Sun, Sunsets, Sunrises, Sunflowers and The Sun of God

Do you like to create in series? I do! It seems that is what the Art Gallery's like, and it's what I feel really helps an emerging artist make a clear and strong statement. I'd love to explore the theme of a 'theme' in your art more thoroughly. Tell me, what theme's have you painted, created, or collected? My daughter Rachel collects ladybug stuff and things. It's so easy to create and buy for her! She loves gifts and I love to give them. I'm always on a quest for ladybug cool stuff! It makes her smile...me too!

Lady bug example
Little Nola Jean Harris, born May 5, 2014 and wrapped in a LadyBug blanket...
I began a sunflower theme 20 years ago. Acting as a Chaperone for a high school field trip filled with Granger High Schools best artists, (a very tame group) I sat alone. School busses are noisy places and not conducive to chatting anyway, so I pulled out my 'something to write with and something to write on' that I had in my bag. Out of the blue...came a good idea. I had previously looked at sunflower designs at the store, and realized there was only one basic boring design available. So, sunflowers became my first real series...I wondered how long it would last. I have created sunflower art in many mediums. I've done sunflowers in ceramics, stained glass, watercolor, oil, graphite, photography, and planted gobs and tons of sunflowers in my yard and garden. Creating sunflowers is quite easy for me now, with lots of miles on my paint brush. And I still love them! I'm partial to Russian Giant Sunflowers now. I grew them in rows this summer, along my courtyard.

Russian Sunflowers
They're all gone now, but sunflowers like this one were all along my courtyard this summer. It was glorious to behold!
Other themes I have explored include sunsets and sunrises. The sky is so inspiring! I love crazy storms and driving into the sunset. I live by the Great Salt Lake, and the sunrises and sunsets over it never cease to amaze me. So, wa-la another theme I've painted and still am, behind my LDS temple paintings. As I've considered God's most beautiful creations, human beings, I have taught myself to paint beautiful accurate portraits, first using my porcelain doll collection, then joining the Portrait Society of America and learning from true professionals. I love love love to paint! From life, from photos, from my lovely dolls, or from my imagination, I live to paint!!! Atheists and non believers mystify me. Alma says it for me here: From the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Christ

Alma 30:44 (this is the prophet Alma talking with Korihor, an anti-Christ)

44 But Alma said unto him: Thou hast had signs enough; will ye tempt your God? Will ye say, Show unto me a sign, when ye have the testimony of all these thy brethren, and also all the holy prophets? The scriptures are laid before thee, yea, and all things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator.

My husband and I will share our testimony of Jesus Christ through song with 363 other good people from the Tooele Valley, tomorrow, October 4th at 2:00 pm in the 184th Semi-annual World Wide General Conference, I pray that our combined testimony will strengthen yours. "Let all that breathe praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost"... is a line from our opening song. I hope all my paintings also testify of the reality of God and his majesty! Don't forget to tell me about your theme, series, and also your testimony!

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