Sunday, December 25, 2011

Followed a Star

 MeRrY ChRiStMaS!!!
Unto us a child is born. Unto us a son is given

thank you Jesus for coming to this torn creation full of darkness, sadness and desprate madness to bring us Peace, Joy and Hope. Thank you! <3
May we all follow Jesus like the Wise men followed his Star

post inspired by Brandon Heath's song "The Night Before Christmas"

Friday, December 9, 2011

Cutesy

hi guys!
this is a quick sketch i did today... its been to long since iv posted a drawing...
i stumbled upon this pic and could not resist trying my hand at drawing it...anything i find beautiful or cute or awesome i Have to recreate. Not sure why, but thats how it is...
wish i knew who the original artist was cause i have a feeling id like other art pieces of theirs...
anyway i wish i was posting more regularly but lately iv been inspired to paint. And paintings always take much longer than drawings...I'm working on two paintings right now so hopefully il finish them soon!

x0x0x




Friday, December 2, 2011

Love

Today i was once again shown Jesus' huge unimaginable love...
Me, my sisters and my friend went to an old invalid lady's house. This old lady is actually not that old, i later found out to my great amazement. She is around 45 to 50 but she looks like 80. She is slowly dying of cancer, spending all day and all night in her little bed, for years. She can't get out of her bed much less the house, all she can do is lay there. And the only person to help her is her husband who is unwell himself...and  who is often drunk.      
 We walked into the little house and i was hit with a overpowering stench. I gagged at the cloying smell of body waste, vodka, smoke and chickens. I prayed desperately that Id stop gagging so the couple wouldn't see and so i could sing. God answered that prayer quickly(thank you Jesus) and i was able to ignore the smell and say 'Good Day' to Luba(that's the lady's name). We all grouped around the tiny,shriveled, white haired lady and i could see she was not getting the care she should be, not even close. When we started to sing she burst into tears and hid her face beneath the ragged blanket.As our voices filled the room Jesus gave me a glimpse of how much He loved this little forgotten dying lady. Tears pricked the backs of my eyelids as i saw her through His eyes and felt His sorrow knowing she didn't belong to him.
  After the songs my friend sat down to talk to her. I couldn't understand everything she said since im not very advanced in Ukrainian but i got the drift that she was telling her about God's grace and how Jesus loved her so much he died for her. And if she wanted to be His all she had to do was pray that He forgive her sins. My tears spilled over as Luba prayed and became one of His own. I saw peace flood her watery blue eyes and i smiled through my tears. She asked for another song so we sang one more and then left with the promise to come again.
 It made me feel so small to be part of something so big. The experience left me humbled. It is my prayer that i can be the hands and feet for Jesus.

p.s. As you can see i didnt post a piece of art...i havent had time lately to create anything...although i am working on two paintings, they are not near done yet...so yep no artwork for this post i guess...hope that's okay.. peace<3

Thursday, November 24, 2011

reading...

To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries

hi people :)
i enjoy reading immensely! how about you? Its a delightful chance to travel to other places, to be lead through magical experiences and see the world through someone else's eyes...

btw i drew this picture for school.... a quick sketch...

peace out<3

Monday, November 14, 2011

Happiness



hey everybody! here is a painting that i worked on for about a year!i now know it even better than i know the back of my hand(much much better in fact!...where did that saying come from anyway?obviously from someone who was obsessed with staring at the backs of their hands..?*giggle*)
Yeah..it took forever!SO glad to have it done!! it was actually very sporadically worked on...didnt work on it for 3 months in the middle when i was in ukraine...as you may guess its sorta hard to work on a painting that is hundreds of miles away...heh heh..
My bro david http://binarysoda.blogspot.com/ drew it(cheers dave!) and i did the painting of it...
Um it was way to big(around 3ft by 2ft..?) to scan so i just took a picture...it doesn't show the colours very well(i promise they look better in real life) and i apologize for the blurriness...
we plan on selling it if i can find a gallery(or whatever) to display it... That will be a new thing indeed!...selling artwork...but yeah we'll "give it a go" :)  And maybe if it works i can sell more stuff...maybe...only then id have to be alot less sloppy and stuff...hmm novel idea!:D

p.s. in the meantime while i look for a place to sell the painting, it is displayed here and for sale to anyone who wants it...
Acrylic on canvas
About 61cm by 91cm
Price $400

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Ashley

hey Ashley! Taylor said quite awhile ago that you wanted you name done in graffitti so here it is:D sorry it took so long...:)
peace<3

