Finding Art at 47 Changed my Life
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- I’m so grateful you’ve come to watch as I share some of the life experiences which led to my learning to paint for the very first time at age 47, while also sharing the #paintingprocess for this #sketchbookart piece you can watch me completing while we talk.
My prayer is that you might see something of yourself in my story, and either identify with some of my experiences, or maybe see where you can GROW in art, regardless of starting out just with a small amount of supplies and the strong desire to do the things that you are falling in love with! #watercolorportrait
In this video, I take you through a bit of my life experiences. I discuss the person I was for much of my life, the person I was becoming when suddenly I found the opportunity to do something different, something BETTER! Finally, I will share with you the person I am slowly becoming, more and more every day through the love of God, through the belief I have in myself, and through my desire to show other people that there is a different way to live! We are all capable of it and are ALL beloved children of God, (even if some don’t yet realize this to be true!)…
I pray you’ll join this tiny (but growing!) community here at TJJC, because I am committed to making it into a peaceful and enjoyable place for making art, learning about one another and our relationships with art and with God, as well as a place to support one another through life’s ups and downs (because LORD KNOWS there are plenty of them!)❤️
Thank you again for watching and subscribing (if you have!🙏🏻) and I look so forward to seeing you next week.
🫶🏻Temmah
Falling in love... that's exactly how I felt decades ago when I was given my first oil painting set. I have worked in different mediums but always go back to my first love. I believe Jesus saves our soul, but God also gives us gifts to keep us close to Him to help us through hard times and painting is one of those. Thank you for sharing your story
I’m so glad you can relate! That’s wonderful to hear😌and I couldn’t agree more that God gives us gifts in order to pull us close to Him during the difficult (& the happy) times. Thank you SO much for your comment!!!🫶🏻
I am 51 and returning to art after over 30 years. So much of what you've shared resonates with me. Your art is awesome and I'm so encouraged to keep going after watching this video. Thank you for sharing.
Wow Julie! That’s awesome-I’m so happy you could relate & YES! Please continue painting!! Thank you for commenting!!🫶🏻
Thank you so much for this video. I listened to it like a podcast....I am a 60 yr old woman who is a late in life Hospice Nurse. I'm struggling with having life balance. I started Hospice during Covid....as I just couldn't let people go through the illness and the loss without giving them my best. Now I'm looking at taking a break to try to figure out my next step......I have always loved art, quilting, painting, wood working, remodeling.....I'm fascinated with watercoloring right now....thank you for sharing!
That so amazing! The only areas aside from labor and delivery where I’ve ever worked are Psychiatric nursing and Hospice and I believe hospice is like L&D for the end of life❤️what a blessing to the patients there that you took on hospice nursing at a time that was so needed🙏🏻
You so clearly have a beautiful heart for others!
Best to you figuring out the next step, as well as taking on so many creative things-sounds to me like life is very full for you-such a joy.
Thank you so much for watching (listening😂 )and commenting!!!
I am a 21 year old woman who is just taking art and my relationship with God more seriously as of last year and I relate to so many things you’re taking about. Thank you for sharing this beautiful journey with us. You’re having such a positive impact on so many ❤
How wonderful!!
What a blessing to be starting out so young, with all of life and countless possibilities ahead of you, while also possessing the discernment and the wisdom to see what really matters in life. This is so valuable as one moves forward into the infinite sea of what will be!
Your opportunities are endless~ and I pray for peace and enthusiasm over your future…🙏🏻
Thank you so much for watching, and for sharing your thoughts! 🫶🏻
My words can never, ever, ever come close to expressing how very deeply you have touched me with this video. Your story, your artistry, your honesty, your passion-all of it reached the depths of my heart… and truly transformed me-as an aspiring artist myself, as a human being, and as a new Christian. Thank you, dear one. I am forever grateful to you for showing us your beauty. Much love to you always…🥰❤🥰
What a precious comment. I have no words!🥲🥰Thank you so very much!
