What a heritage believers have in the cross. (this is not a painting:)) Here, on a wooden background of the door or my big art studio when we lived in N. California One Word Sunday, Weekly Smile
It has been cold, close to zero, but I wished snow would fall. Often, like in my previous back yard! Makro-Tex: Weather
One of the many orchids in the botanical building in Balboa Park, San Diego FOTD. Garden Affair, Floral Fri Foto And below, since I needed a wordless capture, a small bridge in the Huntington Garden Library looking so compelling that I included it in one of my paintings.
Sundays Best, Wordless Wednesday
Peering in one of the windows of a historical building in Old Town Sacramento made for a very interesting reflection. Travel Tue, Weekend Reflection
When living in Northern California, I could take sky pics every day. It was seldom a blue sky without any pattern. Sky Watch
Already last year in Fall I noticed my approach/style in painting had changed. Not surprising. Had moved to another state, people are different in Texas than in California, the culture is not as rushed. What threw me more for a loop was that also the content of my paintings seemed to have changed.
Had to think and struggle with that for a while, before I was ready to make this visible to you. Even though I always have been a big proponent of truth, you may see the subject is now not displayed in a “neutral” way. If you don’t know what “mene mene tekel” means and to whom it was said, you may have missed this change.
The king had become very distraught when a hand began to write this on the wall (no it was not with a feathered pen) and his advisors had no clue. Someone knew Daniel who had served the king’s grandfather, brought him in. Mene mene tekel means, “You have been weighed, and you have been found lacking (wonting). This night the kingdom will be taken away from you,” Daniel the prophet said to the king who thought he could use the dishes from the temple (which are by the Jews considered as very holy), for his guests at his party.
Maybe king Belshazzar had no idea which consequences there were to this act?
Not a chance. Daniel started out by saying, “You know that God had your grandfather King Nebuchadnezzar roaming around as a beast (a lion) with hair on its back, living outside, eating grass with claws for seven years, before his mind came back to him.” Then, Daniel proceeded to tell what the meaning was of what had suddenly appeared on the wall. That very night an enemy kingdom took over, and Belshazzar died.
Blooming baskets – cheerfully bringing things in perspective. Whatever this year will bring, I choose to be determined to bloom! And I won’t allow it to intimidate me when I see bare branches like below. FOTD, the Garden Affair, Floral Fri Foto
This fall and winter the grass has remained green in Texas since we had much green. Of course, just the same we have bare branches in January:)
Courage will give me the necessary umph when I see a hundred steps in front of me to climb:)
In the Fall we watched on our Ipad the ballet performance/ fundraising event they put on where Peach was part of, our littlest grand. One Word Sunday: action
Wordless Wed., Weekend Reflection
and when the tide rolls in, and my feet get wet, I can say, “Maybe wet, but I’m not overtaken!”
TO ALL A HAPPY 2022 -starting with no resolutions!
Whereas a new year for me was before just taken as a change of date, a new year with a new strain of virus, luckily less strong, makes one spend more thoughts in how to approach this year. These two below definitely took the jump
Occasionally I do commissions. Here the request of the bridegroom “to paint something for their wedding on a the beach.” For me it meant a research project about their characteristics, their hopes and dreams to start forming a picture in my mind what their marriage would/could look like. He loves horses, she celebrates life no matter circumstances. Also they like the unusual, and are adventurous.
Since I did not link this birdie last week, it appears again, begging me to get on the ball! Photo/aWeek, Sat. Critters
Something new to do at Christmas- have not done any puzzle in years! This one is a 1000 pieces. Used a wrapped canvas as backing to get it on and off the table One Word sun: the box is open, Makro-Tex: new
Uhhhhhh ….. jump? Now our son after a Christmas with his parents, hopped on the plane to visit California, Switzerland, and Germany, before returning to work, I realize how his thought processes resemble mine: a daredevil mixed with moments of precaution. (the gap is larger and higher than the image shows) By the way at 4.30 am. the airport looked liked the 4th of July!! Everywhere extremely long lines, and crowds of people going back home. Sun. Best, Weekend Reflection
Don’t know how these two colors appeared in the sky – maybe how I held the camera, or the glare of the water right behind this scene in San Diego. Sky Watch
On Rosh Hashanah two years ago (the Jewish New Year in September/October) I felt the urge to paint this little painting. The painting is small, but it will be the biggest event for believers in Yeshua, or Jesus, the son of God who once came to this earth to save us from our wrong doings, so we could have eternal life in heaven.
