I love reading through Isaiah, and this chapter in particular speaks to me so much. Isaiah 61 reminds us we are anointed! 

“To care for the needs for all who mourn in Zion, give them bouquets of roses instead of ashes.” Isaiah 61 MSG

I truly think creating is a healing balm. So as we doodle this verse, we can heal from whatever we may be going through! 

Using a Faber-Castell SB pen, I'm going to draw out this verse in a very simple way. I wrote out the verse and then doodled a rose border around it.

Then, using watercolors (or magic markers), fill in the roses with pink and the leaves with green. I'm using Prima Marketing watercolors (You can find on Amazon).

Keep adding! I'm a maximalist, so I painted a border around the verse and then stripes in the background.

Using washi tape, I taped on a portion of a hymn that reads, "God is my refuge, God is my Strength"

Love to you!

Let's get ready for fall and paint a watercolor pumpkin!!

I start by using a Faber-Castell SB brush pen to draw a circle like shape, leaving an opening at the top. Then, draw the stem! Draw curved lines within the circle to indicate the grooves in the pumpkin.

Cut out the top of the pumpkin, leaving space at the bottom for a verse. With the same pen, I wrote the verse, "So those who went off with heavy hearts will come home laughing with armloads of blessing." —Psalm126 (MSG)

Now, I'm going in with Prima Marketing watercolors and filling in the pumpkin with happy orange and pinks, the leaves with green, and details of tomato reds!

Happy Pumpkin Day!

Happy Day to you!!

Today we're sketching a Wonky and Fun coffee cup! 

“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” —Frederick Buechner

I'm using a Faber Castell brush brush pen and colorful markers!

Happy Day to you!!

Today we are drawing and watercoloring fall leaves! I go through the steps of creating wonky leaves for autumn!

Supplies:

• Faber Castel Markers
• Prima Marketing Watercolor Tin
• Brushes

Happy Flowery Day to you!

In this free lesson, I'm teaching you how I paint a flower with acrylics. This is a little sneak peek into how I go about a painting from beginning to the final bloom!

Step 1: 

On a painted black canvas, using chalk, draw out your flower bouquet.

Step 2: 

Globbing pinks, reds, and white on my paint brush, I start painting in the flower shape. Add in streaks of blues and oranges for more depth.

Step 3:

Add fun papers!! You can use paper with patterns, tissue paper, napkins, anything that sparks joy! Tear it in pieces and add to your flower for extra bits of whimsy!

Today I'm teaching you one of the most important lessons I've learned in art: giving yourself a permission slip!!

Permission to be wonky. Permission to have fun today. Permission to live colorfully.

What will your permission slip say?

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Yippee! This is the FINAL part to our colorful paper house! We're adding the colors with watercolor and adding some wonky!

Get out your watercolors and paint your "house of dreams"! You can use colors similar to mine, or use your favorites! It will be a reflection of your hopes, prayers, and dreams!

It's Fun Friday! And we are continuing in our paper house of dreams creation!! This can be a symbol for us--our very own house of dreams! I was inspired by the book, Anne's House of Dreams! Today, we're creating around the question "What is the password to the front door of your house of dreams?". Following the breadcrumbs of what God was showing me, I found the secret password!

In Psalm 100 (MSG), it says,

Happy Fun Friday! We are continuing our lesson from last week, and adding elements to our paper cut out house! If you missed that lesson, you can find it HERE.

So get out your markers, pencils, pens, crayons, whatever you'd like to create with, and fill your paper house with love! :) As we add fun things to this house, let us remember we live for the God who made magnolias!

And we create these playful cutout houses to add fun into our days. Like Einstein said, "Play is the highest form of research."

Start with your cut out house ready to go from Part 1. On a separate piece of paper, draw your elements. I'm drawing a girls to put in the windows. I have the house right next to my paper so I can kind of see what size they should be. *You could also measure the space of the window if you want to be exact, but remember to keep it wonky!*

I sketched out an easel with a "painting" of  a flower on it to put in the top window. As you fill in the windows, you can start to think of...