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Jesus Healing a Woman
Read more: Jesus Healing a WomanI have come to believe that Jesus heals today, because of what I have seen in the lives of friends and my own life (I had plantar fascitis, very painful for a year, it was healed instantly a few months ago). I wanted to create a picture that shows how Jesus heals, and this was…
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Juvenile Blue Heron Painting
Read more: Juvenile Blue Heron PaintingA few weeks ago, I was at a restaurant in north Michigan when my friends and I sighted a young blue heron outside our window. One friend (Julie Bond) took a photo, which I used as the basis for this painting of a juvenile blue heron. I went with a limited palette, and used a…
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The Marriage Feast of the Lamb
Read more: The Marriage Feast of the LambThis painting is based on a dream/vision that I had a few weeks ago. The explanation is below. Wedding Feast of the Lamb After the battle, we saw a feast: the wedding feast of the Lamb. The table was huge, it was long, and stretched out for miles, all the way to the horizon. It…
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The Music Room of Heaven
Read more: The Music Room of HeavenI have had a series of dreams over a period of several weeks. This painting is based on one. In my dream/vision (hard to tell which, happened at night when sleeping but seemed so real), I was with a close friend, and we were in a room where there was music playing, it had a…
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Anointing with Love: prophetic art
Read more: Anointing with Love: prophetic artI had another “God encounter”, and based on it, am writing a story and created a painting in acrylic to illustrate it. I pray it will bless you. The woman who found love There was a woman who had been wandering in the desert for a long, long time. She wandered under the hot sun,…
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Revival coming: prophetic art
Read more: Revival coming: prophetic artRecently, I had a series of dreams/visions in the middle of the night. This painting is based on one that I had. Below the picture is the explanation: In the dream/vision, I saw the world, and while there were small areas of light, there was a lot of darkness. Then, as I watched, I saw…
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How to paint an Egret in acrylics: Lesson 2
Read more: How to paint an Egret in acrylics: Lesson 2In the previous post, I shared how I start an acrylic bird painting. In this lesson, I will show the next steps. Next, I start refining my lights and darks, and mid-tones, correcting where needed. I use mainly the palette I mentioned in lesson 1: titanium white, burnt umber, burnt sienna, ultramarine blue, payne’s grey,…
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Process: How to Paint an Egret
Read more: Process: How to Paint an EgretOne of my readers asked if I could share my process in creating a painting, so I decided to take photos and discuss how it is done, from start to finish. While the process starts with field studies, sitting out in marshes and swatting mosquitoes and black flies, I will focus on the painting aspect…
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Tundra Swans: acrylic painting
Read more: Tundra Swans: acrylic paintingTundra swans can be seen in northern Michigan along the shores of Lake Huron. I love the way they look; like boats gliding along the surface. This is a painting I did of one section along the shore during the early evening. My goal was to capture the peaceful feeling at this time of day;…
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Male Cardinal: acrylic bird painting
Read more: Male Cardinal: acrylic bird paintingI love cardinals, and when I saw this one when I was visiting the zoo to take some wildlife shots (he was hanging around, almost tame, let me get within a few feet of him) I decided to do his portrait. I have learned some interesting things about cardinals over the years. Their feathers are…
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Prophetic Art: Before God’s Throne
Read more: Prophetic Art: Before God’s ThroneYesterday, I was doing prophetic art with a friend, and tried to depict something I saw during prayer the other day. In my mind, I saw God’s throne, and thousands and thousands worshipping Him before His throne, both people and angels. It was wonderful; everyone was pouring out love to God, and He was singing…
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American Goldfinch: acrylic painting
Read more: American Goldfinch: acrylic paintingI love the bright colors of goldfinches, and when I saw this one in a pine tree a week ago, knew that I wanted to paint him. This painting was done in acrylic, with my usual palette