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1/3/2016

Shelter

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This little painting was one of those stubborn ones that tells you what it is going to be and just refuses to let you do anything else until it is brought into existence. I wanted to work on a different painting. I wanted to work in watercolor, not oil. Didn't want to paint moss. None of that mattered. This had to be. 
I brought these thorns out of the woods on a cathartic hike a few weeks back. The birch and oak leaves and moss came from my dear grandmother's grave, where I go when I need direction or to let something go. This is the same sparrow that came to visit the day of Shane's funeral and took away my sadness. Sheltered by brambles, the Sparrow simply trusts. 

 
Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
    but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. Proverbs 19:21

Happy New Year!!!

Somehow this song, almost as old as the English language, tells this story in another way. Enjoy.

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Peggy Rochelle
1/3/2016 10:19:51 pm

It is perfect! Happy New Year.

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Cristy
1/4/2016 01:43:35 pm

Glad you like it. Happy New Year to you!!! Love you!

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Eileen Matherly
1/3/2016 10:59:17 pm

Loved this song. I've never heard it sung like this. I love your art! My most favorite of all time!

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Cristy
1/4/2016 01:44:38 pm

Emmylou Harris does a great job with it. There are so many great versions. Glad you like it! Happy New Year!

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Sarah johnson
1/5/2016 08:37:39 am

Cristy, seen your art at different places. You are truely blessed. I love your shelter picture. And the little girl playing in the stream, and your art downtown.

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cristy
1/15/2016 08:42:06 pm

Thank you so much, Sarah! I'm glad to hear you enjoy it. I sure love making it!

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Temple
1/22/2016 09:55:09 pm

Cristy,
This is beautiful. The painting reminds me of seeing you when you walked in for Shane's service. A sparrow, protected and so vulnerable, trusting and gentle. Beautiful. Your work always expresses so much more than words.

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    • Portraits in the Style of the Old Masters
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    • Clarence "Tom" Ashley
    • Birth of a Ballad: The Capture of Tom Dooley
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