Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
I am blessed to have a 15 year old who wants me to be "book buddies" with me, but he reads much faster than I do and he has more time for it. He recommended "The Hunger Games" series to me and I became so engrossed, I couldn't put them down and lost 4 days of working at my regular duties. It even cost me a fair amount of painting time!
I'm glad I took the time, because connecting with him is more important than even painting, but now that he wants me to read this that and the other thing, I have to figure out how to fit all this reading into my schedule without interupting my painting time or letting our house completely go back to nature.
Seeing the movie version of his books helps me to fit his passion into my life. Last night we went to see "I Am Number Four" which all three members of our little trio enjoyed. There was action for the guys and romance for me.
This is a good problem to have. our son has finally moved beyond the stage of wanting nothing to do with us. It's work connecting with teens, but it's so worth the time and energy.
Love, Sue
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
New Artist on the Horizen
Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
I love teaching people to paint in oils! There is a new student in our group named Judy who is a naturally gifted African American folk artist. Her work is not only good, it's humorous. As soon as I get her permission I will give you her full name and a photo of her work.
Finding new talent is what American Idol is all about and it's fun to discover someone new who can move us to tears or laughter. I feel honored to be Judy's teacher.
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
I love teaching people to paint in oils! There is a new student in our group named Judy who is a naturally gifted African American folk artist. Her work is not only good, it's humorous. As soon as I get her permission I will give you her full name and a photo of her work.
Finding new talent is what American Idol is all about and it's fun to discover someone new who can move us to tears or laughter. I feel honored to be Judy's teacher.
Love, Sue
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Painting with Friends
Dear Loved Ones,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
Today I go to the Art Center of Battle Creek to teach, share a potluck and paint together with my friends. Painting in community bonds people to one another, because painting is a pleasurable activity. It reminds me of eating a meal with one's family and friends, or playing a game or going to a movie.
The added element of making it into a habit or ritual makes the bond even stronger. Our group of friends has been gathering to paint together on Thursdays for 15 years now. That's a lot of commitment and a lot of fun!
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
Today I go to the Art Center of Battle Creek to teach, share a potluck and paint together with my friends. Painting in community bonds people to one another, because painting is a pleasurable activity. It reminds me of eating a meal with one's family and friends, or playing a game or going to a movie.
The added element of making it into a habit or ritual makes the bond even stronger. Our group of friends has been gathering to paint together on Thursdays for 15 years now. That's a lot of commitment and a lot of fun!
Love, Sue
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
New Web Site
Dear Loved Ones,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
I just created a new website today. It's in the infancy stage, but soon I hope to add more to it. The address is http://www.suetrowbridgeart.weebly.com/ . Please check it out.
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries today!
I just created a new website today. It's in the infancy stage, but soon I hope to add more to it. The address is http://www.suetrowbridgeart.weebly.com/ . Please check it out.
Love, Sue
Monday, February 7, 2011
Earthprayers
Dear Loved Ones,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!!
I am working on a new series of 12 paintings called "Earthprayers." They are happy images of a world filled with pure rivers, blooming flowers, joyful people, healthy animals, abundant forests, fruitful fields, and clean skies. I pray for the restoration and preservation of nature in all of its glory as I paint.
Like many of you, I am greatly concerned about ecology. This is one of the ways I can cope with my grief and fears for the earth.
I have limited my pallette to the six tertiary colors (blue violet, blue green, yellow green, yellow orange, red orange, and red violet) plus black and white. All of my colors are clean, which means that there is no brown or gray in them. (I just realized that this is symbolic of my prayers for a clean environment!) I do allow myself to mix my colors with white, but not with black.
The clear colors give the work a Caribbean feel, even though much of my imagery is very Michigan in nature. The canvases are mostly 16"x 20" so the bright colors act like accents in a room and don't feel overwhelming. The walls in our home are lined with them and they bring such joy into our home! I love to live with them and miss them when I take them out of the house to show them.
They are my babies and it's hard for me to adopt them out. I always hope they find good homes.
I hope to post them soon so you can see them.
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!!
I am working on a new series of 12 paintings called "Earthprayers." They are happy images of a world filled with pure rivers, blooming flowers, joyful people, healthy animals, abundant forests, fruitful fields, and clean skies. I pray for the restoration and preservation of nature in all of its glory as I paint.
Like many of you, I am greatly concerned about ecology. This is one of the ways I can cope with my grief and fears for the earth.
I have limited my pallette to the six tertiary colors (blue violet, blue green, yellow green, yellow orange, red orange, and red violet) plus black and white. All of my colors are clean, which means that there is no brown or gray in them. (I just realized that this is symbolic of my prayers for a clean environment!) I do allow myself to mix my colors with white, but not with black.
The clear colors give the work a Caribbean feel, even though much of my imagery is very Michigan in nature. The canvases are mostly 16"x 20" so the bright colors act like accents in a room and don't feel overwhelming. The walls in our home are lined with them and they bring such joy into our home! I love to live with them and miss them when I take them out of the house to show them.
They are my babies and it's hard for me to adopt them out. I always hope they find good homes.
I hope to post them soon so you can see them.
Love, Sue
Monday, January 31, 2011
Mom is Failing Fast
Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!
This weekend we drove through a snowstorm with cars off the road to the left and the right to see my mom who is failing fast. It's a good thing that we did. It was a heartbreaking visit.
This morning I was sitting at the breakfast table crying over my mom and my puppy heard me. He came racing at top speed to jump in my lap and lick my face. He gave me an amazingly sympathetic look. It felt like God was comforting me through my pooch.
It's heartening to know that pure love wins out in the end over anything else. Life really is simple after all.
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!
This weekend we drove through a snowstorm with cars off the road to the left and the right to see my mom who is failing fast. It's a good thing that we did. It was a heartbreaking visit.
This morning I was sitting at the breakfast table crying over my mom and my puppy heard me. He came racing at top speed to jump in my lap and lick my face. He gave me an amazingly sympathetic look. It felt like God was comforting me through my pooch.
It's heartening to know that pure love wins out in the end over anything else. Life really is simple after all.
Love, Sue
Monday, January 24, 2011
Painted Prayers for the Earth
Dear Friends,
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!
I am working on a new series of paintings called, "Painted Prayers for the Earth". They are similar in style to the Painted Prayers for Haiti except I am limiting my pallette to the six tertiary colors (red/orange, red/violet, blue violet, blue green, yellow green, and yellow/orange) plus black and white. All of my colors will be clean, which means that none of them will be mixed with brown, gray or black. I will mix them with white though.
I am working on one that I started last Wed. morning. I worked on it for 3 days in a row and took the weekend off to spend time with my family.
It is only about 1/2 way done. When I finish, I will post it for you to see.
Love, Sue
God bless you, your loved ones and your ministries this week!
I am working on a new series of paintings called, "Painted Prayers for the Earth". They are similar in style to the Painted Prayers for Haiti except I am limiting my pallette to the six tertiary colors (red/orange, red/violet, blue violet, blue green, yellow green, and yellow/orange) plus black and white. All of my colors will be clean, which means that none of them will be mixed with brown, gray or black. I will mix them with white though.
I am working on one that I started last Wed. morning. I worked on it for 3 days in a row and took the weekend off to spend time with my family.
It is only about 1/2 way done. When I finish, I will post it for you to see.
Love, Sue
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