Red Cups-Figurative

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Graphite on paper...approx 6 1/5x5 
This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Lin was the gracious host this week who provided a bunch of great photos.

 I went with a couple on the beach. Intriguing to me thinking of all they've been through together.

I did another graphite mainly because of time constraints. This is approx. 6.5x5.5. I used colored pencil on the cups for surprise/shock value. Creates interest.

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Psalm 100:5, "For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations."

The Ride-Figurative

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 Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

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

I settled on doing the rider. The toughest problem was trying to straighten out the shadows and legs as I eliminated the "horse whisperer" walking on the other side. Then, making up the background is always a challenge for me.

Here's the original photo

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Psalm 145:13,     "Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does. 

Bucket Full Of Treasure-Boy Figurative

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Oty, from Greece, was the gracious host this week who provided a bunch of colorful photos!
 I thought the beach scene with Christos was great! I wasn't overly cautious to get everything just right...I was after expressive looseness (actually, I was short of time tonight... ). I just kept adding notes of paint attempting to match the feel of the ref.

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Psalm 119:11          "I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you."

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

The Real Deal-Cowboy Portrait

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Patricia was the super host this week who provided a bunch of great photos! This is her brother who lives in Colorado. He looks as if he were right from a scene in Hollywood for a western movie....but he's the real deal!! He had great poise and facial expression in the picture. Perfect casting.

This was painted on a toned canvas. A favorite ploy of mine. Much of the background is the acrylic tone.

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 ^{psalm 119:105}        Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

The Picker-Banjo-Figurative

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 Notan

Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Ros did the honor of hosting this week and provided a bunch of great photos!

 Musicians seem to be good subjects. Studious, concentrating, the goal of producing audio art! That's the attitude I usually look for.


The challenge was to do a value sketch (notan)in three tones – black, grey and white.
Simplify - do a very simple line shape sketch.
Squint - Reduce the shapes to as few as possible.
Small - Work small and fast – if your sketch is too complex do another more simplified.

I tried the notan approach and I can see how it would be very beneficial. Like many others I've always been in a hurry to start slappin' paint on. This forces you to slow down and plan. I didn't follow my notan very closely, but, hey...I'm new to it!

I did the sketch on the panel with a Tombow Pen. It did some nice blurring and backwashing when I applied thin acrylics to tone the support ( it's not waterproof like I thought it was). So I left some of it visible in the finished work.
This is about 90% painting knife.

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Personality Plus-Portrait

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Graphite on mat board, approx. 8.5x5.5.

 This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Sue did a great job of hosting this week and provided a bunch of terrific photos!

 This is Sue,. She was the hostess this week. I just had to try sketching her portrait. Loads of character and personality. The viewer can't help but wonder, "what is she thinking??".


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My Etsy

 Romans 12:12  Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

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! 

Softness-Child Portrait

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

 This is in pencil with touches of warm brown colored pencil on Cotman water colour pad. It's approx 7x7. The hardest thing is in knowing when to set the pencil down and stop.

I tried to take a soft approach to this little girl's portrait. It can be very difficult to keep edges soft. I especially try to avoid hard lines in the features of a child. Easier said than done.

C&C welcome. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts! Much appreciated!

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My Etsy

1 John 5:20      And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

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. 

The Gaze-Child Portrait

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This is acrylic, graphite, colored pencil, and a dab of ink via Uni Pin on Cotman Water Colour pad.
Approx.9"x7".

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Mary was the host and provided a bunch of great photos! Mary issued a challenge to do this week's painting on a surface you have not painted on before..... So this is in answer to the challenge. Though I have painted in this pad a few times, it's still comparatively new to me.
The girl is Felicity.... Felicity's gaze really spoke to me.

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My Etsy

 Matthew 19:13-15         Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people, but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” And he laid his hands on them and went away.

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.