Father, Forgive Them

Oil on 5x7 gessoed hardboard.

I still feel a bit down with my back/COPD. I had a painting underway for today, but couldn't complete it on time. So, here's one I originally posted in 2009.

I started this painting without much pre planning. Each element was added as a separate, last minute, after-thought ...the light halo glow...the crown of thorns...the stream of blood... the cross against the foreboding sky.

Almost as if it painted itself, as they say. Psssst... Between you and me, I believe that sometimes He takes a hand in it. He paints it...I just hold the brush. I call it PUI..."painting under the influence".

I wish you all a happy and blessed Easter. Please remember the true meaning. Keep love and hope alive in your hearts.....The best is yet to come.


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Luke 23:34 NIV
Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

Spring Has Sprung-Floral Landscape

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Oil on 5x7 canvas board.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Susan was the gracious hostess.

Don't pay the ransom Honey, I escaped! Lol!
Sorry...It feels as though I haven' posted in a looooong time. I have been down in plenty of pain since the 14th. I bent over and sneezed and pulled a muscle in my back...intense pain!
That in turn affected the muscles involved with my breathing. All that complicated my COPD. But I'm finally coming back with Ibuprofen.  
I had a painting started from last week....I'll finish it sometime later.

Thanks for the great pics, Susan!
I cut loose with a Springtime landscape.

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My Etsy

Luke 12:34      For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Statue Admirer-Pigeon

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 Standard acrylic on 7x5 canvas panel.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Oty was the gracious hostess.

 Although these birds are scorned as a pest, I can't help but to admire the feather markings and shiny iridescent heads of pigeons. They are really a beautiful bird.

This is standard acrylic on 7x5 canvas panel. Basically the same process as the previous two weeks. Many layers of thinned acrylic over textured gesso.
I added a touch of black pen and colored pencil just to "kick up" a few spots.

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My Etsy

Luke 7:50     And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

Evolution-American Crocodile

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Acrylic on 5x7 hardboard.

This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Li was the gracious hostess.

 I chose this sunning American Crocodile.

This is standard acrylic on hardboard. I was happy with last week's painting, so I tried this one in the same manner. Black and gray gesso loosely blended with a painting knife...leaving the knife marks and a marbled gesso.Then I applied thinned acrylic of different colors in random patches. Did the drawing, then painted with many thin layers. I also used a Pitt Pen sparingly for emphasis in select areas. I tried to inject more color than the dull gray hide that was pictured.

I thought of how the croc has evolved and has been around for millions of years. I was thinking this as I watched the painting evolve under the brush.
Hope you like it.

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My Etsy

Genesis:1:25    And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 

Youthful Magic-Child Figurative

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Acrylic on 7x5 hardboard.

 This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Sharron was the gracious hostess.

I loved the youthful magic of Julia in the warming sun.
This is plain acrylics on a 7x5 hardboard.
I first prepared the surface with greyed gesso applied with a painting knife in order to get a knife painting texture. Then, I used the acrylics thinly in many layers. I accented selected contours with Pitt Pens.
This approach is all new to me, so that fact just added to the fun! I'm pleased with the outcome.

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Matthew 19:14     But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”

Poser-Girl Portrait

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 Approx. 9" X 7".

This is a little girl from Dewi's WDE a while back..
It was done on Cotman Water Colour Pad...
I used Tombow Pen, Pigma Brush Pen, General's Sketch And Wash Graphite Pencil plus HB graphite pencil.
I enjoyed trying out the qualities and potential of these tools.
Thanks for looking!

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My Etsy

Matthew 18:3    And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Safe Harbor-Calf and Cow

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

 This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Christine was the gracious hostess.

I liked the attitude of the little one feeling safety behind Mama!
I first toned the panel with red acrylic. Then I pushed the color and applied the paint thickly in select places. This is all brush..no painting knife.

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Deuteronomy 31:6     Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

The Heartthrob-Scarlet Macaw

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

 This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Dewi was the gracious hostess.

I've painted this scarlet macaw a number of times...just can't resist! Here, he looks very confident and in love with himself...Lol!

This is oil on a 7x5 canvas panel. I first toned the panel with a red for a mid value starting point. That allows me to paint up or down in value and have something to judge it against. Works pretty well.

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Proverbs 16:9    A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps. 

Got My Eye On Ya-Toby-Dog Portrait

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Golden Open Acrylics on a 5x7 canvas panel.

 This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. June was the gracious hostess.

 I'm not at all used to these open acrylics...they fall between regular fast drying acrylics (which I'm used to) and oils (which I really like) in how they handle for me. Once I got familiar with them, they would be a joy to use.

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My Etsy

 Luke 12:6       Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God.

Exploring The Floral-Flowers

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 Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

 This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Lin was the gracious hostess.

I decided on the flowers. Actually, I used the reference as a springboard to get the painting started. From there on, I stopped looking at the photo and just developed it by playing with color and using the painting knife. A lot of fun.
 I first applied black gesso...love that stuff!

I came up with a term which is completely my own invention! It's "artful departure". Ain't that a beaut??? It means don't let the subject source, whether real life or photo, get in the way of creating a painting. I think the duty of an artist is to create rather than replicate. But then, that's just my humble opinion.

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My Etsy

Psalm 4:2     "How long will you people turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods ?"

Warm Summer Thoughts-Cow

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

Ah...This one is painted just because I felt like painting it....not in answer to a challenge or a group event. Feels good to do that once in awhile.
I have been asked to paint another cow from some time back. So here it is. There's something about a cow's face that seems so inquisitive and innocent.
 I had fun pushing the colors and strength of light source for this one.
Hope ya like it!               
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  Matthew 22:37     Jesus answered: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind. ³⁸ This is the first and most important commandment.

Fancy Ears-Caracal Cat

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Oil on 7x5 canvas panel.

 This is my contribution to this week's WDE at Wet Canvas. Maureen was the gracious hostess.

This is  a caracal. A very interesting desert cat. It has long tufts of hair at the tips of its ears.

Mostly done with a brush. Some painting knife.

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My Etsy

Matthew 17:20    “You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible."

Apples And Orange

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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 hostess.

 I chose the still life because I felt this would be a good subject to continue with the thick, painting knife, technique I used last week.
First I used brush, then the paint shaper, then the painting knife.
I like the active looking surface this gives a painting. Plenty to look at.
I'm not really adept at this style of painting, but I think it would have great possibilities with practice.

C&C welcome. Thanks for looking and commenting!

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My Etsy

Matthew 9: 12      On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. ¹³ But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’^[a] For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”