By the Brook Cherith; 2020; 20" x 28"; mixed media: watercolor, ink, pastel, chalk, acrylic. I tear through the forest, branches ripping at my skin. The trees thin and my feet bog in mud. I fight to lift them, heavily weighted, until bursts of vegetation give way to drifts of sand. Then stumbling, I sink…Read more By the Brook Cherith
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Wedding Day
Love Story; 2020; 22" x 28"; watercolor, gauche, ink. For Jacob and Jenny with all my love always.
Fire (an online gallery)
Flames often flare in my work, symbolizing myriad states of being. I invite you to an online gallery of fire-themed work. Descriptions of each piece and prints and/or originals are available for purchase from my Etsy store by clicking on the artwork title. (Once on the Etsy page, click "see full item details" to the…Read more Fire (an online gallery)
Painting a Prayer
A Prayer for Faith and Courage; 2020; 11" x 14"; ink on Yupo paper. A therapist once told me I speak fewer words than any female he's ever met. It's true. I possess a daily quota of words. And when it's up, it's over. I'm done talking. From sun up to sun down, I can…Read more Painting a Prayer
When One is Oppressed…
When one is oppressed, we are all oppressed. It's time to stand up for what is right.
Peace in Troubled Times
John 16:33 New International Version (NIV) “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
Tongues of Fire
During this time when my world shrinks and my physical coming and going is limited by a Covid19 shelter in place to rooms in my house, my mind wanders to a place far away. Last November, I worshiped in a North Vietnamese church, so newly born it still glowed with the embers of its originating…Read more Tongues of Fire
Hide Me in the Cleft
In this time of global chaos and fear, I ask God to hide me in the cleft of His heart. There, my soul anchors into unchanging hope. And I pray His Presence will radiate through me into a desperate world. Exodus 33:22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock…Read more Hide Me in the Cleft
Hide Me in the Cleft
"...and it will come about, while My glory is passing by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by." Exodus 33:22
