse of canvas. God’s canvas. Canvas of oil turned to life....
