Mini Tulip
Mini Fresh as a Daisy
Mini Sunflower
When things seem overwhelming I find it's helpful to work small, uncomplicated paintings with a limited palette. Who needs to make design and color decisions right now? These all fit into a 5 X 7 mat.
Flowers are fragile and beautiful, like life, and their lives are short. In Psalm 90:12 it says, "Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom." (NLT) The Psalmist goes on to pray that their days of joy would match their days of affliction. Can I ditto that, please?
Jesus says in Matthew 6:30, "If God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you." That is something to remember as you see the spring flowers beginning to burst open. You and I are more valuable than flowers to God, and if He is caring for us we can be as peaceful as a field of sunflowers!
Jan, I couldn't have said it better. ! I love working small and for the same reasons. You don't have to make colossal decisions and think way ahead as you do for large paintings... Geez , right now my brain can't even figure what I'm going to eat for lunch. Please stay well , keep the rules even if this Governor thinks it's ok to open things up here in Florida. Up here in N. Fl . we aren't supposed to reach our peak for another couple weeks. Doesn't make any sense to me, but then what do I know. ???
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome. A piece of Jen Werdin art and encouragement from scripture for such a time as this. Powerful!
ReplyDeleteI Love you Jan !!��
ReplyDeleteLovely springtime flowers! Very cheery--which is just what we need now!
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