New Art!

She's finally finished!  Since you last saw her (and her is indeed the Virgin Mary), I layered more color on her headscarf, and added the words around her face.  They are a quote from Luke 1:47-48, and read "Oh, how my soul praises the Lord. How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! For he took notice..."

I'm quite pleased with how this piece turned out -- and I'm still in love with my watersoluble crayons!  They are so much fun to work with.  I created Mary using the crayons almost exclusively; I also used graphite pencil, acrylic paint, and a gel pen. 

You can find Mary in my Etsy shop as a Christmas card here.  As always, my cards and most prints come with free shipping!

Now, I have to decide who or what the subject of my next Christmas-themed creation is going to be.  Any suggestions? 

I have decided to join Ann Voskamp (and many others) in counting the One Thousand Gifts I receive from God in large and small packages throughout my days.  To participate, find out more here. Here are the gifts He gave this week:

#1... making art outside
#2... working on the spare room with the Best Husband Ever
#3... Cody playing with his yellow dog toy
#4... pumpkin cottage cheese for breakfast
#5... cider-scented candles
#6... warm tea
#7... a sweet, sweet time with God
#8... chihuahua yawns