To celebrate the arrival of hummingbirds - which should happen very soon now - I painted a few onto the wallhanging. After this current (and I hope final) cold snap leaves Savannah - I am going to hang a hummingbird feeder outside. If I can see a hummingbird in the panhandle of WV by the end of March - I fully expect to see one in southwest Tennessee by the middle of March!!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
On the Design Wall
To celebrate the arrival of hummingbirds - which should happen very soon now - I painted a few onto the wallhanging. After this current (and I hope final) cold snap leaves Savannah - I am going to hang a hummingbird feeder outside. If I can see a hummingbird in the panhandle of WV by the end of March - I fully expect to see one in southwest Tennessee by the middle of March!!
Word #10 and #9
So I feel I should go back to my first love, painting nature. Word #8 included a painted rabbit. This piece I used pictures taken at our home in WV of a Swallow-tail butterfly on azaleas. The butterfly and azaleas are painted with the Tsukineko inks and markers. I let the painting lead me to the color scheme of strong primaries - with a little green thrown in. I also broke the rule of design - put like items in odd numbered groups, 3 or 5. I used 2 groups of 4, just to see if it was irritating - like I used to sprinkle salt in the sugar bowl just before my sister 'sweetened' her cereal. That WAS irritating - but groups of 4 are just fine.
Again on this piece I used a paper printed with the verse captured in angelina fibers. I am really enjoying the shine that the angelina fibers add - and by photographing in natural light - you can see that shine in both of these pieces.
Thou art my hiding place and my shield; I hope in thy word. Psalm 119:114
Imagine how dark and tough it was for Mary and Martha to lose their brother Lazarus - knowing the Son of God, knowing their brother was loved and a friend to Jesus. Many people know the shortest verse in the bible - Jesus wept. But please know, He wasn't weeping because Lazarus had died. Why shed those tears when He was going to raise him from the dead? Jesus wept - in sympathy for Mary and Martha - knowing their tears. And He said to them, Said I not unto you that if you would believe, you should see the glory of God? John 11:40
That is a verse of high contrast - the tears and sadness of laying their brother in the grave - and the high worshipful glory of seeing their brother walk out of that grave.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Word #8 & Happy 50th Barbie
Jamie Lee Curtis allowed herself to be photographed at 50 in the buff for AARP and in clingy lycra for all to see her all. I figured it was time for Barbie to show all too. And, please, Mattel - she is now 50! She has a problem with chocolate - so she is no longer long and thin. Her thighs actually touch now.
At 40, she had to come down off her toes! So sorry, no matter how 'sexy' they may be, 3" heels hurt!! And of course, in her 40s she had to do the Jennifer Aniston hairdo - didn't we all? As you can tell by now - this piece was done purely for fun! Not quilted yet, though. Still thinking about adding an aging Ken!
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