i am glad i found you today ,i started painting at 36 years old when my 2 boys went off to school.i am now 65 almost and my passion has never gone away ,Jesus has given me my passion for creating everyday,i look forward to seeing you paint more ,i have lots of health issues ,art does help alot with pain ,thank you
I’n so glad you found me today, too!! I can only imagine, after so many years of creating art, how very skilled you must be! I’m sorry to hear about your health issues and you are spot on that making art certainly DOES help a LOT with pain🙌🏻! I’m so glad to know you’ll be watching my future videos!🫶🏻
This is the sweetest, most authentic art origin story I have ever heard. And for the comments about religious delusions or whatever- I am spiritual, not religious, and I agree with everything she said. It is a gift to be an artist and it is meant to be shared so that other people see your light and are lifted by it.
That aside. I am a childhood trauma survivor, and I have cptsd. What you described was a healing journey from cptsd that is still on going. You choose and continue to choose your goodness rather than what you have been conditioned to believe. It is an act of immense courage and strength to choose to love yourself, god, and your community. Those who have been hurt the most can heal others. Please continue to share your story. I will be cheering you on!
This comment is the most precious thing ever. I can’t thank you enough for writing it; your words went straight to my heart...
While I am deeply grateful whenever someone such as yourself also “gets it”, I’m simultaneously so sorry that you, too, suffered greatly as a child. It quite sucks that there are so many of us out here, no? 😟
I love knowing that people such as yourself, as well as SO many other beautiful folks, such as those in the comments of this video (aside from one or two bad eggs, but I get it…they, too, have likely suffered, and that sucks, too❣️)are also out here in the world! Thank you for sharing such an open and heartfelt comment, and thank you for cheering me on!! 🫶🏻
Wow, this is amazing. I absolutely love your art. I have always been a Christian, although as I age my faith definitely has changed and I now understand way more. God has also just given me the gift to love art. I’m 61 years old and about three years ago I found joy in drawing, I love pencil and paper. I then tried water colors, and like you, I just got a student grade set and played around with it. Now I’m learning all I can and playing with professional grade paint and paper. I love acrylic paint, mixed media and journaling. I can’t wait to get into my room I converted to an art studio and just create! I love my alone time so I can just dive into a project! Congratulations on your new discovery, I can’t wait to see and hear more. 🙌🏻🙏
Thank you so much-what a kind thing to say☺️
It feels like so many of us are going through this either new, or “renewed” finding of art and the love for it and understanding that it is coming from God. How amazing is this?!!
It sounds like we have experienced a very similar journey with our progression from the beginning of finding our love for creating art, for learning as time moves along, loving the alone time in the peace of the art room-such a tremendous gift!!
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences…🫶🏻
Always wanted to be an artist but life and family intervened. Moved across country from Midwest to the South. Asked God what to do in a new place, no friends, and unemployed. Now in my 70’s and following that dream due to seeking and hearing Gods voice to start creating art. So glad I found you.
He answers our questions perfectly & so clearly when we ask & listen, doesn’t He?! I’m so grateful you’re following your dream to make art NOW. 🫶🏻
Thank you for sharing your story, I can relate to so much of your story. In 2013 at the age of fifty-two, I painted for the first time in nineteen years. I’m on disability, but health issues of my dad has prevented me from doing my art! I’m glad you’ve found a relationship with God. Keep up what makes you happy!
Thank you for taking the time to comment! I hope you’re still continuing to paint whenever you have the chance…🫶🏻
Thank you for sharing your story. I came to art at age 40, four years ago. I've been a believer since I was a teenager, but this new passion has deepened my relationship with God.
