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I’ll Be With You Always | Thursday Children’s Book Review
I'll Be With You Always Written by: Joni Eareckson Tada Illustrated By: Craig Nelson This is a heart-touching story, filled with a kinship to artists and an allegory of God's love and care. Combined with beautiful illustrations that capture the story...
Worth More Than Sparrows | Wednesday ‘Behind-the-Scenes’
This 'behind-the-scenes' post is on a colored pencil painting that I made for (my sister) Kristen's birthday this year. It's based on Luke 12:6-7. I first did thumbnail sketches. For example, these two sketches were a couple of ideas that tried to grasp the concept I...
3 Tips on Color Design – 2 | Tuesday Tips
Tip #2 - COMPLEMENTARY COLORS Last week our art tip was on value. This week we're going to talk about using color theory and complementary colors. In this image (below) you should see three colors. Blue, red and yellow. These are called primary colors. And are...
Lilly Little Paper Doll | Monday Littles
It's Monday, and Lilly Little is just waiting for you to cut her out and play with her! And not only that ... but there's a special addition to today's little paper doll! A special print and fold card that you can put in the mail to bless a friend! Use the...
Joyful Joyce’s Summer Wardrobe | Free Friday
So ... I know it's a little late for "summer" clothes, but as I was thinking about making Joyful Joyce some more clothes, I didn't quite like making her fall clothes before giving her something for summer! :-) So here we are. Joyful Joyce's Summer Wardrobe! Click the...
The True Princess | A Thursday Children’s Book Review
I don't know about you, but I really enjoy learning from other children's authors and illustrators--so, I thought I'd start sharing some books that have been an encouragement to me. I hope they will encourage you in your journey as an artist, illustrator, or writer!...
The Process of a Painting | A Wednesday “Behind-the-Scenes”
Here is a "behind-the-scenes" look on the painting "Looking to Jesus". This painting started with a sketch. I scanned in the image, made it larger and used it as my background for beginning the painting. (Edit: Sometimes I will simply make the sketch...
3 Tips on Color Design – 1 | A Tuesday Tip
Tip #1 - VALUE Study the image (below) carefully. The first row of dots at the top are line of blacks/grays that range from very dark to very light. These are each called different values. One is lighter than the other. One is darker then the other....
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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.