So this is what happens when you’ve finished the sketch and a big old drop of ink hits the page – right in the middle. Hmm. I can make this work. I’ll just add a few more drops and make it look like it was done on purpose, no problem. Only then, it’s really wet […]
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3rd Week of Advent – Pastoral Letter
Dearest Community, For the third Sunday in Advent, we celebrate “Joy.” I’ve appreciated the Advent readings from Enfleshed this year. This week’s Advent reading is a good reminder that even in the midst of sorrow, we can find joy. And that joy doesn’t come without sorrow but co-exists side by side. That even though there […]
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MATATU Should Get A Prize
Outboard engines can make dinghy tie-ups dangerous, especially for inflatables. The trick is to leave the engine down. But what to do when the tide leaves the dinghies high and dry? MATATU has a wonderful solution. I here by award it – The Thoughtfulness Award! How about you? Anyway, this is a continuation of Boatober. […]
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Lynher
Continuing the Boatober Challenge, even though we are solidly in Advent! This time a photo from @what_su_sees (thanks for sharing). When I saw this one, in the challenge, I was excited to sketch it, too. Su writes: “this beauty is Lynher an original Tamar river barge, she was built in 1896 to be used as a cargo […]
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Johanna Lucretia
Continuing the Boatober Challenge. This time a photo from @stivesharbour (thanks for sharing). When I saw this one, I knew I wanted to try it with an ink wash. Really fun to do. I’m always amazing at how quickly the ink washes come together. My dry brush technique was a little wet, but it doesn’t really matter. […]
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2nd Week of Advent – Pastoral Letter
Dearest Community, With the weather turning cold and the snow that fell earlier this week (although not enough to close school), it really is starting to feel like Advent to me. I’ve found over the years that sometimes it takes a week or so before it really sinks in. We really are awaiting the birth […]
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Boat and Tractor
This was a lot of fun to draw. And brought back memories! My dad bought a sailboat when I was about 5 or 6 years old. And it was about that time that my brother and I stayed with some family friends while our folks were away for the weekend. That was the weekend we […]
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Boatober Continues
They say (I’ve said!) that ministry happens in the interruptions. So True. However, sometimes that means that the sketching gets behind. So here are three – no – four more sketches for you. Yes, I did skip ahead to day 29 for the last one. It just seemed to “fit” with the other two on […]
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1st Week of Advent & Thanksgiving – Pastoral Letter
“Be glad in the Lord always! Again I say, be glad! Let your gentleness show in your treatment of all people. The Lord is near. Don’t be anxious about anything; rather, bring up all of your requests to God in your prayers and petitions, along with giving thanks. Then the peace of God that exceeds […]
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Distracted Prayer – Pastoral Letter
Dearest Community, Have you ever put your phone in the fridge and tried to put the gallon of milk back on the phone cradle? I don’t recall doing that, but I have done similar things with other objects. My mind is on something else. I’m tired. Maybe I’m distracted. I seem to recall this sort […]
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