Woo Pig Sooie!

Who doesn't like to represent their favorite mascots? This post contains some of the paintings I have done with mascots. The first two are of the awesome RaZoRbAcKs! I actually did these several years ago as a gift to my husband before we got married. He is a huge razorback fan.. needless to say, I am too. What wife would not root for the team that her husband so enthusiastically roots for? I always prefer for that enthusiasm to be aimed at a win! At our wedding, we even had a razorback cake for the groom's table, and I set up these paintings on each end of the table.

These last three paintings were gifts for my grandmother and aunts in Alabama, who are Crimson Tide fans. These are only 8" x 14" canvases, just big enough to let everyone know which team you support. I can't wait to do a razorback painting like these. I especailly like the borders.. they help give the picture a little more spunk.



Words from God

These are a few of my paintings of Bible verses. The first one was one that I did for my living room. My husband and I both love the verse because it reminds us that we should always consider how our actions portray Christ. If we claim to be Christians, everything we do should positively represent Him. Those who do not know Christ look at us to see what He's like. Although we are sinners and make mistakes, we can still show Christ's grace and love in how we handle those mistakes and how we reach out to others to help them with their mistakes.

 

I love how these next two turned out! The first one was an order from a good friend to his sweet wife for a birthday gift. It has a great message about not worrying. Worrying will not help anything, so just pray about your worries and do your best to let God handle them. Yeah, that sounds easier than it is sometimes, but He'll give you everything you need! I enjoyed painting the flower in the background. I think it kind of helps with the message of having peace in God.

This last painting was an order for a verse to go above the door, which is a fitting place for this particular verse. I had fun making the footprints on this one. I thought they helped make the point that God is watching over you no matter where you go. I had trouble finding a canvas with dimensions that would work for the size of the verse and also fit in the space above the doorway. So, I had my hubby cut out a board with the perfect dimensions, and it worked really well. He's so helpful!

And The Name Is...

Okay! So I thought I would start out my first blog post by sharing one of my favorite types of paintings: Names. Remember in junior high when you would doodle your name and make each letter have its own design? Well, these paintings are just my upgraded version of those doodles! The first time I had the idea to create one of these name paintings was when I was trying to decorate my living room. I wanted to display my husband's and my last name as a decoration, and I came up with this. My husband, Sinclair, was sweet enough to cut out a board for me to put the letters on, and we both loved the finished product! So, the name decoration became a fun one for me when I wanted to create a personalized gift for someone.

Here are a few others that I have done. The first one was a birthday gift that I did for my neice. She had just decided that she wanted to decorate her room in black and lime green, and I wanted to help out! The other two names were gifts for baby showers that I did based on the colors and themes of the nurseries for the expected little ones.