Volcano Art

Sometimes I draw pictures for my daughter to color because she is interested in a particular subject.

Volcanoes has been her interest lately.  I am not sure how that came about but it has been a very interesting subject.

Here are some interesting facts about volcanoes:

1. A volcano is a mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock below the surface of the earth. 

2. An erupting volcano can trigger tsunamis, flash floods, earthquakes, mudflows and rockfalls.

When pressure builds up, eruptions occur. 

3. In an eruption, gases and rock shoot up through the opening and spill over or fill the air with lava fragments. 

4. Eruptions can cause lava flows, hot ash flows, mudslides, avalanches, falling ash and floods. 

5. Fresh volcanic ash, made of pulverized rock, can be harsh, acidic, gritty, glassy and smelly. 

6. The ash can cause damage to the lungs of older people, babies and people with respiratory problems. 

7. Active volcanoes in the U.S. are found mainly in Hawaii, Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington, but the greatest chance of eruptions near areas where many people live is in Hawaii and Alaska.

You can find more interesting facts about Volcanoes here.

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. -Proverbs 18:15

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Numbers 21:8 And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.

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Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shall ye labor...but the seventh day is the Sabbath. ..Exodus 20:8-11

Rest

Luke 23:56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

Consider the Handiwork of the Master Artist

 Recently I read these words in the Bible:
Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight which He hath made crooked?
 -Ecclesiastes 7:13

I then thought about other places in the Bible that says to "Consider".  And I started to consider.

Sometimes when I see the various colors that the Master Artist uses in nature, I am speechless. The rich purples and vibrant yellows are such cheerful colors!

Do you ever consider the handiwork of the Master Artist?

It is beautiful and amazing!

I considered consider so much that I looked up the definition and found 5 explanations.  Here are those five explanations:

1. to think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on: He considered the cost before buying the new car.
2. to regard as or deem to be: . I consider the book is true.
3. to think, believe, or suppose: We consider her reply satisfactory.
4. to bear in mind; make allowance for: The cost was justified if you consider the quality of the material.
5. to pay attention to; regard: He considered the man for some time before inviting him to speak.

Matthew 6:28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

Matthew 7:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

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His Precious Thoughts for me

Do you ever think about that God has thoughts about you?

He is thinking positive thoughts about you. I just read the verse in Jeremiah that says He is thinking thoughts of peace and not of evil.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

When I read it it just kinda did something to my thinking.  I mean here is the Creator of everything thinking thoughts of peace and good things for me.  The verse continues on to say that He will give me an expected end.

I certainly have things that I want to turn out a certain way.  So to think that He wants things to turn out even better than what I can think is kinda mind blowing to me.

1 Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

Psalm 139:17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

Isaiah 55:9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. .

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. -Isaiah 55:8

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. -Jeremiah 29:11

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Using Watercolor paint - How To paint Watercolor Trees

I picked up these watercolor paints the other day at Target.  My youngest daughter likes to paint and we have been through our share of these little watercolor paints.

Even though I have been buying these paints for years for my daughter, I never knew they watercolor paints.  Duh?  I just throw them in the basket and keep shopping.

But sometime last year, I discovered a very artful blog  and saw how the artist used them and I have been in a deep like for these little colorful ovals since!

I decided to try a tutorial listed there so that I could show my girls how to create their own picture.

Here are the steps that I followed to make the watercolor tree:
1. To make the tree start by making two lines parallel to each other.  You can make one line longer for effect.  You can also add roots at the bottom just don't bring the lines all the way to end of the paper.  If you make roots, stop the lines before you get to the end of the paper and bring the lines out to the left and the right.

2. For the branches, just kinda scatter a few lines at the top of the tree.

3. For the leaves, just kinda splatter various colors with your paintbrush!  This part was fun!

Do you use watercolors?

Do you ever buy watercolor paints?  What kind of things do you create with them?

Let me know in the comment section below!

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.  -Isaiah 61:3

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You can find the tutorial I followed here.

How to draw a leaf for coloring

A really easy way to draw a leaf is to outline the leaf. 

Simply flatten out the leaf and trace around it. 

Draw in the veins. 

 And there you have a  leaf for coloring.

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Collegiate and Artful

 So the Christmas break is just about ending.  My oldest daughter is soon to return to her college life as well as my second oldest.  So it will be two children home with their two parents.  Sometimes I get the fun privilege of perusing through my daughter's photos from college.  Yes, that actually happens...ha! ha!

I really think my daughter has a photographer's eye for capturing great photos.

She let me post a photo of her dorm room while she was in the process of decorating her room with paper chains and a map that she simply cut up and taped it to the wall.  I thought it was cute and unique.  

And something that I thought was really cool was she and her friends chalk drawings on the sidewalk.  Who knew that college kids could find great fun in writing with chalk on the sidewalk?

Collegiate and artistic!

Daniel 1:17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

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For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not, I will help thee. -Isaiah 41:13

Day 9 - Have you been in awe lately?

I finally captured a photo of a rainbow today. Yay!!  I  was starting to wonder why I never got a photo of  a rainbow in the sky.  Well, today was my day and thankfully my phone was charged.

Because I worked today, I am too tired to draw a rainbow so I am going to post this long awaited picture that I got today.

Let's talk about the rainbow for a minute, shall we?

After work today, nature decided to pour down a ton of rain.  It rained so hard that I put on my hazard lights because it was very blurry trying to see through the downpour.

I asked the Lord to stop the rain.  Although the rain didn't stop immediately, it did let up a bit.  Then it was back to the downpour.

What gave me a bit of hope was the clear clouds that I saw in the sky up ahead and I knew the rain would stop eventually.

And praise the Lord it did finally stop.  I do not like driving in rain and especially a whole lot of rain.

Well, fast forward to further down the highway after the rain, and what do I see?  Yes, girl a rainbow!!!  Let's scream together! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

And then I thought about  "being in awe of the Most High God".

...because quietly and majesticly, the rainbow appeared.

I was in awe because there it was.  The promise.  Right before my eyes.

Have you been in awe lately by Him?

And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 1

I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.  -Genesis 9:11-17

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