God Bless America: Florida Air Patrol

Happy "Independence Day"...proud to say: "one Nation under God, with liberty & justice for all". No other place like it on earth...America, "home of the free & the brave"!

I really like this mixed-media patriotic piece I created. Often I would visit a friend in Palm Island, FL and pelicans were everywhere--flocks always 'cruising': high in the sky or skimming the Gulf water. People would refer to them as The Palm Island Air Patrol. It was 2001, the year of 9-11 when the inspiration came for this patriotic drawing/wc..."God Bless America".

++Small prints are available on my web site: Revelation Art just contact me here or through my web site www.revelation.org.

Blessings on America,

Lorna

My reflection: I'm proud to be an American. A Country founded on Judeo-Christian principles, "actively" preserve these roots...pray for America!

Don't be afraid, we are "One Nation Under God"!

Encouragement from Beth Moore: "We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us, but frankly we won't if we're too afraid to try". Quote from her book: "Believing God".

Florida Citrus: "Orange Ripe and Ready"

Here is painting #2 for my Passion PraiseTM Collection (I mentioned last blog)...capturing "(all) creation at it's peak", as if, shouting praise to God! This 10"x 8" painting was part of the exhibit: "Celebrating Citrus" at Comma Gallery in Orlando last month. Again--as with "Lime Hanging Heavy" (posted below), my reference was "ripe and ready to eat oranges" from a tree in my Dad's backyard! Actually, the lime & orange paintings go perfect together--color, size and frames--on purpose.

The originals are now available, and as prints--contact me here or through my web site www.revelationart.org . Very shortly my Revelation Art web site will be updated, where I'll have a Passion PraiseTM page--but right now these paintings are only shown on my blog.

Yesterday I received an email: "Please blog more, I want to see more". Hmmm, not sure who the sender was...that request along with the urging of a best friend, "fabulous kim" has convinced me to "get on it"...daily--if possible :) And really--above everything, for the glory of God...

Oh, and take a look at Kim's fabulous blog: Fabulous Alert when you ask the question, where did you get that? It's great--enjoy it!

My reflection: I love painting nature...thank you Lord!
Encouragement from Beth Moore: "The grass is never greener from the other side of the fence. It's nothing but artificial coloring." Quote from Beth Moore book: "When Godly People Do Ungodly Things"