Imagine if...

IMAGINE IF...

we chose obedience over desire.

I am entering this wall hanging into two challenges. 

The first one is over at The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge blog.

The challenge this month is to use the colour palette shown on the mood board.

I have used predominately Gelatos in these colours: Iced Chai, Chocolate, Earl Grey, Squid Ink, Watermelon, Green Tea and Pistachio. I have also used some flesh tones.

I am also entering the PaperArtsy Typography, Fonts and Quotes Challenge.

I have used Gelatos, coloured pencils, PaperArtsy Infusions The Sage (background tree foliage), gauze (tree trunk), fabric, lace, ribbon and fibres (hair). My base is a home made canvas.

I printed Genesis chapter 3 onto tissue paper and collaged it to my background. No better foundation to build an art work on. I have also printed the words "life" and "knowledge of good and evil" in a small font on regular copy paper for the apples. (I have a water proof ink in my printer)

I have carved the words "Imagine if..." out of the tree trunk before colouring and backing it with another piece of canvas.

The forearm, branch and apples are added separately to add dimension.

The second part of the quote I have hand written using a black gel pen.

I have stenciled some leaves in the background.

The hair is very textured and dimensional.

Thank you for taking time to check out my art work, I hope you like it.

I Will Never Leave You - Framed

I framed the "I Will Never Leave You" painting today and it is off to it's new home with my husband's cousin.

It's amazing the difference a frame makes.

I Will Never Leave You - Gelatos

I created this piece for my husband's beautiful cousin who is battling cancer. I will frame it before I give it to her.

I have used Gelatos and coloured pencils for the details.

I added some white gel pen for highlights.

It is my prayer that she will find comfort and strength knowing how dearly loved by God she is and that she is never alone.

Freedom in Christ - Distress Paints and Crayons

Hello everyone and welcome to my new blog.

The Christian journey is a wonderfully, full, life long learning process. I am definitely a work in progress but the main thing is I am progressing.

I have recently been using art to express my faith journey and it is my intention to share that with you here on  my blog.

A couple of weeks ago I was playing around with Distress Paints and Distress Crayons to see if I could create a nice skin tone and this was the result.

I used Tattered Rose Distress Paint as a base layer. I then added Pumice Stone and Shaded Lilac Distress Crayons for shading. I used Picked Raspberry Distress Crayon for some blush on the cheeks. My final layer was Antique Linen Distress Paint smudged all over the top. I also used Picked Raspberry Distress Marker for the lips.

Butterflies always speak of freedom to me and I was reminded of 

Galatians 5:1  

"Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free," 

NKJV

"Liberty" or freedom can mean many things to many people but I really like 

"Thayer's Greek Definitions" explanation:

"True liberty is living as we should not as we please."

When we live according to how we were designed to live, it is only then we experience true freedom.