The Furst Gnomes attracts a lot of attention from all the little gnomelings because of their resemblance to a certain other figure. This drawing is done in watercolor pencil and soft pastels on my favorite canvas, an old book page.
1001 Drawings
#454 Single Yellow Flower
I chose this one picture to paint because I like the pop of color transfixed against the black and gray background. The painting was done on a grey 9×12 piece of card stock using a mixture of color pencil and soft pastel. The flower is a reminder to me of each new day we are given. In every day there is renewal and a hope for our walk in this dark and grey world. It is a new day as Christine says,”to see all of our neighbors in a new light….God’s love and light.”
#453 Pink and White Flowers
There are some pictures which inspire me to try them just to see what the end result. The original picture had whit flowers. I felt compelled to add a touch of pink. I just think it adds something to the picture. I used a pen to highlight the vase and stems them overplayed soft pastels. The background is a yellow piece of 9 x 12 scrapbooking paper.
#452 The Woman In Red
Today I offer you the woman in red. The painting is done on 9×11 red card stock using some soft pastels and color pencils. The picture I used was a royalty free picture from Unsplash. I really like the way the picture turned out. There are only a couple things I would change.
#450 The Daisies
This 6 x 9 closeup view of some daisies is done in soft pastel with some highlights of color pencil. I often think this is how God sees us not from far away but up. Lose and personal like these flowers. This makes me realize more how I have to self examine my daily walk so I am a good reflection of God to others.
# 449 Guitar Man
A color pencil drawing done on a 9 x 11 old book page. I wanted to add a caption to this one but could not think of one. I will add one later when inspiration kicks in and one pops into my mind. One thing I have discovered in life is that some things come when they come. It is when we get impatient and forge ahead that we get ourselves into trouble.
#447 Little Red Church
Another in my series of churches. This one the Little Red Church is done on a 6 x 9 inch Strathmore drawing pad in soft pastels and color pencils. I like creating scenes with small church because they remind me that the church is much more than a building it is the people inside the building leaving through the doors in order to do God’s work in the world.
#446 Walking Through Fields of Gold
I really like the contrast of the colors in this picture. One of ,y favorite artists is VanGogh. I love the way he used shorts Burt’s if color to create a whole picture.i strived for a little of that here. I don’t know if I really succeeded or not. Oh well you know what they say, “If at first you don’t succeed try, try again.” or put another way practice makes you better. God does not want us to be quitters. He want us to run the race set before us until we reach the finish line.
#445 Little House on the Hill
I used to love to draw landscapes. Then I stopped. I started to focus on not her for self art. Only recently have I returned to my landscape roots. This offering, “House On The Hill,” was created on a 6 x 9 piece of Strathmore drawing paper using soft pastels and Prisma color pencils. Life to me is sometimes like this picture we ha e habits we try to stop but sooner or later we return to them. It is only through the power of Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit that we can truly be free. The key however is to trust which means letting go and focusing on God.
