Psalm 144:2 says He is my steadfast love and my fortress.
When I was a child I loved to be up in a tree. I never had a treehouse, but I pretended that my home was in the tree that was in the yard next door. I remember taking leaves and twigs and making plates and baskets. (When I was about 10 I saw the movie "Swiss Family Robinson, and I would daydream about living in that treehouse.) The feeling that you have when you are a kid way up high in a tree is like no other. I remember feeling like I was above the world. No one could find me. I was safe. I could see things from the tree that I couldn't see on the ground. Our house was at the top of a small hill and when I was in the tree I could see all of the houses and their yards on our block. I could see the highway and the drive-in movie theater in the distance. And I could even see some trees that lined a creek way in the distance. It seemed to give me supernatural powers. And when I climbed out of the tree all of the magic
That's what I think God's fortress is like. We are safe, we are strong, we are above the world, and we can see in the distance. For me, God's fortress is like a treehouse.
This image was painted with watercolor pan paints and outlined with Micron 005 and 01.
Your work is unbelievably beautiful! Do you prep your page before?
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ReplyDeleteThank you! I do not prep my pages usually. I have tried using clear gesso, but I prefer the page without it. I would really like to experiment with the gesso a little more, but just haven't had the time. Do you use it?
ReplyDeleteI tried but I also don't really like it :( so I just ask artists like your self who have super pretty work hoping they might have some secret page prep that works super well haha :)
ReplyDeleteI have read a lot of comments expressing dislike for the page prep. I think the artists who build up layers of "stuff" and heavier paint or ink like it. The stamping people like it because the ink doesn't bleed through.
ReplyDeleteYea I just cant get past the awful texture :(. Do you have a mailing list for new blog posts?
ReplyDeleteI agree about the texture. I also think it creates more wrinkles. I've watched all the videos about applying the clear gesso so that it doesn't wrinkle. I have very few problems applying watercolor or acrylic directly to the page.
ReplyDeleteTo answer your other question: Do you see a block on the top right that says,"Follow by email"? There is a place to insert your email information.