This fairy it seems like to text. Who’d have thought? No, seriously we have become a nation who is consumed with texting. The blemish with texting is that there is no personal contact. So make an effort, put down the phone and talk face to face. This painting is soft pastel on white 9 x 12 paper. It is for sale. If interested contact me at Whittsendart@gmail.com.
I know it has been spring for several days now but it hasn’t really felt like spring. However the temps are going up so now I feel it is time to declare, Spring has sprung. The painting was done using pen, pastels, and some highlights in acrylic.
Let’s Dance is my tribute drawing to one of my favorite umbrella toting nannies, Mary Poppins. Mary does everything with an attitude of yes It can be done you just have to have the right attitude. God calls us to a life of service. We must serve with a can do attitude because we no, “in all things God works to the good,” for those who put their faith and attitude in Him.
This is actually a redo of a picture, which according to the date, I did in January 2017. I took the original and colorized it using soft pastels and Prismacolor colored pencils. I have loved getting back to my roots of using pastels. I hope to regain the mastery of them I once had.
In the Bible there is a parable about a woman who loses a coin. The woman then spends time seeking the coin and when she finds it she rejoices. The parable shows God’s love for us. The lost coin I believe represents a sinner who then comes to a saving faith in Jesus. I also think it opens up to us a look into our lives and what we see as important. Many times we seek after earthly treasures and when we get them we rejoice but we spend very little time seeking after the One true God. What we need to do is switch our priorities.
Every so often I like to revisit a piece of art I’ve done before and change it in some way. I added more color to this drawing using water colors and color pencil. I also used a fixatif spray in order to brighten the colors. I hope you like the new version.
