From The Heart-Figurative

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Oil on 5x7 canvas panel. 

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Marianne was the host and provided a bunch of great photos!

 The harpist appears to really be into what he's playing ....harp from the heart.
This is oil on a 5x7 canvas panel. I wanted to do it all in knife, but I kept chickening out in tight spots...so this is about 50/50, brush and knife.
I wish I had made the background a different value or different color for more separation. I just don't feel like investing more time into it.

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My Etsy

 Psalm 150:1-6    Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! 

Genuine-Portrait Of Lloyd

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 Oil on 5x7 canvas panel.
This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Li was the hostess and provided a bunch of great photos!
Li wrote: "My husband worked with our dear friend Lloyd for 7 years. He was a brother, a trusted friend and a loyal worker. When we moved to the Bahamas, he took us into his heart as family. He passed away suddenly in Aug. at the age of 53. I so wish I had taken more photos of him and Dave together but he was so humble and so very camera shy. We miss him every day.
Her description and photo of their friend, Lloyd, touched my heart. His expression fit so perfectly.

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My Etsy

2 Corinthians 4:18        While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. 

Sing Me A Memory-Musician Portrait

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Oil on 5x7 canvas panel.
This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Grace was the provided a bunch of great photos!

The old musician struck a chord with me. Here he is still entertaining after all these years. He has seen music evolve in person. I too played music for years until old Father Time caught up with me and said, "Whoa"! I have an older brother who's still playing shows!

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My Etsy

1 timothy2:5       For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

6Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

Break O' Dawn-Boat

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 Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Dominic hosted.

I had to try the boat with a painting knife. This is completely by knife...no brush used. I remembered to use generous paint this time. That's not easy for me to do. At the moment, I'm satisfied with it.

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Below is the original reference photo. Hope they don't revoke my artistic license!!!!

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My Etsy

2 Corinthians 12:10      Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

All Business-Captain Portrait

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Li supplied a bunch of great reference photos.

Capt. Jim runs the tours on the original boat used in the film the African Queen, which has been lovingly restored in Key Largo, Fla. Here's the modern African Queen Captain setting off on another voyage. Loved the movie...it's one of my all time faves. Just the thought of those leaches on Bogey still make me squirm!!

This was done with a painting knife. I really enjoy the results of a knife painting. Strange.. I always have to push myself to get started on a knife piece.....probably because I'm so unsure of controlling a knife until I actually get into using one.

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My Etsy


1 Corinthians 2:5      That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

Mugshot-Portrait

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Christine supplied all the reference photos. Thanks, Christine.

I went for the interesting Hawaiian chap who was weaving palm fronds into bowls! So much character in that face. This one reached what seemed a totally hopeless stage less than halfway into it. I swear the head looked like a lumpy mud ball, Lol! But I kept on painting spots of color...by the time I got to the lighter notes it made more sense. The color is from imagination. Here's the cropped photo I worked from.

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My Etsy

Roman 11:36    For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

Portrait

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Oil on 7x5 hardboard.
This is my second submission to WDE at Wet Canvas. It's a portrait of the hostess of this week's event, Valri. I like the sultry pose she struck.
Though it may not show up well, I used Super Heavy Gesso by Liquitex. It's the first time I've used it and I really like it's possibilities. It gives great impasto texture.

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My Etsy

^{Proverbs 20:6} Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find?