From the book of Ruth: 3 One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home[a] for you, where you will be well provided for. 2 Now Boaz, with whose women you have worked, is a relative of ours. Tonight he…
From the book of Ruth: 3 One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home[a] for you, where you will be well provided for. 2 Now Boaz, with whose women you have worked, is a relative of ours. Tonight he…
This year my husband and I celebrated our 25th Anniversary. And we did it in Italy!! My husband had been to Rome twice in the last 6 months and the first time, it nearly killed me that he saw the…
My paintings are mixed media. The media include oil, acrylic, pencil, paper collage, and stamping. This week, I set myself a new challenge… my first male face. My victim? My graduating senior son. Here’s his senior picture pose that I…
Last weekend, I showed two of my good friends the paintings I’d been doing. These two ladies have 3 daughters graduating from HS and college this spring. Both of them asked me to paint their daughters. I was a little…
I finished 3 paintings this week and I like two of them. Not bad, I suppose. I posted the first one here. Here’s today’s attempt. I had a hard time choosing a verse for this face, I don’t know why……
It’s been almost a year since I painted a face. I’ve been wanting to get back to it for quite some time. I’m so happy to finally do something new. My usual pattern is to paint the face, add the…
These focal beads are going to be entered into a local art show this weekend. Wish me luck. They all feature transfers of my original face paintings. I enjoy putting different bits together to create color harmonies that are just…
22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; 23 the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. 24 The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad. Psalm…
For thus the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said, “In repentance and rest you will be saved, in quietness and trust is your strength.” –Isaiah 30:15 I’m moving forward. I’m starting to think in terms of this…
My soul waits for the Lord. I’m still listening for his leading and trying new things, keeping faith that all this has a purpose He will show me… I’m so thrilled with the new art supplies I ordered. This portrait…