thoughts and thinkings of an artist
Shepherd | In the Studio
What’s your favorite part of behind-the-scenes process of a piece of artwork? Is it the progress of the actual painting? Is it the preparation before the brush touches the surface? Or maybe it’s both?
This is a painting that is currently on the easel! It’s further along than what this blog post shows …keep an eye out for another update!
Thy God My God
In the beginning of the story of Ruth, we see three women with three perspectives. We see Naomi, weighed down by sorrow and loss–submissive under God’s hand, yet advising her daughters to turn back to their homeland which was filled with the darkness of empty gods.
Online Shop Coming!!
This coming Monday, Lord willing, the Melissa Jacie Art online shop will open for orders!! :) If you’re looking for some beautiful Scripture art …
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...
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.