2012 December
2012
My Soul Magnifies the Lord
5×7″ watercolor on paper December 25, 2012 Buy prints Inspired by the following passage from the Magnificat, Mary’s hymn of praise to God: My soul magnifies the Lord And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; Because he has regarded the lowliness of his handmaid… Luke 1:46-48
2012
Heart of Mine! Some Great Vision Upward Rises
8×10″ pastels on paper December 26, 2012 Buy original Buy prints Inspired by the following passage from Phantastes by George MacDonald: Lo! fair sweeps, white surges, twining Up and outward fearlessly! Temple columns, close combining, Lift a holy mystery. Heart of mine! what strange surprises Mount aloft on such a stair! Some great vision upward […]
2012
Oh Lift the Burdened Gloom that Chokes My Soul
9×12″ watercolor on paper July 19, 2012 Buy original Buy prints This one comes from two passages and one scripture: And here I lay, the child of changeful Time Shut in the weary, changeless Evermore, A dull, eternal, fadeless clime!… “Alas,” I cried, “I am no living man! Better were darkness and the leave to […]
2012
The Trees Were All Waiting For Him
9×12″ pastels on paper July 20, 2012 Buy prints Inspired by the following passage from The Golden Key by George MacDonald: The forest lay to the east, and the sun, which was setting behind the cottage, looked straight into the dark wood with his level red eye. The trees were all old, and had few […]
2012
Where’er Thou Art, All Things Are Glorified
8×10 oil on canvas July 23, 2012 Buy prints Inspired by the following section from the poem “Light” by George MacDonald: The trees lean toward thee, and, in loving pain, Keep turning still to see thee yet again; South sides of pines, haunted all day by thee, Bear violins that tremble humanly. And nothing in […]