John and several other writers refer to this event that in the end of times, that He will come back in the clouds to pick up his believers, or stronger, his family, becausehe made us like him (in his image.).
Our bodies will be changed in the twinkling of an eye, and we will go upwards to join him. I knew it would be “soon” as in an eternal perspective, but may be a heads up, to be sure you don’t miss this! You never know … it may be in this decade!
Not in the twinkling of an eye, like the event above, but fun to see lights twinkling at night down the street:)
Before looking around the corner, guess what we have been doing this week – snacking a lot on Christmas cookies, when my son – who lives in Holland,- visited us (the day he went on the plane to this side of the pond, Holland was on locked down again!)
A corner is often an exciting moment – what would be around the corner in 2022? On one of my many happy memories of hiking at Happy Isles to paint (leading up to Half Dome, which hubby is climbing up to) in Yosemite Nat Park Travel Tue, Makro-Tex
Ah, a bench to take a break One Word Sun, Weekly Smile
Had to get used to Texas where most houses have a neighborhood association. They are pretty lenient except for garbage bins out of sight. They put up Xmas lights at the entrance.
A fantastic creation by Boo, our 5th grand. Looking professional, Bro! Weekly Smile, One Word Sun
Wordless
We celebrate His birthday the 25th. He is called the Lily of the Valley and Bright Morning Star FOTD, Fri Floral Foto
The blurry reflections fit well here, on the border of Sutro Bath in San Francisco Travel Tue, Weekend Reflection
High up in the mountains of Yosemite Nat. Park The grey mountain in the background is El Capitain Sky Watch
What a year it has been. A year to celebrate, for we are healthy and we have food on the table! And much more than food. We have new friends, I am painting again in front of the audience during the worship part of the Sunday service, in a church that did not know painting is also an expression of worship. So I am jazzed. Makro-Tex December
I saw this angel one time perched near the ceiling with all these expressions of worship in the roomy green sleeves of the robe, like dance, painting brushes, next to the instruments. It was a joy to paint her. Sunday’s Best
At a moment looking down on one of our hikes in Zion Nat. Park, Utah. surprised the blue of this water came out so strong. One Word Sun, Weekly Smile
My lipstick plant Wordless Wednesday
On the country side it was a times challenging to find a reflection, so here the car windows to the rescue:)
On the other hand I collected many sky captures, from sunrise on (I hope this is a sunrise, lol). PhotoAWeek
This is a special painting to me, and reveals my love for the ABSTRACT. I made this my business card, and titled it “The Rain of His Presence.” At that time I lived in California, and the first thing people would ask is “Do you have a (business) card?” On the business card itself I have my personal info printed.
This depiction gives away how I think about God. He is not a magnificent Ruler and King, or only the Master Creator, but one who is intimately connected to me like a Father and Big Brother, and a loving Comforter. Before I was born, he put seeds into each person – which are to be the purposes of one’s life. My seeds were creativity, analytic ability, etc.
Do you know what your seeds are?
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Reflections of the beautiful Lake Hughes, before entering Los Angeles. Weekend Reflection
Leaving behind hours of driving through the stark beauty and hills of the Central of California Der Nature Donnerstag
Since the trip between Northern and Southern part of the state to two of adult children during the holiday season was never leisurely, because of heavy traffic, it was tempting to stop by a restaurant and regain our “bearings.” Nowhere like home, surrounded by what I like:) Makro-Tex -home
FOTD, Wordless Wed.
But the sky does what it wills One Word Sunday: Dizzy
A cell phone pic taken by daughter, of happy past times when we were living closer to at least two of our adult children with their kids.
Thankful for friends on this Thanksgiving, but in anticipation of this Christmas, when our son at the far end of the table (living in the Netherlands) hopefully will finally be able to visit us after 3 years, (if there’s no lockdown!) because of the political upheavals of covid. Hubby and moi on right side.