What a TREMENDOUS thing for you to develop a passion for art, and then to find He used that to deepen what was already an existing, decades long relationship!! Thank you so much for commenting about that and of course, thank you, as well, for watching!!🫶🏻
This really is s testimony to the plan and purpose of our Lord for each of us. He gifts us with talents and gives us the desire to use them to serve Him. I have been learning to create art. I usually make cards with which to encourage others. I am so glad you are a follower of Jesus too❤
I couldn’t agree more! The way He works within each of us is phenomenal to me-& still blows me away every time I think about it! Creating handmade cards with which to encourage others is such a wonderful way to use art! ☺️🫶🏻
Just found your channel today....I turned 50 last September. I've been a hobby-ist artist since I think it was 2013...I think that was the first time I painted something....I have a ton of canvas that I brought with me when I moved back to Vermont from New Jersey...I have brushes and paint, all the fixin's. I've even prayed on it. I love art...I follow a bunch of art channels here on the Tubes, and on Insta. Lord, if this desire to create art for Your kingdom's sake isn't from You, then take it from me...that's been my prayer for months now...I firmly believe that it IS His will....but I just can't seem to get out of my own way to sit at the easel and paint. If you wouldn't mind too much, lift up a prayer or two for me and my motivation or lack there of to create. I'm so glad your channel popped up in my feed. Have a blessed and beautiful day. Your Sister in Christ, Amber. :)
Oh wow! I’m so glad my video popped up on your feed, too! Have you considered why you can’t get motivated to do what you love? Do you feel anxious about not doing well enough? Maybe just go play with your supplies and see what happens-no “I have to do a perfect painting!” thinking, rather just go make a mess and enjoy yourself!?
I did pray for you, and I believe the Lord will make a way for you to be motivated-remember though that you have to be the one to take the physical action to get yourself in there😉. Go have fun, and may God Bless you!!!🫶🏻
I can't wait to see more of your art. Your story is beautiful. My struggles are much the same as yours and I'm 70 yr old. I can't wait to see what God does with the rest of my life.
Thank you! And I’m so grateful you’re choosing to be a part of this community!! 🫶🏻
I LOVE the enthusiasm over seeing how God will choose to use YOUR life; that’s just wonderful!🥰
This is exactly me. I am 47 and I loved art and drawing when I was young. I took a couple classes since then, but it doesn't come easy to me anymore which made me feel silly about pursuing it. But this has definitely prompted me to consider foraging ahead as I want to see what I can learn for myself, and not for any one else's standard. Thank you for posting this video!
What a WONDERFUL comment! And YES!! Please PLEASE do continue forging ahead!! Something I have to remind myself of often is that I am competing against no one, nor am I comparing myself WITH anyone else…I’m only ever comparing myself with yesterday’s version of me and attempting to build slightly upon that which I have already learned.
Let me ALSO say that ART soooo doesn’t come easy to me, either…There are so many things, (noses for instance 🤣) that I would struggle and struggle to figure out how to DRAW, even WITH reference and EVEN with tutorials on You Tube🤣and they would look RIDICULOUS anyway! I would rip up the page, have a good cry, and keep on going-this went on for weeks sometimes, even after I would learn it, I’d sort of forget and have to relearn again!
I hope you have an amazing time with your endeavors, and I am so so grateful for your comment.☺️🫶🏻
Would love to see a Christian based art community online or even a local one where it would support and encourage one another. I don’t see many Christian artists in the art guilds I’m in or among those who exhibit alongside me in galleries. I also find great joy in giving art away as personal gifts, for raffles for great causes, and leaving them for people to find in books, on shelves, on trails, etc.
I’ve asked myself what is true success. Is it receiving accolades, making money, selling my art, getting into more galleries, winning awards, or just obedience in following God’s calling and His gifting even if I don’t make a lot of money or win a lot of awards? Is its God’s plan for me to make art for a living as you mentioned? I have decided that for right now I’m going to continue using my God-given gift, follow His peace, rest in His promises, be obedient to His Word/voice and trust Him that He will work it out. God bless you in your journey.
My goodness, I could not agree more with everything you’ve written here…there actually are a number of fairly large Christian watercolor artist channels here on UA-cam, however, they don’t often talk about God or the role He plays in their work.
I started this channel with the desire to fill that hole in the art/UA-cam space, so you have certainly come to the right place☺️!
Having such a place in the real world would also be wonderful, but in my small town at least for now, that is unlikely, so here it shall be☺️😂
I adore your idea of leaving art to find in books etc! What a wonderful thing to do! I may borrow from your idea…I do presently give most all of my paintings away to friends and coworkers and have sold a few but just prefer to gift them!
Thank you so much for your comment today! The last paragraph you’ve written here is everything I believe, as well, as being the path for me at this present time.