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Colourful

heey guys! its finally time for another post! its only been waaaay to long!
 So anyway this is a painting i did for school(imagine that!*shocked voice*)...it is quite different looking in real life..the scanner sadly can't transfer the colours as nicely as hoped(the yellow and green parts dont show well at all..sigh)..And this painting is quite large,about 1.5 ft by 2 feet...or something like that..
 This assignment had lotsa rules. i had to divide the face into quarters and then paint each quarter with a different colour scheme and tool(i could NOT use any brushes)...so i painted one section with a Q-tip(yay for those handy things!), one with my finger(also a handy thing *no pun intended* snort!), one with a sponge(bleh it was terrible unhandy!), and one was done with fabric ...and you know this is the first face iv ever painted! they sure made it hard enough *grimace* lol
it was fun though! maybe i will paint more faces this style! you just never know...

k peace <3
xoxo

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Self-portait


the first drawing is a *coff* self-portrait i drew when i was 12 or 13 and the second portait is one i drew for school just the other day!its kinda hard to tell them apart but...the new one is at least a little better to show the progress made through the years...heh heh!:) when i found the old portrait i laughed muchly:)  so yeah in a few years from now i probably will look back on this new portrait and laugh once more...or at least i hope i will cause i do want to keep on learning and getting better at drawing and art in general!so yeah anyway...im sorry both these portaits are quite sober and calm...im not usually that way:D but yeah aanyway you all have a delightful day! x0x0

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

cookbook pic



and here is another picture done for that cookbook...that for you information is a volunteer in front of the memorial hermann hospital....yeaaah...so im gona go get to bed:)
goodnyt

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Houston skyline

this is a pic i did for my bro who is currently in the houston boys unit...they are making a cookbook there and this is one of the pics their gona put in it...so yeah its gona be a OSM cookbook with this kinda pic in it eh? haha just kidding:D also my other bro did a picture for it too and really well done! dont think he's posted it yet but heres a link to his blog binarysoda.blogspot.com
anyway you all have a lovely day!
peace<3

Thursday, October 6, 2011

texture

im not totaly sure but i think i did this drawing to illustrate texture....happy summer grass:)

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

While we sing

yet another picture made for school...i was surprised that colouring with pencil crayons actually worked as well as it did...i had many doubts! i just like using paints better but yeah anyway it was okay:)
anyway here are some lyrics for a song that was a huge inspiration for me lately!




  • I’ve sat by far too long
  • And I’ve watched the hurting suffer on their own
  • I have chances everyday
  • To live like You, die to myself
  • Give Your love away
  • And I wonder why I feel so empty inside
  • (chorus)While I sing la la la la la la la la la
  • As the hungry roam the streets
  • La la la la la la la la la
  • As the broken are on their knees
  • La la la la la la la la la
  • I keep singing
  • We are frozen, we are still
  • But we’re called to be a city on a hill
  • And as our melodies resound
  • We cannot hear the silent cry
  • This world is screaming out
  • And we wonder why we feel so empty inside
  • (to chorus)
  • Remember salvation’s day
  • When Jesus washed our sins away
  • The lost are crying out to be saved
  • While we sing la la la la la la la la la
  • As the hungry roam the streets
  • La la la la la la la la la
  • As the broken are on their knees
  • La la la la la la la la la
  • We keep singing
  • But just a song won't heal
  • The bleeding wound
  • Church wake up
  • We’re sleeping in an empty tomb
  • Church arise, arise and shine
  • Shake yourself from the dust
  • God is calling us to go

  • When i heard this song it hit me hard that while people are crying out for help i sit in my happy little life and sing...yes they may be songs of praise to God ,which is all good, but he is calling me to help his lost lambs.And just a song won't heal. How can i just sit and sing while the hungry roam the streets,wounded and bleeding, yearning for something more!How can i sit in my little comfortable circle and do nothing...how can i not be screaming it out for the world to hear that the Jesus i serve is the wonderful-est best-est friend ever and that he'll be their friend to! God has given me so much and i needa share it with everyone! i need to arise and go and tell them of His incredible love! So my resolve is to stop being so selfish, to give of myself,to follow His call wherever He leads as scary as it may be. And with this resolve comes a great peace and happiness! i can't wait to shake myself from the dust and go:) Thank you Jesus for your great love and patience!! 
  • btw you can hear this song down in the little doobleedo...widget..watever you call it..
  • x0x0
  • Sunday, October 2, 2011

    balance

    i did this drawing to show balance... asymmetrical balance to be precise...yeah...very uninspiring...
    aanyway...its beginning to get very autumn-y here in ontario which is quite exciting! i love fall!!maby i shall paint some autumn colours soon cause they are always so beautiful!
    k you'all have a great osm day!
    peace out
    bless yo face:)

    Friday, September 30, 2011

    LauraAnne

    well laura here's your name done by me, as late as it is in coming...hope you like! i give you permission to come here and get the original:) 'take note of the hint that you should come here,cause it would make many people joyous!:D'
    xoxo peace<3
    p.s. i hope thats how you spell anne..?or do you spell it ann...

