tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10346969905379301402024-03-26T23:36:20.147-07:00His BeautyEssays, poems and images to encourage you. Click on the images to see them largerBerniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371233695401681147noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1034696990537930140.post-17807432916138521992024-03-25T11:17:00.000-07:002024-03-25T11:17:35.831-07:00Spirit Wind ~ (new series & restart)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQ0WxBIttm3coAGoWROWRBUfZXQ9Ogro5RjOYptYF7pTlEYCCfLECNB-nmjmthHheqs5vw-872FOuGJRKn6sxGgiYaEMV57hFhy0FGceRvAMprDAsm6obOd1WEY2Kxjf4R6oq_prZaQXZUE6nzSmPqSwZKJIlhIB23vuVrv-yqTMXa9dj04sJykw9zAWc/s3300/spirit%20wind%20%20sm%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2135" data-original-width="3300" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQ0WxBIttm3coAGoWROWRBUfZXQ9Ogro5RjOYptYF7pTlEYCCfLECNB-nmjmthHheqs5vw-872FOuGJRKn6sxGgiYaEMV57hFhy0FGceRvAMprDAsm6obOd1WEY2Kxjf4R6oq_prZaQXZUE6nzSmPqSwZKJIlhIB23vuVrv-yqTMXa9dj04sJykw9zAWc/w400-h260/spirit%20wind%20%20sm%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It's amazing that my last post was in 2012! However, the writing has been growing all these years. I hope my readers are still around. <p></p><p>I especially like combining the verbal and the visual. This piece is on the cover of my indie publication of the same name, 21 pages, 8x8 hardbound limited edition. you can find it on my <a href="https://linktr.ee/vecinos1" target="_blank">linktree</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1034696990537930140.post-72156689693002889942012-12-24T08:00:00.001-08:002013-01-19T21:09:14.961-08:00Us, Him, Them<br />
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Since Jesus always
prayed and did the Father's will, how can we say that the Father has not answered His
Son's prayer, "May they be One ... as We are One...?" Might it be that it is we who do not PERCEIVE His answer, "Yes!"
given centuries ago to Jesus? We ARE the answer to His prayer. The body of Christ is us. We extend timelessly from Jesus' Resurrection into the future, into forever. We stretch over the entire planet, making it His by loving as He does. Berniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371233695401681147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1034696990537930140.post-37879615901113590492012-03-13T23:16:00.000-07:002012-03-13T23:16:28.009-07:00Spirit Wind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"God creates ~ us in His image ~ so we create."</div>
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The adventure will be to paint this in acrylic on a four-foot canvas-covered disc before its unveiling at the Bethel Church Bazaar in Redding, December 3. This original is only 8.8 inches square, in water-based ink and india ink on watercolor paper. The 4' painting will rotate around its center about 3 inches from the wall, and may even have some rainbow fabric attached to its edge to enhance its mobility.<br />
<br />Berniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371233695401681147noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1034696990537930140.post-678499307124936082011-11-21T19:48:00.001-08:002011-11-21T19:51:57.411-08:00“Uunh!”<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCa8uC4o6DaEy5LHBd2L1UsIeztrbyH0qKyMt4QRpwLAaGOJrog8y00l9Bx6Wjc0JFIDs3wXO3lV9KOaDdxzCl8lvcz5hlGrFu61EuiROysXV3Eb5kybZw2sxmnI1xAhuEauBBAGbW1K6U/s320/artwork+%257E+Breaker+copy.jpg+sm.jpg" width="251" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>Seth would grunt this while taking a joyful warrior stance when he wanted to emphasize something he was sharing. He and his Bethel Church team were encouraging and edifying our congregation, New Song. I had been wondering for weeks of how to illustrate a wonderful song lyric describing God: “clothed in rainbows.