thoughts and thinkings of an artist
Wait | Storytime
It was the kind of air that throbbed with all-things-autumn. Leaves, swathed in daubs of yellows, crismons, and opaque hues of burnt orange, flickered in joyful springs as each breeze passed. Meredith's hand tightened over her brother's. The soulful call of geese wove...
Uplift | Free Printable Scripture Art Prints
Hello, friends! Here is a free, simple and lovely way to bring God's Word into your home! This printable series provides you with five Scripture art prints and they can be used as they are, or colored in! The series title is "Uplift". Like Psalm 123:1 encourages, may...
Just a Turning of the Door Knob | Storytime
It had been a rough week. Tangy air pushed against Lydia as she ran, her brother's hand clasped in her own. The sun was setting, casting a frothy cream of golden oranges and satin-like pinks across the expanse above their heads. Restless waves continued a...
Hope Sender
"You are the light of the world. Matthew 5:14a ESV Are we senders of hope? When we know Jesus Christ as our Savior, we hold a bright world of hope within our souls and a gift of hope within our hands through God's Word--the Bible. We know the sun is yet above the...
Light
Light. It traces patterns on our walls--transparent fingers of golden cream. It shatters through the darkness and becomes a widespread echo of a new day. Light shines over the world, crumbling barriers of darkness and breaking into sparkling droplets on an ocean wave....
To Paint at the Park | Art Story and Scripture Meditation Film
The vista is beautiful, the sun is shining, the water is lapping against the shore. Joyce Charmaine steps into this landscape with a mission to paint the scene before her. Things flow smoothly overall. But there is just a little problem. Sometimes life has those...
By Their Fruits
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...
When You Take a Walk with Gratitude | Storytime
Everybody called her Little Miss Happy.
Was that her real name?
Nobody knew …and in fact, nobody could imagine anything else fitting …so the name stayed, settling victoriously in its place with no other rival to argue its ownership.
In fact, nobody even knew that Little Miss Happy existed until a drippy, foggy day on Main Street.
To Paint Clouds | Art Story and Scripture Meditation Film
Joyce Charmaine is on a mission to paint clouds. But there is one problem. Where are the clouds? Take a meditative journey listening to beautiful music, watching a simple art story and meditating on Scripture. This poetic film can be a companion for a time of rest and...
The Night is Coming
There’s a song resting amongst numerous others between the hard blue covers of a book (with many exactly like it) in the family room of our home. Hymnbooks yes, but they could perhaps also be called “pointing-to-the-Truth” books as well. While the songs may be the thoughtfully written meditations of man, they can become mental vehicles to what is lovely and true and right.
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.