gouache on paper. Nativity Scene
White Backing color card:
From an original oil painting by Brenda Thour done for my Christmas cards.
If…. / Thank you Arlene Zapata for sharing this quote with me, found in her PT office.
Onehunga Wharf fixtures viewed from the Mangere Bridge bridge.
Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, / a wide-open heart that thinks of others first. / The birth of the baby Jesus stands as the most significant event in all history, because it has meant the pouring into a sick world of the healing medicine of love which has transformed all manner of hearts for almost two thousand years… / Underneath all the bulging bundles is this beating Christmas heart. – George Mathhew Adams /
Christian nativity scene showing baby Jesus in a manger, Joseph and Mary in a barn intended to accommodate farm animals. A donkey and an ox accompany them. The scene includes the Magi or Three Wise Men with a camel, shepherds and sheep, and an angel. Best when seen large.
Hello Friends…This is a picture of our manger scene that we put up every year in our front yard. I took this last year and have / used several programs, filters, and enhancements to achieve what you see. I hope you like the results! :) God Bless!
Manger Scene on Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah.
I have always loved this portrayal of Santa kneeling at the manger of Jesus. It is a great comment on the true meaning of the season we celebrate. In this piece, the wonderful Santa whom children and adults alike respect and adore makes a statement with a gesture… humbling himself before the King of Kings. I wish all could capture the message of this wonderful ornament. I chose to place him amongst other popular ornament portraying other popular seasonal scenes and activity, with the message being a reminder not to get lost in other seasonal activities and forget the true reason we celebrate Christmas! • Canon EOS-1Ds Mark ll / • 28-135mm IS zoom lens / • f/2.8 / • 0.8 sec. / • Exposure Bias -0.67 / • ISO 100
also on the other side of the steps is Santa Claus and his elves too
One of my all-time favorite Christmas images is the Kneeling Santa. I love it because it’s a much-needed reminder of just who Santa was—St. Nicholas, a 4th Century Bishop of Myra (present-day Turkey). Born into an affluent family, Nicholas was never attached to his wealth but gave generously to the poor, perhaps the most noted example being the time he saved three sisters from being sold into slavery by their destitute father who did not have the money needed for their wedding dowries. Nicholas went to their home and secretly left bags of money on three consecutive nights, enough for the sisters’ dowries, enough to save them from enslavement. Later in Nicholas’ life, he was imprisoned by the Emperor Diocletian who persecuted Christians. Since the 11th Century, his remains have been carefully preserved at the Basilica of St. Nicholas in Bari, Italy. In the 1950’s scientific experiments were conducted on the remains by anatomy professor Luigi Martino who reported from his findings that the person in question was an older man, 6 foot 5 inches tall, and very likely someone who had spent time in a damp jail, judging from the condition of the bones. In more recent years, Francesco Introna, professor of forensic pathology, did extensive studies on the skull and with the help of facial anthropologist, Dr. Caroline Wilkinson, fashioned a replica of what the person’s face would have looked it. Amazingly, it was very similar to traditional images of St. Nicholas done by iconographers. Introna and Wilkinson also discovered that the man under study had suffered a broken nose, which lined up with the historical data which indicated St. Nicholas had been tortured while in prison under Diocletian. (Information gleaned from “Better than Santa Claus” by Louise Perrotta; The Word Among Us; Advent 2008). Whatever the case, it is certain that St. Nicholas was a devout Christian, that he lived and died for Christ, and that had he been given the chance to be in the manger of Bethlehem, he undoubtedly would have knelt in love and adoration for the Christ Child. Hence, my deep love for this image. I bought this small statue recently, photographed the kneeling Santa adoring the Christ Child, and with PhotoShop came up with this rendition. Even Santa would agree that Jesus truly IS the reason for the season; it is His birthday, and He deserves our remembrance on His day just as any of us do on our date of birth. Merry Christmas to all!
