thoughts and thinkings of an artist
Thanksgiving Printable Place Cards | Monday Littles
Here's a free Thanksgiving printable for you! Feel free to cut these up and use them in your own creative place card designs, or just use them as they are! Here's the link! Thanksgiving Place CardsPost last updated: November 19th, 2019 Looking for more Thanksgiving...
Jonah 2:8 | 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 two...
A Smile for Your Day!
Here's a smile for you! :-) Hoping to do some Thanksgiving and Christmas posts next week!
Encouragement for Your Day | Free Friday
Here is a free screensaver for you! Just right click the picture to bring up a menu which will let you add it as your screen background! Hope it's an encouragement! (By the way, see if you can draw the parallels from the verse to the painting.) :-)
Art with Scripture Meditation | Art Tips
A couple of avenues that I want to work on as an artist, is listening to the Scripture while I work, as well as including more study of the Word with my art. God's Word should be the best place to find inspiration as an artist! There are many ways we can include God's...
Fall Turned into Winter | Northeast Ohio Nature Photographer
Clementine Curls Fall Wardrobe | Free Friday
It's fall! And Clementine Curls is all ready to start baking in the kitchen, working on her school work and spending time visiting her friends for tea! Print out her new wardrobe here: Clementine Curls Paper Doll Fall Dresses Clementine Curls...
5 Sketching Tips – 5 | Tuesday Tips
The past three posts in this sketching series focused on being relaxed, trying different styles, practicing from life, and getting the idea. This week's focus is on: Tip #5 - Do It Daily As I have been thinking about sketching more consistently, I have...
A Colonial Lass | Monday Littles
It's Monday ...and here is a new Monday Little Paper Doll for you! Please meet Olivia Johnston, a colonial lass of 1774. Feel free to download her using the link below, and share a copy with your friend! Also, I've been thinking of possibly putting up more outfits for...
5 Sketching Tips – 4 | Tuesday Tips
The past three posts in this sketching series focused on being relaxed, trying different styles and practicing from life. This week's focus is on: Tip #4 - Get the Idea In other words, when you sketch it should be to get a concept down and play with it,...
About the Artist
Melissa Thomsen is an northeastern woman with a mission to share God’s Word through compelling, inspirational and interpretive works of art.
She believes in the importance and life-giving power of the Word of God and desires to draw hearts closer to Jesus Christ and God the Father through her work.