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seth, his smile and his stance became my model for the Spirit that breaks through. My colors flew as I listened.Berniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371233695401681147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1034696990537930140.post-70776052708368491802011-07-28T16:35:00.000-07:002011-07-28T16:35:40.806-07:00Tsunami Heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBTHwYEiWKmmC5z81KNNDBo0BbakZyUavnQ4gMujcqWaapP9EczMhRkzjwAgJT9qUlLQlRC1eU12RlYEkyz_N32WDJgIuhaqxq_BOVS7axZ3bvQjtWCXnq0AtTClyNtJh4E7B3usaRx2J/s1600/Tsunami+into+a+willing+heart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBTHwYEiWKmmC5z81KNNDBo0BbakZyUavnQ4gMujcqWaapP9EczMhRkzjwAgJT9qUlLQlRC1eU12RlYEkyz_N32WDJgIuhaqxq_BOVS7axZ3bvQjtWCXnq0AtTClyNtJh4E7B3usaRx2J/s320/Tsunami+into+a+willing+heart.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It would be nice to know what you see here. I've gotten some great interpretation feedback.</div>Berniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371233695401681147noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1034696990537930140.post-68786044959206392842009-04-29T13:56:00.000-07:002011-11-21T20:01:16.538-08:00Just Click<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZ3KF78_FBmQsbeAWV0NaP77M6RrDKDeVSaNA0Gzq8xp-8kQi9hzBNzMCgNEXNDhbT58vfqM88XqVSyznMiX6SlY-3YdhwWjwf1uoFQxAgcVx8odrcHID2CMbHado190VCRwL2QSH1Okn/s1600/Divine+Apptointment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZ3KF78_FBmQsbeAWV0NaP77M6RrDKDeVSaNA0Gzq8xp-8kQi9hzBNzMCgNEXNDhbT58vfqM88XqVSyznMiX6SlY-3YdhwWjwf1uoFQxAgcVx8odrcHID2CMbHado190VCRwL2QSH1Okn/s320/Divine+Apptointment.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZ3KF78_FBmQsbeAWV0NaP77M6RrDKDeVSaNA0Gzq8xp-8kQi9hzBNzMCgNEXNDhbT58vfqM88XqVSyznMiX6SlY-3YdhwWjwf1uoFQxAgcVx8odrcHID2CMbHado190VCRwL2QSH1Okn/s1600/Divine+Apptointment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
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Try to chase the sunset with a camera-<br />
into the neighbor’s field<br />
click.<br />
down into the orchard mists.<br />
click<br />
Find a shot. click.<br />
Look around.<br />
Whoa! over there behind<br />
click.click.<br />
It’s all around me.<br />
quick!<br />
click.<br />
Pheasants flap away.<br />
fast! it’s changing colors.<br />
click.<br />
Give up.<br />
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Just try to fill words with sunset<br />
while wrapped ‘round in<br />
moving purple mauve.<br />
Try to fill a teaspoon with ocean.<br />
here, only beauty<br />
too big for a box<br />
now, all eternity<br />
too quick for a lifetime.<br />
Try to fill minutes with majesty. Rather,<br />
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Behold Him<br />
and never be the same again.<br />
Say “cheese,"<br />
He’s smiling back at you.<br />
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1-11-08Berniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371233695401681147noreply@blogger.com5United States43.004647308332842 -122.7832035000000116.623397308332841 175.95735499999998 69.385897308332844 -61.523762000000012tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1034696990537930140.post-61257675153864412822009-01-21T14:20:00.000-08:002009-04-29T14:00:18.947-07:00Smurf Observed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MQR-6PWmLtiddF0rMslAJPV_-nf8jeADbaHL4n4wMEKrgFSWm_VgWTbmHghThhIAC0-qVjkJq9Yh_ww_hhimaEsk9p7Brib2f4qZwBC_Hl7Mn-6TsKrFat6bUfVOoyeOrNx-3KNHzilU/s1600-h/IMGP1741_edited.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293879677338546066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MQR-6PWmLtiddF0rMslAJPV_-nf8jeADbaHL4n4wMEKrgFSWm_VgWTbmHghThhIAC0-qVjkJq9Yh_ww_hhimaEsk9p7Brib2f4qZwBC_Hl7Mn-6TsKrFat6bUfVOoyeOrNx-3KNHzilU/s400/IMGP1741_edited.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The “scene” created near me, while I painted this <em>higo</em> tree, is burned in my memory. Doing art in a public place draws observers. This noble tree, a protected species in Nayarit, is on the grounds of a series of hot springs just outside of Tepic. <a title="Look at the children's home website by clicking on this link." href="http://www.casadeninos.org/">Casa de Niños’</a> family playday picnic was happening all around me, as were other family gatherings. I began with bright aqua blue oil paint disguised among all the water-based acrylic. Blueness got on my hands, then my face; and the more I tried to wash it off with water, the more it spread. I gave up and stayed a “smurf” the whole picnic.