One of my big paintings as a backdrop for the bouquet of carnations, chrysanthemums, and baby breath FOTD, Floral Fri Foto
A HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO THE ONES IN AMERICA
Miss the un-manicured beauty of the forest around our previous house in California. These are Manzanita trees, of which the wood would explode in one’s woodstove. Sun. Best, Makro-Tex -nature
Don’t know how much coffee will consume on Thanksgiving day, but at least this view gives reflections Weekend Reflection
Shiny lights PhotoAWeek
Kids are easy, they don’t ask questions, have to renew their make-up, or straighten their clothes:) One Word Sunday – peep
I saw the planets swept up in a huge wind and careening towards a pit on the right. What did not make sense were these white holes, with the edges scrolled up. Of all my paintings of these visions, such a cataclysmic change in the universe would be challenging to believe, and I rather not think about the consequences. If the sun would be swept up, there would be no daylight and warmth. What would happen to the ebb an flow without a moon? It just occurred to me that I did not see planet earth! Have to admit, if I had, it would have freaked me out. Guess, God knows my limits:)
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John at Patmos saw this too. It must be considered. 2 Pet 3: 10-12 “destroyed by intense heat” – so Peter knew this too! Rev. 6 – “moon turned into blood, and the sun like black sackcloth or goat hair” That description is close to what I saw.
Added the houses on the earth for perspective, but these did not appear in the vision
Loved the people’s sincerity in worship Weekend Reflection
Dogwood tree and flowers on our last Californian piece of land FOTD, Der Natur Donnerstag, Floral Fri Foto
One of the cute culprits who ate my lantana flowers! Sat. Critters, Weekly Smile
Tue Texture on Wed., Wordless Wed.
Yellow may well be the brightest color on earth. Have heard from several near-death experiences that in heaven there are about twenty other colors! I think artists will be having a very good time there:)
One Word Sunday: Bright
A fiery backyard sunset Makro-Tex: November, Sky Watch
When I saw in this vision, I immediately knew these represented the three blocks of time, described in Rev. 12:14, as ”a time, a time, and half a time.” To prevent the”times” from inadvertently getting lost, or the idea that these “time periods” did not belong to this series, I added them to the following vision in a transparent way, as to interfere as little as possible.
These blocks refer to a very significant time, and appeared on Sept. 24, 2017 in the heavens, seen in the constellation of the stars as the woman in Rev. 12:6 ready to give birth, while the red dragon is positioning itself to eat the child. This event was seen all over the internet at that time.
You can see that the visions of crises in weather now clearly turned to eschatological events
Then, what I saw was like a TV was turned on. In the distance was a higher mountain range than I depicted. A new society, I imagined when I saw a golden glow over the mountain range, with rivers and waterfalls, and “things moving.” On closer look, they were short people busily doing daily things, seemingly knowing each other. They walked with what seemed animal skins on. They lived in the caves of these mountains without modern amenities.
This was an extremely bright landscape. It was much beyond a breath of fresh air, after all the previous harsh weather conditions and storms. It had the impression of a breathtaking beauty and peace.
Notice, the mountain to the left looks from a distance, like a lion’s face. No matter what I tried to change it, I did not succeed! Oh well, maybe it’s supposed to look like this!
White Bokeh PhotoAWeek
Red and White – you can’t miss!
Moving to another state made me receive and send cards for birthdays to my family and for Christmas also to friends ! Haven’t done this in decades! How about you? Makro-Tex -striped
There seems to be a larger variety of pumpkins this year. I use it in my curry, breads, etc Am joining Tue Texture on Wed.
This restaurant had a very unattractive entrance. but their lamb meat was good
The cushions and lamps made a luxurious impression
A sunset in North California One Word Sun.: Dark, Travel Tue, Sky Watch
Because of the shine of the sun on the water, the reflections are more difficult to see, but at least you see two tree trunks Weekend Reflection
In The Beginning Man Tried Ascending To Heaven via The Tower Of Babel. Now He Tries To Elevate His Existence Using Hallucinogenic Drugs. And, Since The 20th Century, He Continually Voyages Into Outer Space Using Spacecrafts. Prayer Thru Christ Is The Only Way To Reach Heaven.
living between two realms 