    Tuesday, September 27, 2011

    perspective

    a perspective drawing of our front porch and lawn...

    Saturday, September 24, 2011

    well...i drew this to show value..value meaning the light or dark quality of a color or shape. Black is the darkest value; white is the lightest...Congrats you've just had your art lesson of the day! yay!...ha...
    k peace out
    bless you face:)

    Thursday, September 22, 2011

    Colour

    this was one was done to illustrate colour...*whispers*"its a school project if you didn't already guess"

    Tuesday, September 20, 2011

    Contrast

    this is the drawing i drew to show contrast...
    and here is something i read the other day that inspired me alot so i thought id share:)
    The real secret of success
    Most people spend their life working in a job they don't like, for a boss they don't respect, with people they don't get along with, to make money to buys stuff they don't even need. And if they endure this lifestyle long enough, we call them a success.
     Jesus called John the Baptist the greatest man to ever live. And what was his life philosophy? "He (Jesus) must become greater and greater, and i must become less and less" (John 3:30). He wanted to become less and less visible as Jesus took over more and more of his life. And Jesus called him the greatest man who ever lived.
    the world says...                                               
    "You need to find yourself"
    God says...
    "You're lost..I need to find you
    the world says...
    "Follow your heart!"
     God says...
     "Your heart is deceitful...follow me"
    the world says...
    "Love yourself!"
     God says...                                        
     "Hate your old self...love me instead."
    the world says...
    "Do what you want!"
     God says...                                 
    "Deny yourself...Do what I want"
    the world says...
    "Be all you can be!" 
    God says...                                 
    "Let me fill you...and be more than you can be"
    the world says...
    'Whoever dies with the most toys wins!'
    God says...  
    'Get your priorities straight.Whoever dies without me loses.'                     
    When God measures success, he doesn't ask, "How much have you earned?" He asks, "How faithful have you been?" Because you can never be a success unless Christ is at the center of your life. You will never be rich by clinging to the things of this world.
    "And how do benefit if you gain the whole world but lose you own soul?Is anything worth more than your soul?" (Matthew 16:26)
     The way to achieve true inner harmony and happiness isn't by earning a mountain of cash, or impressing hordes of fans or even seeing your name in lights. True harmony, happiness and peace come from knowing your sins are forgiven and that you are accepted by God, despite the mistakes and wrongs you've done in the past.
     Then you can move on to the following, serving and honoring the God you loves you by letting go of the things of this life and clinging to the hope of the life to come; by being faithful to him, putting him first and trusting him for eternal results.
     In the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon explores the mysteries and meaning of life. He concludes that without God at the heart of the matter, life is meaningless. Four thoughts echo throughout the book:

    • Obey God, for this is the duty of every person
    • Enjoy life, even though it is brief and filled with uncertainty
    • Work hard, though it sometimes seems tiring and useless
    • Be content, because wealth will never bring happiness
    In God's eyes, a successful life is one of obedience, enjoyment, integrity and contentment. Build your life on those four pillars and, even though no one else may notice, God will call you a success.

    how to smell like God by Steven James 
    (btw i recommend the book "how to smell like God" to you all) 

    peace:)


    Sunday, September 18, 2011

    Movement


    heey everybody here is something i did for my art course...um i hadta sketch 28 drawings for each of the elements and principles of art and then pick my fav 14, so yeah this one is Movement..um i was only allowed to use pencil crayon..woulda like to paint but couldnt so i did my best with pencil crayons..i couldnt decide if i liked the colored one better or the drawing so i give you both and you be the judge...k well have a good day!
    peace

    Friday, September 16, 2011

    Wednesday, September 14, 2011

    Caricature

    hi guys! today i drew my first ever caricature:) lol.. it is of my osm friend shauna, she very kindly sat for me and let me give caricatures a try:) she's a angelical person:D *snort* she looks very peaceful and calm here but in reality shes a crazy chic so don't let the halo and wings fool ya:D heh heh...i was inspired by the wonderful CANADAS WONDERLAND!(its soo osm that place is!!!rollercoasters rock!) um yeah anyway saw people doing caricatures there and was majorly intrigued and thus...
    k well im gona go now
    peace<3
    p.s. i duno how much this looks like shauna...but it was a first try...the only thing i was totally satisfied with is the lips...um yeah well practice makes perfect eh?;)

