thoughts and thinkings of an artist
Glory
Ruth tipped the curtain and looked out on the barren world. Webbed branches traced wounded patterns of winter's encroaching hold. Several clouds glimmered in the distance, their edges ragged with the wind's cold breath. A hush had fallen over their home. Night was...
It Was Time to Sing
Tall peaks glistened under heavy cloud cover.
Her heart trembled a little at their magnificence, but she took courage. She had trained for years and now was the time to accomplish her dream. Years of planning and prayer were behind her.
She knew she had been called.
For Artists: Being An Artist in a World of Chatter
Expressing a worldview through a brush, holding up thoughts through the vista of colorful strokes, speaking a language that may be overlooked among those who witness it ...we are artists. At this point and time in 2021, we have continued to be involved in a world...
She Had Faith Beyond the Field
The flowers looked beautiful, the vista was hopeful ...the sun glittered and sparkled midst the waving grasses and hope danced like a melody in her heart. But a quieter song wove itself between the notes. A deeper word lit up a frame of truth around the landscape and...
The Hero We Need
The stakes were high.
A blending of music may have forced the framing of reality.
Crush oneself …one’s very soul, under the load of wicked human imagination or feel the burning of skin and know that one’s earthly life was soon to be ashes.
Crux of the minute presented in a vista of battleground.
Whose side would they choose?
She Listened.
Hard circumstances. Burdened heart. Bitter thoughts. Words. How powerful they can be. One woman to another. One mind swaying another. One perspective pressing the other into a line of action. (See the beginning of the book of Ruth for…
3 Tips for the Wannabe Artist Who Has Little Time to Practice
Perhaps yesterday you glanced at a lovely picture of yet another pretty piece of artwork and a little piece inside of you was just a little ...sad. You've dreamed of picking up the pencil, pen or brush and creating pretty things. You've longed to have your journal...
The Power of Art (and shepherd painting progress)
The shepherd painting has made progress! God has definitely continued to answer prayer. As you look at these process pictures, notice the change in the hands, the background and the staff. Have you ever wondered if art has an impact? Is it frivolous, a mere decoration...
It’s There
It's there. Waiting to be found. Hidden beauty. The question is ...do we take the opportunity? It can be easy to see and highlight the gray. The dirt. The cold. The parts of life that are hard, difficult or challenging. But just like a photographer can take an image...
And There Were Shepherds
“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