</div><div></div><div></div><div><br />As different folks came to watch, I noticed a kind of magical recognition in some of their faces. They saw anew the special qualities of the original garden, long before trampling feet. I’d have had an attentive audience had I thought to declare with words the Goodness and Beauty of our Creator, as seen in that place, in each other, and in Jesus thru whom all things have their being. Who could NOT have listened to the blue-skinned gringa who spoke Spanish?</div><div></div><div></div><div><br />Visual art speaks like no words can. Like music, it opens the soul its own way, where words might never reach. It is appropriate to worship with art, as Scripture tells us to do: worship God with all our heart, mind and strength... with our whole life. <div></div><div></div><br />Many folks preach with words, some with songs, and others in many creative ways, but we all preach what we believe with our observable lives. </div><div></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:130%;">May we all shine with His Glory as we move about on the planet.</span></em></div><div><em></em></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">This post's story and painting are from a whole collection of such "</span><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/imagesspeak"><span style="font-size:85%;">worship notes</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">" you can enjoy by following the links</span></div>Berniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371233695401681147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1034696990537930140.post-2004907395512092382007-09-15T21:54:00.000-07:002009-01-21T13:42:39.946-08:00Leap of Love<p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mefgx-nmGz6MfHuRm3Asw9Hsx0Y_Votgk-gp2hzoYYo5gSqR_xe1yuTNHufEKZSq6Wg-OrBUIDb7COiVzmEAioHunaJ1aKPiPpgTZLps4sskeA0m3qDqhvBWEl_6HQI_dbwwNLaEdsNP/s1600-h/Bride+with+eagle%27s+wings+and+eyes+11x8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110661735308121586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mefgx-nmGz6MfHuRm3Asw9Hsx0Y_Votgk-gp2hzoYYo5gSqR_xe1yuTNHufEKZSq6Wg-OrBUIDb7COiVzmEAioHunaJ1aKPiPpgTZLps4sskeA0m3qDqhvBWEl_6HQI_dbwwNLaEdsNP/s320/Bride+with+eagle%27s+wings+and+eyes+11x8.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Ahhh... Faith! It's so lovely on this mountainto...oop....</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Omigosh, where's the ground?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">How high we goin', God?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">You're sure about this?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Whaddaya mean, "Aren't YOU sure?"</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Watch out! The ground's coming up awful fast!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Yes, I remember all the great things You have done.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">OK, "Breathe deep and enjoy the ride." Got it.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">AAaaiihhh!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Whose idea WAS this, anyway?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Whooa! Look at that! Beautiful!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Your wings are so wonderful, Lord, it seems as if it's ME doing the flying.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Yes, I'm hanging on.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">This 18x24" crayon drawing was begun in the context of worship. The human figure was drawn separately and carefully to show purity between the two, then cut out and placed on the bird. The artwork was then scanned and modified in PhotoShop. You can see a larger version by clicking on the image.</span></div>Berniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07371233695401681147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1034696990537930140.post-44213648630994175212007-09-15T21:14:00.000-07:002013-11-30T19:07:41.861-08:00He Delights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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