Taken from my blog: I was going through some paintings in my studio and stumbled upon this one that I had done some time ago. I had initially put it aside calling it a “WIP” and had fully intended to go back and do more work on it but never did. I’d shown it as a WIP to some arteeeest friends who had liked it very much “as is” and then just rolled it up and forgot about it. It’s huge…not exactly sure off hand how large but it’s on unstretched canvas….I’d say about 4ft X 5ft. What this piece represents is (and I remember painting it during one of those dry spiritual periods when I was trying desperately to pray but just couldn’t find the words) our prayers, which are sometimes nothing more than moans and groans….but are interpreted for us by the Holy Spirit giving us a direct and uninterrupted line to our Father. This happens often during our times of spiritual emptiness when we are reaching out to God and the words just don’t come. For those of you who are Christians, you will know this scripture from the Bible: Romans 8:26 (New International Version) “In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.” Anyway, when I pulled the painting out this morning, I decided that just as Jesus said on the cross, “it is finished”.....and would like to share it with you all. Never stop talking to God, He always hears….even the moans and groans! Be Blessed. /
Acrylic on canvas. Size is approximately 4ft X 4ft. Inspired by Psalm 51:12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. /
My interpretation of: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.
Genesis 9:12-14 (New King James Version) 12. And God said: “This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13. I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. 14. It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth,that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; / God’s Promise to Noah, after The Great Flood !! This truly was one of those “Magic of the Moment” times from God, a Divine Appointment, being in the right place at the right time, with no added special effects, all natural light !!!! Captured at Thompsons Creek on an historic private property named Charlemont near Geelong, Australia. Pentax istDS Camera The Covenant / Author: martin steinbrugger Having once beheld His glory shinning down from above… / My drought stricken life is now as a reservoir, / Constantly being renewed with God’s love. There’s only a remnant here and there of my barren past… / For behold God’s promise to heal and renew, / Is most certainly coming too pass. Water of life overflowing my soul… / Bringing forth the blessing and joy of knowing, / It is not I, but God who is in control. Covenant blessing under His bow shall I kneel… / For it is by His stripes and His stripes alone, / That my wounded soul has been healed. Inspired by Phil Thomson’s photo “The Covenant” Also available is a calendar of images from Charlemont, including this one The Charlemont Experience Sold: 1x Framed Print. 2x Mounted prints. 4x Cards. / All sales through RB – buyers were a variety of people, named and mystery !!
Hebrews 2:1 We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. and Hebrews 3:12 & 13 See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. /
Isaiah 40:31 / / / If you like this shirt, then check these out too / CarrieGlennStudios.Com / My Zazzle Gallery
This is another favorite verse of mine from Psalm 28:7 This has been a source of peace and comfort. / All profit from sales goes to Feed The Children /
Point Lonsdale pier, at the Port Phillip Bay Heads, just prior to dawn on a rather rainy morning. Psalm 119:105 105Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Pentax istDS Camera.
Jesus often went to a quiet place to pray. Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Mark 1:35 A crop from an acrylic abstract landscape painting with decorative side bar and additinal digital effect added.
As always, the long awaited dawning and sunrise never seem to disappoint. / So it is with God’s Mercies and Compassion. / Sunrise on the wetlands of Thompsons Creek at Connewarre, near Geelong. Psalm 130:6 (New King James Version) / 6 My soul waits for the Lord / More than those who watch for the morning— / Yes, more than those who watch for the morning. Lamentations 3:25 (New King James Version) / 22 Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, / Because His compassions fail not. / 23 They are new every morning; / Great is Your faithfulness. / 24 “ The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, / “ Therefore I hope in Him!” / 25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, / To the soul who seeks Him. Pentax istDS Camera, tripod mounted. Three bracketed exposures (-1, 0, +1 S.Speed) used and processed in Dynamic Photo HDR to create the image and edited in ACDSee Pro2.5. / My Bubblesite showcases images in their categories. / /
“December” image for my Vintage calendar and for use as a seasonal card. You are invited to visit my Bubblesite for a more comprehensive viewing of my images. Landscapes Trees Cards EOD Rusty Flowers Architecture Macro CatchAll DM
Jesus says: For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. ~Mark 11:23 Digital Mixed Media Compiled in Photoshop CS2
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.” -John 15:9 Photomanipulation created in Photoshop CS2 Stock Credits: / Flower Brushes: yasny-chan.deviantart.com / Lace Brushes: redheadstock.deviantart.com / Glitter: night-fate-stock.deviantart.com / Background: wcat-stock.deviantart.com / Heart: kuschelirmel-stock.deviantart.com
Acrylic on canvas. Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. / 1 Corinthians 16:13
All those who knew Him, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance. Luke 23:49 / / /
Abstract acrylic on canvas. Inspired by Hebrews 4:14-16 An invitation from God. We should never feel uncomfortable or find it difficult to approach God. Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. /
I just found this old painting that I did years ago. Thought I’d share it. It was accepted into the Art.com “Urban Expressionism Collection” back in 2006. Acrylic on canvas. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25:34-40 / /
Watercolor, ink, paper “Come, my lover, let us go to the countryside, let us spend the night in the villages. Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vines have budded, if their blossoms have opened, and if the pomegranates are in bloom – there I will give you my love.” / (Songs 7:11-12) The time has come for the fruit and harvest. Remaining in God, the Soul brings a cornucopia of good fruit. The Beloved wears a dress decorated with precious stones – these are the gifts of the Holy Spirit, reflecting the glory of Christ. The palm branches on her garment are the praise and worship from her heart to the Lord. She hugs a sheaf of ripe wheat – taking care of the harvest of souls. On her banner proclaims the scripture from Hosea: “O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a green pine tree; your fruitfulness comes from me.” (Hosea 14:8)
Watercolor, ink, paper “Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.” / (Songs 3:5) Having lost His presence the Soul desperately searches for the Lord. Only on completing her own work of searching for God does the Beloved get fellowship with Him again. Now she is at rest on the turquoise carpet of grace with golden letters of verses from Psalm 23 on it: / “He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters” (Ps.23:2) / On her clothes flowers are blooming, flowers of hope for the Lord, and deer are grazing in safety. / Sleep, Beloved Soul. Muster strength for a new day.
Watercolor, ink, paper “Awake, north wind, and come, south wind! Blow on my garden, that its fragrance may spread abroad. Let my lover come into his garden and taste its choice fruits.” / (Songs 4:16) It is difficult for the Soul to lose the height of comfort reached, even though all her sacrifices are like tiny beads slipping through her fingers in comparison with the divine reward of His love. The good works the Soul does for Him are not what delights God, but her herself when she remains in Him. The Bride answers to her Beloved: “Whatever wind is blowing: dry north, burning my garden, or gentle south breeze, whatever hardships enter my life, I say – Come, my Beloved, the garden belongs to You only. I will follow You wherever You call me. Let my life be like a table generously laid for You and Your friends.”
Acrylic on canvas. Inspired by 2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. With thanks to my very special friends Olga and Stacy Lee for their continuing encouragement, support and fellowship.
Acrylic on canvas. For anyone who is struggling today as I am…God, help us to persevere. This is my prayer today. Hebrews 10:35-39 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. For in just a very little while, “He who is coming will come and will not delay. But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him.” But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved. Hebrews Chapter 10
Acrylic on canvas. Inspired by Ephesians 4 – Unity In The Body Of Christ Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
Textured abstract. Oil on masonite board. “In my Father’s House, there are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.” John 14:2
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