Lent 2017 - Day 3

Friday 3rd March - Lent Day 3

Laying in bed just before rising this morning, I was wondering if I would be inspired by another image, now that my elephant piece was finished. Nothing came!

Then I noticed that the birds seemed to be singing far louder than usual (I always sleep with my bedroom window open and wake to the sound of birdsong, so I'm very used to a 'norm' of sound!).

So I started the day's readings. They were about rejoicing in the Lord, and also from Isaiah 6 - which talks about the Seraphim with 6 wings! Was this my connection?!!

Also from Isaiah, was "I will go, Lord, send me!'

So the piece started to come together - wings, joy, messenger, someone going...

This piece started off very differently, but a happy accident turned this into something quite different for me - and I liked it! Less realism, more illustrative I think :)

The dancer is the one 'going', full of joy. She releases the birds who fly off to spread the Word. Other birds wait on the wire to hear and then to be sent themselves.

I couldn't tell you how I arrived at this result if I wanted to lol, but I like it for this piece, even if I'm not sure it will be repeated!
TFL!
Bernie x

Advent 2016 - 29th November, Day 3

Advent Day 3

I'm so pleased! I managed to find my old hymn book with the music in that I used when playing the organ at Church! There are loads of Advent hymns in there to inspire me!
These words are from a beautiful hymn called Lord Emmanuel, Come, which I used to play at Church. The Refrain I have saved for another day and another piece as the words are so beautiful! You can have a listen here if you don't know it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYmcQHjpgvg (Be sure to turn up the volume to appreciate the music as well as the singing and words!)
TFL!

Bernie x

Lent Day 3

Something about this reading always grabs me by the heart, so I was pleased to see it come up again for today's reading! The artwork however wasn't the most forthcoming when I started! Think it may be because I illustrated the first part of this reading during Advent. Who knows lol?! But once I'd had the breakthrough via a change in layer order and in a few blend modes, it all came together!
TFL!
Bernie x