Water-Blogged

 (Deer in Yellowstone National Park/watercolor study)

 What is with water?!  We are drawn to it like a magnet.  Reflections of sunlight on a lake or the sound of thundering falls catch our attention.  Without water we would not be alive.  It sustains all life on this planet.  Viewing a well-watered garden is a pleasure.  

We can observe water in a variety of ways...fountains, lakes, rivers, oceans, geysers, rain, snow, and waterfalls.  

(Upper Yellowstone Falls)

Water nurtures life for plants, wildlife, and us humans.  Around water, life teems with activity. 

One is reminded of the words Jesus spoke when He stated that no one would thirst if they drank of the living water that He offers.  In John 4:14 He said, "But those who drink the water that I give will never be thirsty again.  It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life." (NLT)  

I like that!  Fresh....bubbling.  A spring!  A constant flow!  I want a well-watered life, don't you?!  Thirst is quenched in Him...life in Him becomes deeply satisfying.

(Mt. Baker from Anacortes, WA)

 ( Happy little turtles on the water log)

This is a little pastel study I did this week...first here is the underpainting.  It doesn't appear to make much sense.  Just like life.  

But as the artist develops the composition, the artwork begins to make more sense, often not looking anything like it started out.

One has to trust the process that it will hopefully be the desired result in the end.  

Okay, well that's it for this week.  Did I get you wet?!  :)  Go ahead....dive in!

Be brave and courageous!