    Monday, September 12, 2011

    heres another drawing done for school...
    peace<3

    Friday, September 9, 2011

    circus

    i was always enchanted by circuses! their so magical :)

    Tuesday, September 6, 2011

    first school assignment

    twas the first day of school today! yay!...i think...so yeah anyway this is something i did for my art course..i will soon have many pieces of art because of that course which is quite osm:) k peace out

    Monday, September 5, 2011

    Erin

    sorry it took me so long to get this done erin...but yeah anyway hope you like it:)

    Saturday, September 3, 2011

    the star

    here is a abstact sketch...

    Moments filled with memories
    She stoops to fix her shoe
    Her heart races quickly
    Her dress rehearsal due

    Stage is like an ocean
    Where crystals seem to shine
    Beckons her to dance upon
    Reflections of life's time

    Suddenly she rises
    She sees the magic there
    Running in a gust of wind
    She dances with great flair

    Movement of a willow
    So gracious as she sways
    Gentle sounds if orchestra
    Each step her grand ballet

    Destiny is born now
    Her graceful moves divine
    Pirouttes across the stage
    Her shadow now aligns

    Dancer if life begins now
    Her music special score
    Bowing for the audience
    She hears the words encore.
    Anonymous


    Wednesday, August 24, 2011

    dont drop the flowers

    ahoy me mateys:) this is a pic that may someday be in a book...i drew it for that anyway but i duno if it will be good enough...guess we'll see:) ....i like drawing pirates!
    aaaaaaaaaaargh(supposedly that means goodbye in pirate language lol!)

    Saturday, August 20, 2011

    summer

    heres my first attempt at drawing in ink...when drawing in ink you cant erase your mistakes..iv always used pencil before but yeah i might try to draw in ink more often:) altho it is frustrating to not be able to change obvious mistakes it helps me get better at drawing...just gotta be more careful i guess.. k well peace out!

    Thursday, August 18, 2011

    chantelle

    one time on the way to pincher from creston i tried to draw a portrait of my osm friend Chantelle..and this is the attempt..we had lotsa laughs while i was in the process cause it is quite funny to just sit for hours gazing at eachother:D and she always laughed just cause she wasnt supposed to which resulted in more laughs..you know how it goes:)...but yeah it vaguely resembles her:D in real life she is much more beautiful...a drawing could not do her justice but yeah im gona try and get good at drawing portraits by lotsa practice.
    anyway..Thanks for all the fun times chani!!!
    xoxo

    Tuesday, August 9, 2011

    live..love..

    so here is some graffiti that i painted while i was in beatuful B.C. for a month...tis on my osm-friend,arletha's wall:) um on the other side of her dresser it says 'the life you live...the life you love'  thus completing the saying
    love the life you live
    live the life you love
    it was quite a fun thing for me to do although she'll hafta sand forever if she ever wants to repaint...and the camera did its best on this pic but the the blue was a lot more turquoise and the purple alot more purple and the white wall white and not yellow...but yeah anyway nuf on that..i had a party there in creston(in western canada in general):D thanks for all the lovely memories you fun people from there:D
    peace out<3

    Sunday, August 7, 2011

    abstract

    um here is a not-very-interesting abstact painting that i did to match my room...and um i love to paint abstact things cause they the most easy fun slap-it-on projects:)  quite theraputic as i might have already said some other time in my blog ramblings.. Just a small update on my art life...iv been working alot on my huge rainbow painting that iv been working on since forever and..its almost done!!!yay! anyway you all have fun and remember to stop and smell the flowers and to find shapes in the fluffy clouds:)
    peace<3

    Tuesday, July 26, 2011

    veggies

    here are some vegetables that i drew for my grade 10 art course...uh yeah they ask you to draw interesting things in those art courses!!:)...anyway...have a osmly osm day!

