ILLUSIONS OF LIGHT AND SHADOW

An exercise in 2-dimensional art. This was a fun challenge in developing form by using light and shadow to bring the objects on the page forward. Because of shortcomings with my camera, the light and details are not as good, but this drawing took me over 100 hours to complete.

Amber Glow

Brides are always beautiful, but I especially loved the glowing light in this setting which accented Amber beautifully.

I think I'm going to have to leave the photography to Celeste from now on... the painting isn't blurred!

Little Angel

The older I get the more I see little children as angels. Divinely pure, innocent, sweet and good. They come so recently from God's presence and can't help retain some of that Heavenly influence. This is our little girl angel Claire. She's so precious to us!

This painting is done in a unique technique where I painted the image in acylics, covered the entire image with packaging tape, painted the image again, and then scratched off the acrylic paint to reveal the underpainting. It was a fun experiment, but again, I have failed to photograph it in a way that keeps it from looking warped.

A House of Glory

The glory of God is all around us! This white temple is reflecting the glory of the sunrise's colors.

I painted this from a photo my husband Greg took. These were the colors reflected on the temple. God is the Supreme artist! Did you know that all shadow is the direct complimentary color of the light? Did you also know that in light all analogous color to the light is heightened, while the complimentary colors to the light are neutralized? It is amazing what we learn when we study what God does in nature.

A Man of Integrity

My husband Greg is one of the most noble men I know. Goodness and integrity radiate from him, and if all men were like him "...the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever; yea, the devil would have no power over the hearts of the children of men." (Alma 48:17) I love my husband and know him to be a great man.

We were at an airshow (which he loves to do), so with the thrill of the moment captured in his expression and the glow of the sunset on his skin together made this an irresistable subject for me.

This work of art is done on chip board in acrylics and then the paint is sanded off in places to show the texture of the wood.

On Grandpa's Shoulders

How often does our greatness rise or fall on the shoulders of those who come before us? As parents and grandparents we have such a great responsibility to teach the rising generations about everything that is noble, virtuous, and praiseworthy. We teach many times with conscious effort, but more often than not we teach by example and the goodness we radiate. These are the things that I thought of as I painted this work of art. Little Talmage could feel of the love his "Papa" has for him, but he was getting other messages too- faith, determination, patience, virtue, integrity, and so much more. Each of us need to ask ourselves who we are lifting on our shoulders and what we can do to affect the lives of those we love for good.

Genius Level?

My daughter Emily wrote urging me to copy and paste the Html she had sent to me. As an obedient mother I decided to do it, then viewed my blog so I could find out what in the world I just blindly posted to my blog. I felt pretty impressed that my blog was rated on the reading level of genius, so I was naturally interested in the reading level of my other blog. All things being funny and unequal, I found that my "Where the Heart Is" blog was rated on a Junior High level! Ha! Just as my head began to swell from illusions of intelligence, life shows me that there really isn't anything to get all swollen about. Isn't that wonderful?! I love how life keeps our feet on the ground!