Art is therapy...

Art is therapy for me at times...

times like this that is...

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An example has been set for us....

As an artist I study and glean from some of the old masters of art such as Bouguereau, Vermeer, Picasso, Durer, and Cezanne... and how their works have been an inspiration and learning tool to imitate. There is a master, above all, who sets an example before us worth imitating daily.... his name is Jesus. John 13:15 was the inspiration behind this charcoal drawing I did titled "Basin and Towel". The source was a photograph I took some time back for a dear friend as a tribute and celebration of his many years in ministry.

Jesus said... "For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you." (KJV)

"Basin and Towel"... 8"x10" Charcoal on Panel, 2003.

Jesus is the master artist and we are his masterpieces!
In Faith,
Bernie

We are SO small....

As Tami and I flew from Wilmington to Atlanta, and from Atlanta to Dublin I had a revelation. Now take into consideration... I am not a world traveler... in fact at age 46, this was only my 4th flight (first trans-Atlantic)... so I was as wide-eyed as a child when we took flight. The sky was full of those puffy white clouds reminding me of those "Jesus in the sky" paintings all over the internet... Heavenly to say the least. Two things I realized... #1... there are still a lot of trees left and... #2... we are small.



Most people, myself included, get caught up in our own world and often think the world revolves around us or at least around our small inner circle of friends, family, and acquaintances. Up in the clouds I realized just how small we are... a very humbling experience. Humbling yet uplifting... uplifting in the fact that as small as we are God knows the very number of hairs on our heads (Luke 12:6-8). He not only knows us... He loves us! John 3:16...

Check out this short video that shows just how small we are....



"A man is tallest when he is on his knees praying..."