Drawing & Painting from the Heart

What the Heart sees…

My eyes and Heart were moved by this black and white photo of a little girl praying and looking up into the Light. I don’t know who took the photo so I cannot give credit. My Heart is grateful for the image and the inspiration it has provided. I am reminded of the Bible quote […]

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Come into the Light

A week ago, at the end of a counseling session, a beautiful young girl asked me to draw her something that reminded me of her. I did not know how long she might be in juvenile hall (where I counsel youth), so I  gave her a small print of something I drew a long time

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Find inspiration in music

Inspiration isn’t something you can plan and it can be triggered by many things. I often find inspiration in music. This week, I shuffled my music and what popped up was “Light in the Forest” by Marley’s Ghost.  So here is an example of what I do when I get inspired. The song continued to pop

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Creative purpose and its seasons

Everything has seasons. Every season has a purpose. Your heart has rhythms and seasons and so does your creativity. One of the most famous Bible quotes says this: “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:” Ecclesiastes 3:1 What season are you in? What season is your creativity in?

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Unexpected Inspiration

Perhaps “unexpected inspiration” is redundant since I have no idea how to plan inspiration! I am grateful for the ever-expanding frontiers of science that provide artistic inspiration and for Google that links me to it! However, there are some images from my inner travels though my imagination that I know I either cannot reproduce due to lack

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