Posts by Julie Drew
Birds and Flowers art Show
Birds and Flowers Art Show Artist: Julie Drew October 25, 2018 – Jan 2, 2019 Reception: Nov 20, 20182 – 6pm Location: Blue Curve GalleryGlenrose Rehabilitation Hospital 10230 111 Ave NW, Edmonton AB I love flowers and birds there is something that is so joyful of the beauty of flowers and the singing, the soaring…
Read MoreRest? What is that?
Whew! It has been a full fall with opportunities to teach, play on the worship team, assist in an Enneagram retreat and show my art. The solo art show, Birds and Flowers, at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital went up last Thursday. The watercolor painting of the Egret Landing is one of the 19 paintings on…
Read MoreFlourishing in the Unexpected
At our last art and faith retreat in June, the theme was Flourishing in the Unexpected. This flourishing is about staying present to the moment even when our instincts tell us to disengage, run in fear, tense up, or take control. Take a breath, pause, and distance ourselves from the reaction we are feeling. Then…
Read MoreSummer Painting Adventures
I like Summer. It’s a time to rest from the busyness of the year, a time to take a break, hike, travel, try something new, and meet a new friend. This summer I took a break and traveled down to the San Francisco Peninsula, where I explored the natural scenery, and had time to paint, rest and…
Read More23rd Annual Whyte Ave Art Walk
Thank you for coming out to see me!! There weree 450 artists showcasing their artwork and demonstrating their skills. When: July 6 – 8, 2018Time: 10 am – 5 pm daily Where: The event is a grand promenade along Whyte Avenue (82 Avenue) from 101 Street to 108 Street. Artists will fill all the…
Read MoreFinally it is Spring!
Was it just me, or did it seem like winter didn’t want to let go this year?Winter letting go is like the old passing away so the new can come. Think about the scripture that talks about old ways letting go so the new way can come: But now, by dying to what once bound…
Read MoreBloom Where You Are Planted
I love wildflowers – maybe because no one planted them and they are just there to be. I am thrilled to come across fields of them when hiking. I look for them on the forest floors. Some are so tiny, they are easy to miss. They are not usually in cultivated gardens. That would, after…
Read MoreGrowing Deeper
As we forge ahead into 2018, are you prepared for the adventure? It is the time of year, when I think of goals and plans. Yet, I know, even though we may make many plans, life has a way of taking us on unexpected turns. This last year, I studied abiding in Jesus and being…
Read MoreDeep Freeze Byzantine Winter Festival -Gallery and Artisan Market
DEEP FREEZE: A BYZANTINE WINTER FESTIVAL Jan 13-14, 2018 Nina Haggerty Building Gallery hours: Saturday and Sunday 12 – 6 pm Artisan Market Hours: Saturday and Sunday 12 – 6 pm “We are pleased to announce that the eleventh-annual Deep Freeze: Byzantine Winter Festival will be held on January 13 & 14, 2018 and will be…
Read MoreAre you ready for Christmas?
I spend a lot of my quiet time with God, reading the prophets. In them, I hear God’s heartfelt cry for his people to “turn to him and live!” He speaks of what he does for his people and would do much, much more if only they would seek him, seek his face. Isaiah 45:21b-23New…
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