I am on a journey to create paintings and art that brings life, joy, and genuine beauty to homes and walls in a world of full of AI and lacking community. Join me as I share each part of my art journey from why I paint, to sneak peaks at paintings, and updates as I attempt to be a non-starving artist.
Starlight: Restoration
Dear friend,Where do you find your rest? What makes you feel restored and refreshed? I think that at the end of the year and beginning of a new year like we're in now, we're often all so tired. It's cold out, so our bodies are sleepy. We've been working hard on all the things from the year. We've just been through the holidays - some of us carrying big weights of grief during the "most wonderful time of the year"... and it can be so exhausting. This is the theme of December's Starlight Monthly Print Club letters. (Don't worry, I wont spoil what the artwork is if you haven't gotten yours yet!) It's so easy for me to think that I just need to Shine for the Lord. Go on, Isabel, get up, shine, let's go. Which, you know, is true... but I can't really shine if I haven't filled up on light. If my heart is not being restored daily in the Word. If I am not spending time in prayer and in Scripture, letting the Lord lead me, convict me, correct me, and encourage me. How much brighter we can shine when we've taken time to sit at the Lord's feet and "chewed on the Word" as my Dad likes to say. If you are like me and want to Shine Bright and Shine Better for the Lord this year -- let's not neglect resting in the Lord. Happy New year! ~Isabel GraceP.S. The Monthly Print Club is NOW OPEN for new members to sign up! I only have 30 new seats available and it closes again on January 20th, so grab yours quickly if you haven't already signed up! You can read more about it HERE. Please don't hesitate to reply to this email if you have any questions about it! (If you've already gotten your letter I'd love to hear what you thought about it and any ideas/suggestions you have to make it better!) |
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I am on a journey to create paintings and art that brings life, joy, and genuine beauty to homes and walls in a world of full of AI and lacking community. Join me as I share each part of my art journey from why I paint, to sneak peaks at paintings, and updates as I attempt to be a non-starving artist.
Dear friend, One of the challenges of being an artist is living in the tension between confidence and growth. What I mean by this is that to create good art, you have to do it with confidence, not doubting your paint brush mark, but placing down paint with confidence and assurance, not fear. When you create with fear of messing it up, or unsure about your paint brush stroke, that paint you put on the canvas holds that uncertainty. On the other hand, if you get too confident (or arrogant), you...
Dear friend, Do you remember the first time you learned something profound as a child? I remember when the concept of "internal beauty" hit me. I'm not quite sure who it was or how old I was, but I remember having just had a conversation with a lady. I must have been young, maybe 10 or younger. I'm not sure, I don't remember much just the realization. "A Quiet Radiance" 9x12 watercolor and oil pastel painting I remember when I left the room, I remember feeling like she was so beautiful. I...
Dear friend, So far this year has been busy but good. First off, I'm trying to get organized with my time and tasks so that I can paint more with the goal of improving my painting skills and get into some art galleries this year. packing another order today! I'm starting to get some consistent orders on my Etsy store and it's been so fun to package up these strangers' orders going to other States (I think I should start a map to keep track of what states my art has gone to). I've actually...