Ambury Regional Park, Mangere. / Canon PowerShot S5IS
Cite: Michael Douglas as Oliver Rose in Danny DeVito’s “The War Of The Roses”, based on Warren Adler’s novel Snapshot of a gilthead fish, which I had for dinner tonight – just a single moment before puttin’ it into the pan.
The figurines are part of my Nativity Collection. Originally belonged to my mother who gave it to me some years ago This image belongs to my Christmas and Holidays Series All my Christmas Cards are on sale until October 31st. / Get yours now!
This shot of a stained-glass window was taken in early 2007, at one of Melbourne’s oldest churches, constructed from the bluestone that marks Melbourne’s earliest architecture. It is very different from normal stained-glass designs, in that it is not rich in the traditional blues, yellows and reds. It drew my attention because the central image is a comparatively small depiction of the Madonna and child, surrounded by individual, triangular-embedded floral designs. It’s also interesting to note that the sun was not behind this window when I took this shot during a wedding service. But the light-green outlines of each pattern almost seem to have a luminescent quality to them, amid the over-riding darkness of the area in my frame. I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. This was shot without a tripod, using a Pentax K100D fitted with my favourite lens, a Sigma 18-125mm. F5.6, 1/125 sec, ISO 200, focal length 125mm. IMGP8299
4So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. / Luke 2: 4-7 / Photograph of a relief sculpture taken in San Diego, Ca 2008 /
And the angel said to them, “Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased!” / Luke2:10-14 Photograph of a relief sculpture (taken by my) with text and enhancements added in software programs. As of December 15, 2009 ~ 230 views SOLD 4 CARDS ~ NOVEMBER 22, 2009 on RedBubble Sold 2 Cards on Zazzle* / This card is available with a verse inside on Zazzle / December 15, 2009 / December 2, 2009 / December 4, 2009
Joseph’s Song by Michael Card Chorus 1 / How could it be this baby in my arms / Sleeping now, so peacefully / The Son of God, the angel said / How could it be / Lord I know He’s not my own / Not of my flesh, not of my bone / Still Father let this baby be / The son of my love / Chorus 2 / Father show me where I fit into this plan of yours / How can a man be father to the Son of God / Lord for all my life I’ve been a simple carpenter / How can I raise a king, How can I raise a king / He looks so small, His face and hands so fair / And when He cries the sun just seems to disappear / But when He laughs it shines again / How could it be / Chorus 2 / Chorus 1 / / December 8, 2009 / December 9, 2009 Original photograph of a statue ( taken by me) with enchancements added, using several software programs.
This crib has a special meaning for me. I used to set it up at Christmas in the school where I worked and I had a constant stream of children coming in to see it and comment. Every time I set it up now I think of children all over the world. bubble, canvas, card, crib, framed, laminated, matted, moneypenny, mounted, poster, print, rb, red, redbubble, Christmas, Jesus, manger
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Joseph, Mary and the baby Jesus on the reflection pool at Temple Square in Salt Lake City Utah. Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / 15 sec – f / 32 – ISO 100 / Lens EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
What Child Is This What Child is This / What Child is this who, laid to rest / On Mary’s lap is sleeping? / Whom Angels greet with anthems sweet, / While shepherds watch are keeping? [CHORUS] / This, this is Christ the King, / Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing; / Haste, haste, to bring Him laud, / The Babe, the Son of Mary. Why lies He in such mean estate, / Where ox and ass are feeding? / Good Christians, fear, for sinners here / The silent Word is pleading. [CHORUS] Nails, spear shall pierce Him through, / The cross be borne for me, for you. / Hail, hail the Word made flesh, / The Babe, the Son of Mary. [CHORUS] So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh, / Come peasant, king to own Him; / The King of kings salvation brings, / Let loving hearts enthrone Him. [CHORUS] Raise, raise a song on high, / The virgin sings her lullaby. / Joy, joy for Christ is born, / The Babe, the Son of Mary / DECEMBER 29, 2009 / DECEMBER 21, 2009 / December 25, 2009 /
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