Blue Ridge, Daily Painter: Janet Wimmer: March 2020

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Planted

Parkway Series #488 18 x 24 original oil $550.

"You shall be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots into the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes. It's leaves are always green. There are no worries in the drought. " Jeremiah 17:8 I love being planted by the stream of Living Water!!! Where are you planted?

Monday, March 23, 2020

The Song of the Trees

Parkway Series #487 18 x 24 original oil SOLD

"The trees of the forest sing for joy before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth." 1 Chronicles 16:33. Can you hear it? Look at the painting and in the quiet of the breeze and the sunlight you can hear the song of the trees! In Luke 19, Jesus said that if we do not praise the Lord, the rocks and the trees will! Go to the mountains and listen to the choir below singing for joy; it is amazing worship!

Sunday, March 22, 2020

His Peace is the Answer

Parkway Series # 486 18 x 24 original oil SOLD

Seeking God, His Presence, His Peace is the answer!! Peace is an all encompassing gift that is indepencent of all circumstances. Though you lose everything else, if you gain His Peace you are rich, indeed. Philippians 4:6.

Treatise on why I create

An artist, musician, craftsman, theatrical director, performer, all know that the human heart longs for truth, goodness, and beauty. If we can create that sense of longing, we capture our audience in the creative experience. In Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz, Frank creates a magical story about longing for home. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is a plea by a young girl to find that place of rest, a home in which to feel safe. St. Augustine said "our hearts are restless until we find our rest in God". Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer, expressed his faith through his music. He sat before a painting of Jesus every day and prayed for an hour before beginning his day. His composition "The Mission" transports the listener to another place, another time, another dimension of reality - an eternal home- a celebration of beauty. My goal in painting is to draw the viewer into a higher sense of reality and to feel that sense of longing and to hopefully realize that longing is ultimately for the eternal home, Heaven.