Leader Of The Pack-Goslings

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Approx. 5x7 graphite on Canson 100 lb. Bristol paper. Slight use of colored pencil for variety.


This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Li was the gracious host this week who provided a bunch of colorful photos!


I really wanted to do a painting of these goslings, But since I was running short of time went a quicker route...graphite.


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Matthew 5:14a, 16     "You are the light of the world ... In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."

In Control-Lion

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Jean was the gracious host this week who provided a bunch of colorful photos!

Had to try this King Of Beasts. It turned out to be more difficult than I had at first imagined.

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^{Matthew 11:28}     Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest 

Raven

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. EP was the gracious host this week who provided a bunch of colorful photos!
Ravens are super smart birds and are truly impressive looking! In my younger days, I had a pet crow named Crawford. Crows and ravens are very similar.

I really wanted to paint this over a ground of black gesso. It really worked out well on some ravens I painted a few years ago. But today I didn't have time to apply gesso and have it dry completely. So I did it against a ground of thinned red acrylic....just didn't have the same feel.

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Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

Hard At Work-Boy Figurative

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Jess, in Florida, was the gracious host this week who provided a bunch of colorful photos!
This Jess's boy having fun at the beach.  I tried to go with the "less is more" theory and staying loose. This one just seemed to flow right along. Hope you like it.

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Psalm 56: 3-4         "But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. I praise God for what he has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?"

4th Of July 2014

Happy 238th Birthday!

Acrylic on hardboard.

This painting is a repost from 2009. Still appropriate for today.

The principle of our republic is based on God given rights! Understand, that if America loses God...we lose those rights.

I have always held patriotism for the United States of America strongly in my heart-but now, more and more,  am afraid for my country because it feels like hope is being dashed by all these huge rapid fire changes." This is only my honest opinion, so if I rile anyone , I apologize.

I am also of the opinion that there is a much higher power than Washington,DC. He is watching over us all.
And through Him, we will pull through fine.
I am proud of the the USA. Look at any country (or person) closely enough and you will see faults. But there's an overwhelming amount to be proud of...not ashamed of.
Happy birthday America!!!! Know that you are still loved!

God bless the USA!

2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Please take a minute and listen to this song.

In God We Still Trust