Julie Beth Paints...: January 2016

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Dotty!

oil on canvas

9x12

My brother (Scooter Smith, the artist) gave me some new paints for Christmas. So, of course, I had to paint something with them. Dotty is their sweet dog who enjoys pleasing the crowd in the neighborhood 4th of July parades.

Offering

Oil on canvas

16x20

A portrait of humble prayer - this woman at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem buries her face in her prayer book as she rocks and prays.

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About Me

I paint simple things, events, places and moments that I have observed and that give me joy.

Painting is like telling a story on canvas. I work mostly with oils because they are creamy and beautiful and blend or sit up on the canvas to reflect the light in unusual ways. I also dabble in Encaustic wax because it loosens me up, has surprising results and I get to play with a torch!

The rest of the story is that working from my creative side reaches into my heart and squeezes out all sorts of issues like pride, perfectionism, insecurity, and fear and brings them to light. I wrestle with God over all these emotions like Jacob with the Angel of the Lord and He always wins out, but then so do I as it brings me closer to Him. He is the original and ongoing Creator. I am merely working out being made in His image. And that is the ultimate story.

"The heavens declare the glory of God,

and the sky above proclaims His handiwork.

Day to day pours out speech,

and night to night reveals knowledge."

Psalms 19:1-2

If you are interested, contact me at:

jbwileman@gmail.com

website: www.juliewileman.com

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