February 19, 2014 Vision

February 19, 2014   Vision

Quote for Today:  The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of the divine.

Plato

This is not what it seems. Vision is not limited to what you can see with your eyes or to what the future might bring but what the heart sees and the eyes do not.  What is he talking about you ask? I shared about whispers and listening for the voice of God in the softest of sounds. If you heard and understood that you also will understand that the heart and soul will also show you things the eye can’t begin to see. Acts II 9 v 10-12 ‘ There was a disciple in Damascus called Ananias, and he had a vision in which the Lord said to him, ‘Ananias!’ When he replied, ‘Here I am, Lord' the Lord said, ‘Get up and go to Straight Street and ask at the house of Judas for someone called Saul, who comes from Tarsus. At this moment he is praying, and has seen a man called Ananias coming in and laying hands on him to give him back his sight.’ Without this “vision” Paul might never have become St. Paul. The vision of Ananias, both hearing that whispered voice and being open to the vision was a blessing to all of us.

The New Jerusalem Bible. (1985). (Ac 9:11–12). New York: Doubleday.

Today will be somewhat of a look back to some older coloring attempts. Not all of the Copics for the coloring were recorded but those that were will be included. I will try to start with the oldest and come forward.

I have no colors available for this image. I only took a photograph of it when it was completed. It was so dark I had to clean it up in Photo Impact Pro to Make it presentable. This is an image from SweetnSassy. The card is really special.

My DW did a beautiful job with this card. It is special.

The next image is actually my first attempt at using the Copic spray gun. There is  a knack to using these things. It drove me nuts until I figured it out. It is not sensitive enough to do any fine line work but for effect it is adequate.This Image is from Our Daily Bread.

 

This is the first trial image and I was not happy with it so I tried another image with a more dramatic sky and this one I liked.

I know, I know, why didn’t you color all of it. I did but didn’t scan the finished product. Sheesh! Picky! It did get finished identical to the first one. The butterflies are just slightly softer. Any hoo, here is the card.

Love the sentiment Jill picked for this card. It fits perfectly.

My final image for today is also one of my favorites. It was a lot of coloring and paying attention to detail. Sound familiar?

 This image is from Impression Obsession not Our Daily Bread. Sorry for the mistake.

Would this scene make you feel just a little bit better? It would make me feel better for sure. That does it for this time around. This would have been posted earlier but Bugger/Blogger was not cooperating today. What a surprise. Guess I shouldn’t complain since it is free. Hope you enjoyed yourself and hopefully found at least some inspiration. I just LOVE THE DETAILS.

P.S. - I have been told that my posts are not updating on other peoples sites. Can anyone offer a suggestion that may help if it is due to something on my end?