Painting:
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES. THE WIND IS BLOWING AND PAINTING THE PALM TREES TO SHOW THAT WAS FUN. USUALLY I THINK MY CLOUDS STINK, BUT I ACTUALLY LIKE THEM IN THIS ONE. THE WAVES LOOK A LITTLE MORE REALISTIC TOO. THE DOWNWARD BRUSHSTROKE WITH THE FAN BRUSH IS A VERY EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE FOR WAVES. LOOKING BACK.....I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE YELLOW STUFF OR THE MOUND.....LOL. WELL, MY SKILLS ARE A WORK IN PROGRESS.
PRAYER:
THE WIND IN THIS PAINTING REMINDS ME OF THE STORM AND JESUS BEING ASLEEP IN THE BOAT WHILE THE DISCIPLES WERE FREAKING OUT. WHEN WE TALK TO GOD WE ARE SUPPOSED TO GIVE IT ALL TO HIM. BRING OUR BURDENS...TAKE HIS YOKE WHICH IS EASY. IT IS SO EASY TO BRING IT TO HIM, BUT THEN NOT DROP IT OFF. THAT IS THE SAME THING THE DISCIPLES DID. THEY WERE LIKE, "JESUS...JESUS....WAKE UP! WE ARE GOING TO DIE!" JESUS WAS ASLEEP, AND THEN WHEN HE WOKE UP, HE WONDERED WHY THEY WERE TRIPPIN'. I WONDER HOW MANY TIMES GOD WONDERS WHY WE ARE TRIPPIN'.
SOMETIMES WHEN PAINTING, YOU CAN GO OVER AND OVER IT, LITERALLY AND IN YOUR HEAD. WE DO THIS WITH SITUATIONS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO TACKLE IN LIFE TOO. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PHRASE? "WE ARE TRYING TO TACKLE". YOU HAVE TO WALK AWAY FROM THE PAINTING AND LEAVE IT THERE AND WHEN YOU COME BACK, YOU WON'T SEE THE FLAWS YOU SAW BEFORE. YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. WELL, THAT IS WHAT WE GET TOO WHEN WE TAKE OUT CARES AND LEAVE THEM FOR GOD. WE ARE NO LONGER TRYING TO TACKLE THINGS OURSELVES. WE GET A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.....GOD'S. I WOULD MUCH RATHER SEE THINGS HIS WAY THAN MINE.