"Exotic Beauty"

I wanted to title this painting "Gumamela" which is the Tagalog (Philippines' National Language) name for Hibiscus. But I changed my mind.

On Saturday, I went to a celebration of sorts for Missions and Missionaries. Our church had a booth for South Korea. I learned a lot about other countries like Brazil and also about mission work. I met three missionaries, one of them retired. Missionaries play an important role in spreading the gospel all over the world.

"Dear Lord Jesus, please bless all the missionaries in the world. Please help them with their needs and comfort them especially when they feel homesick. Please protect them with your precious blood."

"Yellow Bell Pepper"

I hope you like this one. I thought the yellow bell pepper looked really good when I got it from the store and would make a nice still life. What do you think?

"Dear Lord, thank you for your blessings. Praise you, Oh God, you are worthy!"

"Ducks: Class 2 Project No. 2"

I hope you like this one. I still get amazed everytime by the process of painting. You know, it starts with a simple drawing. I have been learning from my classes how to develop the painting from the drawing, adding the background, the foreground, and then adding more and more details until voila, there it is, the end product. And sometimes, it makes you smile, sometimes, it just takes your breath away. It's a lot of work, but it's worth it.

"Dear Lord, thank you for your generous provision. Thank you for you guidance and your mercy. Thank you for your love. Thank you for your forgiveness. Give us also the grace to be merciful and forgiving."

"Three Pears"

I thought I'd try painting pears today. I hope this was an "effective" painting. I read somewhere that the point is not to have a pretty painting, but that your painting is effective (at expressing your message, I guess).
Well, my message for this painting is pretty simple, just - pears. I hope you like it.

This was a very nice Sunday. It started off with a great Sunday School bible study led by Ms. Sarah. It was about forgiveness and wow, I was moved by her teaching today. She has wonderful insights on some things. Then we had a wonderful service with a very touching sermon. Then in the evening, our church had a special appreciation banquet held by the men and boys of the church for the women and girls. It was a lot of fun, the men and boys did all the preparations and we, the females got to sit back, relax and enjoy. It was so much fun! Can I say that again? We had a speaker, Mr. Keith Hinson who gave us a night of laughter and music. Awesome! Way to go, Men and Boys of the BHBC! And then I was able to finish this painting... What a wonderful day!

"Dear Lord, thank you for the blessings you have given us. Teach us to forgive. You have infinite mercy and you forgive us when we confess our sins. Please give us the grace to forgive others.Praise to you, Oh Lord. You are worthy!"

Red Pansies

Time flies so fast! I'm working on Project No. 2 for Class No.2. Red flowers with highly contrasting colors seemed to be a good idea. I hope you like it, too.

"Dear Lord, thank you for your blessings today. Give us guidance and keep us in your loving care."