Azalea
This flower in our backyard was a special gift to my wife Jeanie – just to celebrate springtime, when azaleas fill the air and the eyes – announcing God’s gift of new and fresh life. Watercolor • 2012
Bell’s Ridge at the Bellfry
In the western hills of Virginia there is a home and retreat house built by our friends Anne and David Grizzle. From the house a path leads up to a circle of stones on top of the ridge. There a group will often gather, as intimated here, to lift their hearts in prayer. Watercolor • …
Billy’s Gate
Billy’s gate opening out to the mountains from his home, reminding of how many he has led through the gate to Jesus. Watercolor • 2014
Bourton on the Water
This painting brings back memories of a trip Jeanie and I took with Friends through the Costwold hills of southern England, where small and quaint villages dot the landscape. Here was a scene to calm the heart and feast the eyes, with trees overshadowing the canal, and ducks drifting on the quiet water. And, even …
Castle Bridge and Sky, Limerick, Ireland
Our flight from Europe back to the US was diverted to Ireland for mechanical problems. We spent the night at a hotel in Limerick (yes, there is a Limerick!). The beauty of the evening sky over the river Shannon was a welcome diversion! Watercolor • 2008
Cathedral on the Parkway
Off the Blue Ridge Parkway I stopped with two friends to absorb the October beauty. The tall trees pointing up form a cathedral to the glory of the Creator. Watercolor • 2015
The Church in the Woods and the Woods in the Church
With three friends I visited St. John’s Church at the far end of Valle Crucis, near Boone, NC. The church was locked so we peered in and I took a photo through one of the side windows. When I opened the photo I was astounded to see the woods behind me standing inside the church! …
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