May | 2008 | Sandi Hester

River In Africa

Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; make known among the nations what He has done. Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous deeds among all peoples. I Chronicles 16:8, 24

This is another painting I did from a picture from one of my missionary friends in Africa. For some reason these are my favorite paintings to work on. This one is from Chris and Beverly. They are here in the US for a visit and I got to see them twice since they’ve been here – they return to Africa next month. Beverly was at my house just this week! I should post some pictures of the beautiful gifts they brought us from Africa (jewelry, a leather purse, and a bible). I have a “mission” wall that I put up gifts from missionaries and things we’ve brought back from mission trips. I may have to post a picture of my wall – it really is a work of art – I love it! Thank you Chris & Beverly for the picture, but most of all thank you for your love for the nations and making Christ famous among them!

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May 27, 2008

Quotes About Art

“All art has one source: God’s universe. We create nothing, but only imitate the Creator.”

“All Art is “representational” in that it portrays the god the artist serves.”

Both of these quotes were found on John Piper’s blog made by Bill Walsh. I love both of them. I hope it’s clear that my art is “representational” of the God of the universe – Maker of heaven and earth – He is the One I serve! My heart’s desire is to use these art pieces for His glory – and no other’s. This is a painting I did from some pictures of Laura’s wedding her Mom sent me. I loved the lavender bush with the lake behind it.

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May 14, 2008

Wedding Gift

You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Isaiah 55:12

This is a painting I did for my friend Laura who got married this last weekend. It was the sweetest wedding. They knew each other and were friends since 5th grade and had saved themselves for this special day before the Lord. I know He was pleased by their purity and this covenant that is a beautiful picture of Himself. It is cloudy and rainy today which messed up the color and clarity of the pictures. The first picture below is of the painting itself and the second one is of the painting framed (I haven’t showen yall how I mat them with the scripture so I thought I would today).

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May 11, 2008

Between The Lines

The boundary LINES have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. Psalm 16:6

I do these line sketches all the time in my sketch book – they’re easy and fun. They’re good to do while sketching in the car, because the more squiggly the lines the neater the picture turns out. I thought I would see how the line concept turned out in a painting. So here are some quick paintings I did with the lines.

I also wanted to say Happy Mother’s Day to my Mom!!!!! She got a “line” card for Mother’s Day. Love you Mom!!!!