We’ve been studying the books of Jeremiah and Lamentations in Scripture as a church on Sunday mornings. As a person who is drawn to the melancholy, I get a sense of vindication reading Jeremiah’s words. The world isn’t all rainbows…
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Lillias Trotter, Regret, and a Sketchbook
This is my biggest regret over the last ten years – that I didn’t “see” China and the Hui people through the lens of art that has been given to me.
Sing, Mary, Sing
The line between joy and grief are blurred in our walk with the Lord.
Posted in Acceptance, Beauty out of Pain, Gallery Shows, Gratitude, Inspiration, Jesus, Paintings, Women
An Artist’s Thick Skin
Artists are supposed to have a thick skin. A ton of rejection comes with this business. It’s just a part of it, and that’s cool. Not everyone will like my work or what I have to say. I’m finding that…
The Woman at the Well
Inspired by the theme for the upcoming PACT show, “Gratitude,” here is the third piece that will be showing at the 10th anniversary fall exhibition. The woman at the well chats with Jesus and her entire world is turned upside…
Posted in Acceptance, Drawings, Exhibits, Gallery Shows, Gratitude, Inside My World, Inspiration, Jesus
Who Touched Me?
The second piece in this series, Gratitute, for the PACT Fall show. Read about what has been my inspiration for this series in the post, She Was Every-Man. My thought behind this series is for the viewer to connect our…
She Was Every-Man
My summer has been very full, but in the midst of everything, I’ve been praying about what to create for my next series for the Fall PACT show entitled “gratitude.” The influences for this series have been many. Scripture, which…