Category Archives: Art

Poetry – Pocket Size!

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Busy creating pocket size booklets of my poetry, different themes and colors. All while working on my book about grief from as man’s perspective.

#JustBelieve #HopeLives #LoveChangesPeople

Fire in the Sky – #TAE17

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“Fire in the Sky” – Ink, Crayon and Pastels on 4×6 inch postcard

My donated submission for the 2017 Twitter Art Exhibit supporting Molly Olly’s Wishes in the UK. The plan is that this small piece of postcard art will be winging its way to the United Kingdom later this week, with prayers and good wishes for children in need.

Molly Olly Wishes supports children with terminal or life threatening illnesses and their families to help with their emotional well-being. They grant individual wishes and donate therapeutic toys and books to both children directly and to hospitals throughout the UK.

There is still plenty of time to participate and help support a great cause. To pre-register visit the 2017 Twitter Art Exhibit page and you must have a Twitter account. Below is a little bit of information to get you started.

WHAT:
Twitter Art Exhibit: UK 2017
Benefiting Molly Olly’s Wishes (www.mollyolly.co.uk)

WHEN:
Opening night: Saturday 1 April 2017 6pm-9pm
Show runs: 1-19 April 2017

WHERE:
The Artshouse, Stratford upon Avon. (Do NOT send cards to this address)

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday 17 March 2017

You may view my previous donations at the following links:

Wind, Rain, Thunder and Lightning

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Thunder and Lightning 

If God is the God of the storms, the power and fury, shouldn’t we also find God in the storms?

Wind and Rain

A refuge from the assault and yet, is He not also the assualt itself, to awaken people to the glory of Himself on display? 

May you find a peace and comfort in the midst of the storms of this life. 

Finding the Courage When You Fear the Beginning

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18×24 Acrylic Board    Pencil Sketch

The above picture is the preliminary pencil drawing on acrylic canvas board for a new horse painting. I am anxious about beginning, wondering if it will at all resemble the image I have in my mind and yet there is the excitement of starting a new painting.

The Beginning – We so often, myself included, hesitate when starting something new. The fear of failure, and even success, hinders our courage to reach out for something more. I know staring at the vast emptiness of a blank white canvas or paper is so often  overwhelming at times. While my mind conjures images of what could be revealed on that surface.

The Fear – It keeps us bound, the what, if’s and but’s that haunt our thoughts. Our own self-doubts that assail our best intentions of doing something great. We stand at the door and knock, we stand at the edge of the cliff ready to fly wondering if we truly can fly.

The Courage – Is inside of each of us, that still small voice. That little light that will always illuminate the dark. If only, we would take that first small step. So it begins and failing is not as bad as never trying at all. To reach for the stars and the desires of our own hearts.

Carpe Diem – I encourage you to begin, right where you are right now. To follow your path, to seek and live your life. Allow yourself to fall, to fail, to wonder, to question and to live without regret. You never know, the journey may be even more beautiful and wonderful than you ever imagined.

PS – Share your journey with me, I would love to hear about it and encourage you along the way. Connect with me here on the blog or through email, info@markschutter.com. I am also on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. I will post pictures of my painting as it progresses and who knows, it just might turn our even better than I hope.