Posts by Julie Drew
Painting of Joy
When I was a little girl, the Christmas angel visited our home on this day while we were at church and left us each a gift. I remember the feelings of surprise and wonder and joy. Joy is a word we hang on our Christmas tree and in decorations. We sing about it at Christmas.…
Read MoreResting While Doing and Resting While “Just Being”
Resting While Doing and Resting While “Just Being” At the Art, Vocabulary for the Soul Retreat last weekend, we contemplated “Resting in Jesus” and responded with paintings, poetry, song writing and just being in community together. It was so beautiful! This group of eleven was great and we felt so blessed to have spent the…
Read MoreWhen He Came to Himself – Prodigal Son
The onWORD conference with the EPWahl Centre and Taylor Seminary, Sep 29-30, 2017, has invited eighteen artists to show their painted interpretations of the story of the Prodigal Son, the theme of the conference. There will be 30 paintings altogether. I feel privileged to have two paintings in the show. Let me tell you about…
Read MoreSketching in Korea
South Korea is a beautiful, mountainous country. What a fun adventure to travel and meet up with our daughter, Reena, who had been living with host families and attending grade 11 in South Korea for 11 months. We experienced her fluency as she conversed with the people around us as we traveled, shopped and ordered…
Read MoreEmbracing the Moment
One weekend in early June, my sister and I camped in Jasper. I did some sketching, a painting and a lot of photography for future paintings. We traversed a mucky, slippery trail up to the first Geraldine lake, hoping to see the waterfall between the two lakes. Although we saw it in the distance, the…
Read MoreCelebration of the Weekend Retreat
Celebrating the Art: Vocabulary for the Soul Retreat an Art and Faith Retreat What a great group to spend the weekend with!! Friday night creating and getting to know one another: Taking a walk, enjoying the views We had a great time creating, listening and resting. We filled the walls with our…
Read MoreWatercolor Classes
These classes are for all levels of watercolor. There will be some group teaching at the beginning and then each student works on the subject matter they wish to. I will teach the techniques to each one as needed to acheive their goal. We spend a lot of time practicing the same techniques but using…
Read MoreCome to Jesus as a Little Child
We did it! The walls and floor were finished in time and some of the things moved back into place, enough so that we had the rooms and space for our son and granddaughter and my sister to come for a visit. Yeah!We enjoyed a lovely visit and the weather was beautiful so we could…
Read MoreAbide in Me as I Abide in You
In the geneology section, in Genesis, there is a phrase, mentioned twice, that has intrigued me for a long time. “Enoch walked with God.”Gen 5: 21 -24What would it be like to walk with God? What would it look like? This has led me to think about my own journey with God. I yearned for…
Read MoreContemplation for Easter
Here are some paintings to contemplate on this weekend as we approach Easter… Crown of Thorns (above) And they clothed Jesus in a purple cloak; and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on him. And they began saluting him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” They struck his head with a reed,…
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