Saturation: Above the Falls

Watercolor and Acrylic on Handmade paper and Canvas, 18 x 24 in, artist: Julie Drew, Living Water Series

Finally finished! I started this one before Christmas. Some ideas just take longer. This painting is another one of Plitvice Lakes National Park. The theme is again of Saturation. There is so much water everywhere that the gnarly roots spread wide and far before dipping below the surface. The water was clear. The trees bowed, and…

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Saturation: Water Flowing – Art Show

Julie Drew, artist - One of my memories from Norway.

Saturation Water flowing, filling, washing, spilling, around, over, under: this is saturation. I invite you to imagine yourself on a board walk with water flowing under you from a lake spilling over to dozens of waterfalls. On nearby cliffs more water is spilling down, surrounding you with the rushing of water so loud you cannot…

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When the Storms Come

Alberta Landscapes

In Psalm 18, the psalmist is in distress and cries out to God. God hears his cry and this wonderful imagery of God in the storm clouds coming to do battle and rescue the psalmist covers the next twelve verses. Picture the images as you read Psalm 18: Psalm 18: 6-196 In my distress I…

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Steadfast Love Never Ceasing

Julie Drew

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases,his mercies never come to an end;they are new every morning;great is your faithfulness.             Lamentations 3:22-23 One summer I was at the beach in Oregon, just watching those crashing waves come in and pour over the sand and rock. I had been…

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Saturation, Ephesians 3:16-20

Julie Drew

I pray that according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to…

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The Process of Saturation

Julie Drew, artist

The Process of Saturation Today as I have finished this painting, Saturation 2, I think again of how it felt to be in Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, with water below me and falling all around me, the sound of the water dancing, roaring, trickling as we walked around the 16 lakes and thousands of…

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