May God Bless you in your precious journey, as well! 🫶🏻
Thank you for so openly sharing how you came into your "must-do" art journey and your relationship with Jesus. I gave my heart ❤️ to Jesus a long time ago...I haven't always been so faithful, but he has always been faithful to me. I'm 67 and retired (but very busy) and got back into my art more seriously later in my life too and love watercoloring (and other mediums ) but wc is probably my fave. I've now subscribed to your channel & look forward to following your art journey. God bless ✝️
☺️yes He is ALWAYS faithful to us, even if we (and I mean ME!) mess up a lot! What a wonderful thing to be retired and busy doing what you love!! I’m so happy you’ll be following my journey! May God bless you as well!!!🫶🏻
Art is the most healing thing in my life. I totally get where you are coming from. It helped me heal from breast cancer and it is supporting me as I help my husband go through leukemia. Please keep keeping on. You will help more people than you ever know ❤
It is IMMEASURABLY healing-and provides such a positive outlet when the rest of the world feels dark and foreboding…
I’m so grateful to hear you HEALED from CANCER, and also so very sorry your husband is facing his own cancer demon-cancer is a horrible scourge on humankind😣
On the positive though, what BETTER HOPE could the BE for him though than in knowing his beloved WIFE RECOVERED!
Stay the path and I pray a positive and cancer free future for BOTH of you.🫶🏻
Thank you for being obedient and sharing your faith to others. I know it’s not easy, but it’s a light that needs to be spread. I enjoyed watching you paint as well. I’ve come to realize that the best part of painting is not when it’s finished but when I’m creating. I think that’s why it feels like love, because God is our creator and when we are creating art, that connection is there.
I could not agree more!! The PROCESS is the best part - every time!! Thank you so much for watching and for your comment!🫶🏻
I love your story, how art making and Jesus seem to have come together to you. Every piece you create can be your love poem to God, and that is purpose enough. Anything else you do with your work, selling, gifting, is all icing on the cake. And remember, people who look at art and claim their kid could do it don't understand art (or they have a really talented kid!). ❤
I love this comment-😂😆thank you so much!!
Loved hearing your story! I’m always excited to find other artists who are Christians and found art later in life like me. I started really getting passionate about painting and drawing in my mid-30s. 40 now and still praying and asking God to show me if I’m supposed to use this for something profound, or if it’s just a gift to fill my soul with joy and peace. (Badly needed the last few years between having small kids and you know, the pandemic.) Good luck in your journey!
Thank you, Jane! So glad you found me too!! We have a great little community that’s starting here - it’s going to be a lot of fun! I believe that God shows us what our purpose is relative to something we have come to love when He is ready to use us and our gift! Until then, we just keep growing in our skills and patiently wait! It sounds like you’re well aware and I suspect either way it’s a wonderful thing for you -(filling the soul with peace and joy in and of itself is VERY PROFOUND and ALWAYS an amazing thing!)
Wishing you the best in your journey as well!🫶🏻
You have inspired me! Excellent video! Please continue sharing your journey with us! Thank you!
I plan to do just that! I’m so glad you are inspired -so wonderful! Thank you 🫶🏻
Such an inspiring and relatable video. I began praying for the Lord to close the doors that he wanted closed in my life. Over the last yr, my business went down hill and a closed it. Now, I'm just waiting on his direction. I decided to get back into art again and picked up some watercolors which I wasn't familiar with. I haven't painted in over 10 yrs and it's been such a joy falling back in love all over again :)
How WONDERFUL for you!!! I love hearing about your new start with art and watercolor in specific-and it absolutely IS like falling in love!
I’m sorry that you had to go through your business closing, because we pour ourselves into our endeavors so it can really hurt when the time or circumstances just aren’t right for them to succeed…from your comment I don’t have any doubt you’re fully aware-He closed those doors to make room for amazing new openings…I pray you are given direction soon (we as humans SO have a hard time waiting!) but it also sounds from your comment like you are a very patient person & will take what He offers in His perfect timing!
God bless your future endeavors!!!
