I finished the three-part picture this week! Here it is:
The three panels were in different parts of the book, and while I used the same pens, pencils, and crayons throughout, isn't it interesting how different the colors look? Maybe it tells a story of the variations in my strength and mood from day to day...? Anyway, it's far from perfect, but it brought me a lot of joy as I did it.
Here is the original painting, by Thomas Kinkade:
Wow! Isn't that stunning? I have no idea how he made the fireflies glow or the water sparkle like that, but I love it!
My favorite thing about this picture, though, is how musical it is. From the seagull squawking away, to the frogs popping out of the pelicans' bills and riding the boat oar, to the flamingos doing three-part harmony, to the ducks playing on turtles like bongos... not to mention the whistle of the breeze through the willows, the soprano trill of the water cascading down the rocks, and the rippling melody of the waves touching the boat... and anyone who has a romantic nerve in their being can hear that moon sing a lullaby in operatic tenor! The whole image is motion and rhythm and tune and life.
And just as my coloring art is an imperfect imitation of a fabulous painting, so is the painting a dim reflection of the world God has created... where every heart and every thing was truly born with a song it was made to sing. What is the song that you hear?
Listening to: "Sing," by Ellie Holcomb
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