    Thursday, July 21, 2011

    girl from austria

    heey guys! long time no post anything! i wasnt planning on ever posting this girl(i think shes a princess from austria...or something) but then since iv been neglecting my drawing i have to post oldy non-goldys:) lol so yeah anyway hope you all are having a lovely summer!!!!
    peace off<3

    Monday, July 11, 2011

    tyler

    so yeah anybody else want theirs done to?:) um brent il be getting to your some day soon i hope...:)
    k peace out

    Thursday, July 7, 2011

    rose

    a rose that i sketched long ago..probably sometime when i was supposed to be doing school work but was rather drawing...since drawing is much more fun:)

    Thursday, June 30, 2011

    Eli

    here's yours eli:)
    peace out
    (man i wish there was a peace sign on the keyboard:D lol)

    Sunday, June 26, 2011

    human city


    there once was an owl named Larry and because he had insomia he wrote music during the day when all the other owls were sleeping...he named his music/band Human City. His music was beautiful and relaxing, full of magical happiness. He became famous for his music and he was a content owl:)  his music and writings were inspiring, telling of his love for his creator. All the other owls loved how humble he was and how he used his fame to bring glory to Jesus...they all said God bless that owl Larry :D

    Hi guys:) i drew and coloured this picture and wrote this small story in tribute to Adam Young. He is an big inspiration to me:) and like him may i always keep my eyes on my Savior,Jesus Christ, whatever may happen in my life.
    x0x0
    p.s. If you didnt know this the link to Owl City's blog is on the side bar...over ther -->

    Sunday, June 19, 2011

    Emily

    hey cuz here's your name done in graffitti:) finally i have more time for art yay!!! so yeah anyway love ya lots x0x0
    peace out<3

    Monday, June 13, 2011

    tiger

    i entered this drawing in a drawing contest and i won! yay:) so that was kinda happy and surprising:) anyway now im like practically done my grade 11 so hopefully i can start posting more regularly now!...um yeah all you people who asked to have your names in graffitti..i will try and get those done and yeah if i happen to forget your's just remind me:)
    <3

    Saturday, May 28, 2011

    working on it

    here is a teeny sliver of a huge 2x3foot painting...so yeah just thought id show you'all what iv been working on since iv not posted something for ages...btw the white spots are where i havnt painted yet(just in case you couldnt figure that out) um yeah anyway heres a tweet that made me laugh
     Cashier: "Have a nice day." Me: "Don't tell me what to do." 
     heh heh  k have a osm day! peace out

    Saturday, May 21, 2011

    happy summer

    here are some hastily drawn flowers that i might paint someday...cause they'd be prettier with color...but yeah im so sori that i havnt been posting very regularly... its cause im trying to get my grade 11 done right now..last minute stuff...soo yeah cant wait till summer!!!! hopefully then i shall churn out drawings and paintings with vigor:D heh heh k you all have a osmly osm day cause i definitely am:D happy summer weather is da BEST!!!
    peace out<3

    Tuesday, May 10, 2011

    glass of water

    thought id draw something different than i usually do...so yeah drew this and twas fun-o and easy:)
    chinese proverb - The wise adapt themselves to circumstances,as water moulds itself to the pitcher.
    bless yo face! peace off<3


    Saturday, May 7, 2011

    la poppies

    heres a quick o quickness drawing of some poppies:)  sorry im not updating regularly... im gona try drawing and painting more...only painting things usually takes quite a bit longer than drawing..so yeah aanyway you guys have a good one! peace out<3

    Saturday, April 30, 2011

    chinese girl

    k...here's my sad attempt at drawing a girl from china...i think that i'l maby try again later...
    o and btw im not begging for compliments, just stating my opinion o this sketch so kindly refrain from saying anything...lol thanks:) k moving on..
    QUOTE of the day
    If my ceiling fan could hold my weight, I'd never be bored again.
    imagine the joyousness of swinging around on a ceiling fan:) 
    k peace out!

    Friday, April 29, 2011

    snake

    and one more thing from my art class...i found a stash of them...and yes aren't snakes the osmest? like em,yep i do!:) k so im gona keep working on a drawing of a gal from a different country...
    bless yo face<3

    Wednesday, April 27, 2011

    backypack

    another thing i hadta draw for art in school...kinda boring but yeah..
    k bye x0x0

    Wednesday, April 20, 2011

    candy

    i havent had much time at all to draw lately but i found this old drawing...did it for an art course last year sooo yep happy candy time for that person holding the lollipop:)
    k peace out<3

    Thursday, April 14, 2011

    strawberry in disguise

    random quote on the word 'unsavoury'
    The practice of calling bad persons 'unsavoury' dates back to London of the Middle Ages, when convicted criminals were forced to walk around the streets dressed as not very delicious foods. Thieves dressed as brussel sprouts, dishonest businessmen dressed as cabbage sandwiches, and murderers were attired as very unappetizing meat pies. Sean Cullen
    that made me lol so thot i would share:D
    peace out everybody
    p.s. dont ask why the strawberry is in disguise...its a long story...snort