Slowing Life Down

 Going Home Series #31   Slowing Life Down  12 x 16  oil      $500.  

Slowing Life down is important and I am speaking to myself now.  I wish I had time to sit on one of these rocks and just think and sing and praise the Lord for what He has created!.  I am teaching three days a week and painting full time!  I love every minute of my life, but I will take a break from painting for the next two months to enjoy the holidays and start my Christmas shopping.   It is good to refocus and prioritize life.  However, my series is not finished !!!!....I still have 19 more painting in this series before I start thinking about another!

Capturing the Essence

                                   Going Home series # 30  Capturing the Essence    22 x 28  oil   $1,200

The Peaks of Otter is aways a delight to visit.  This is a scene I did not paint from a photograph but from memories of the light and shadow and smell and warmth of sunlight.  I am really enjoying taking the artistic license to recreate and compose with my paintings to capture the essense and not always the exact image.
 

A Reminder of His Warmth

Going Home Series # 27   A Reminder of His Warmth     oil     $900.   

 Last night was the first frost of 2025.  It came later than usual but was a reminder that winter is coming.  I guess I'm trying to mentally prepare for the cold!! The icy creek leads into the warm sunset.  Of course I had to warm up something!  And what better warmth than the reminder of The Son who shines His warmth and light and love on us every day.
 

Follow the Light

                            Going Home Series # 29   Follow the Light  12 x 16   oil   $500.

Trying to create "glow", transparency, light in the painting is sooooooo fun!.  But without the darkness it is hard to see the light.  So I always start with a black value pattern on a solid color background.  Do you see the dark underpainting of the trees on the left and the foregroung on the right?   Without contrast paintings are not as effective.  In the world today everything is beginning to be black or white.  Everyone is being guided to make a decision whether to follow the Light or hide in the darkness.
 

The Bridge to Life

                  Going Home Series #28 The Bridge to Life  11 x 14    oil    $450

The bridge is always a symbol of connections from here to there.  We are made for connection.  As Gods people we connect to Him, to nature, and to others in powerful ways that sustain our lives.  As I chose this image to paint,  I saw connections of pathways horizontally and vertically.  Our horizontal paths are impoortant but our vertical path is life sustaining, the sun and the Son provide and protect and show the way to abundant life. 

Capturing Beauty

                                 Going Home Series#26  Capturing Beauty  0il   11 x 14    $450

The reflections on water are fascinating.  The movement of water is a challenging to capture and the colors of fall captivate the heart.  Why try try to incorporate it all into one small snapshot of true Beauty?  Follow the reflection of the Son and look for the hidden golden treasure of God.

 
 

Peace and Quiet

                                                    Going Home Series #25   12 x 24   oil   $595.

Isaiah said "God's people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings and in quiet resting places."  I have heard it said that peace and quiet are rare commodities these days.  They are rare but they are not commodities because they cannot be bought or sold.  They are gifts from the Lord and He is the only one who can bestow peace and quiet to our souls.  How do I capture that in a painting?  A path guiding me to the Son with golden light that reflects the Fathers throne?