I remember being 16 and passing my driver’s license test. Keys meant freedom (if Mom and Dad let me drive the car 😂). What keys do you carry? In this case, a change means leaving some keys behind in order to pick up a new set of keys. May we be looking for ways to […]
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The Reality of Discernment
Oh, if only discernment entailed looking skyward to see the heaven’s opened, and a dove descending with a scroll to our outstretched hand. Sigh. That never seems to be the reality. For my wife and myself, the reality of discernment has always entailed more soul searching and taking a closer look at our spirits and […]
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Seine Net Reflections: 3rd Sunday After Pentecost
Seine Net is the same reflection series I have been doing on Sundays, just a new name. I wanted something a little more nautical oriented that also captured (get the pun?) the sense of my grabbing random bits of information to think about. Just as a seine net pulls up all sorts of things, some […]
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Coffee Mug Experiment
Experimenting with Blind Contour drawing while drinking coffee. 😉 First just a sketch with the fountain pen. Then a blind contour (with my eyes closed) following the finger of my other hand. (In this case my left hands finger traced the mug while my right hand drew). 3rd is a typical blind contour sketch, just […]
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Low Tide High Tide
The tides have been extreme this week. The sun must really be helping Mother Earth to pull herself out of the sea. (Yup, that’s really how it works. You dirt dwellers have the wrong perspective. The earth moves, not the water. 🤪) #Tides #LowTide #TideWaters #Marina #MarinaLife #SketchForToday #QuickSketch #Sketching #Sketch #PenAndInk #InkAndWash #InkAndWatercolor #FountainPen […]
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Happy Trinity Sunday 2021
#TrinitySunday #Sunday #SundaySketch #SketchForToday #QuickSketch #Sketching #Sketch #PenAndInk #InkAndWash #InkAndWatercolor #FountainPen #WingSung698 #deAtramentisInk #Watercolor #WindsorAndNewton #PentelWaterBrush #GlobalHandBookSketchbook #theoboatology via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/CPgfLKXl_6e/ ______(\____________/)______ This is a from the Rev. Joel’s Instagram feed: Rev.Joel’s_art. Feel free to give the feed a like and a follow. Joel is currently using the Hand Book Artist Journal and the Winsor […]
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Pantry Library
As I mentioned in my last post about the Sock Box, these two pantry boxes (plus the Rubbermaid type container) started as an Eagle Scout project. The Eagle Scout, being a member of the church, asked the church for permission and sponsorship. The church was excited to help. What started as one Pantry Library became […]
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Sock Box
How Cool is this Sock Box? A local Middle School’s 8th grade Advisory Class placed the Sock Box they made near some community food boxes at a local church. Their teacher stated, “Our vision has been to give a place for community members to show their generosity, and for those in need to have community […]
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Bic and Fountain Pens
I found this crystal Bic pen today and it brought back memories. I could resist sketching it. If I sketched it with my fountain pen then I should sketch my fountain pen with the Bic, right? 😂 #BicPenDrawing #BicPenArt #BicPen #BicPens #CrossHatching #CrossHatch #SketchForToday #QuickSketch #Sketching #Sketch #PenAndInk #InkAndWash #InkAndWatercolor #FountainPen #WingSung698 #deAtramentisInk #Watercolor #WindsorAndNewton […]
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1st Asparagus of the Season
We bought some purple #asparagus the other day. Half way through dinner I suddenly realized that I should have sketched this. Doh 😣 @mom_aosved saved the day! “I took a photo.” Finally got around to sketching it today. Delicious! #PurpleAsparagus #AsparagusSeason #AsparagusLove #SketchForToday #QuickSketch #Sketching #Sketch #PenAndInk #InkAndWash #InkAndWatercolor #FountainPen #WingSung698 #deAtramentisInk #Watercolor #WindsorAndNewton #PentelWaterBrush […]
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