Instant subscriber here.....friend and followers of The Lord Jesus Christ as well. I am currently learning and loving making art. Welcome to the Kingdom, and keep making art!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Well hello!!! 🙋🏻♀️I’m so grateful that you watched, decided to sub, and that we are both sisters in Christ, as WELL as both enjoying a life of loving the learning to make art!
I will certainly keep making art, and I pray you’ll keep doing so as well!!🫶🏻😂
Beautiful! I heard myself in a lot of ur story. One day " it was just there" & its growing by Gods grace:)...not to long ago someone actually paid me to do them a self portrait & they loved it. NEVER would i hv thought i could do that years ago. BUT GOD knew, He gave this Gift Life in me:)..Not sure either where she's going, but she's moving & God's leading the way. It's Only gonna get Better from here. Thx, & Keep Creating, Inspiring & Impacting the World🦋🌸🌸
How great that is when someone trusts you and pays you to make art for them! Good for you!! And thank you so much for watching and for commenting!🫶🏻
This popped up and I’m so glad I watched then subscribed. A beautiful testimony of Gods redeeming grace! Blessings, sister!
Thank you so much! I’m so glad as well! Blessing back at you!🫶🏻
What a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing! I feel the same way you described about art.❤
Oh, that’s awesome that you get that “feeling” about making art, too!! Thank you so much for watching!!🫶🏻☺️
Omg! I have watched the full video and have loved every moment of it. You were definitely sent to me for a reason. I’m about to go for an interview to work a fri sat and Sunday shift instead of my five day weekday job I have now. I’m also a self employed artist and do UA-cam(but not enough these days) I didn’t know what to do about leaving my present job but now I do. I also need to lose some weight gained since lockdown and cancer. I’m 52 and I started to paint at 47. Thankyou for this video, keep going. I’m sure you can earn a living from art. Your portrait is beautiful ❤
Oh I love that our stories have so many things in common!!! Interestingly SO many folks in the comments section are saying the same!! How awesome that you are a self employed artist in addition to working a regular job-! I hope you find your new weekend shifts as workable as have-I just prefer the extra full days off during the week so hopefully you’ll feel the same; prayers your interview is smooth and they offer you the job and more $$ than you asked for!!☺️🙏🏻
I’m so sorry to hear you battled cancer and pray that is a past tense only kind of thing for you!!🙏🏻😌
I am so glad you found me, too!! I’m definitely going to go check out your channel now!! 🫶🏻
Just subbed to you!! What a cool looking channel you have!!✨☺️
Thankyou. And Thankyou for your kind words. Yes I’m free from cancer since 2022. I subbed to you too and will keep watching. I think working three days instead of five will be better for me. And also give me more time to concentrate on art and UA-cam.
I've got to add, I feel the exact same way about my art and even my paints! I think about it more now than ever! I know it is from God but need to become more consistent in painting!
It’s so exciting, isn’t it!? The key for me is to remember the joy of it every time, and put away my expectations for perfection with what I’m making and just create 🫶🏻
I just started learning watercolors and drawing. I’m 64 years old. Art has no age limit. Love your painting ❤
Agreed! One of the few things in life for which there is no age limit🙌🏻 I’m so glad you’re learning, as well! …Thank you so much🫶🏻
I enjoyed so much your inspiring video! I think art is your calling and I love how you express that you are not sure if you want to make this your “job”. What matters is that it makes you happy and yes, gifts were given to us by God to give them as gifts to our community. I am so glad you found Jesus, I am so happy you now enjoy your life more. Much love by another 47 year old artist ❤
Thank you so much for your kind words and yes! I too am SO GRATEFUL for finding Jesus and having a joyful life🙌🏻
Very happy to hear that you enjoyed the video, and for your lovely comment!!! 🫶🏻
I resonated with this a lot! I began art at 30, almost 31, but I am now 40 and it has taken me up until now to realise that I am worth more than how I've treated myself these past decades, and I've started taking better care, and focusing more on my artwork and even discovering my faith, which has been a bit hit and miss these last few years. It has been great therapy.
Thank you for your comment!!
I’m so grateful this resonated with you…that’s so important (at least to me)…that desire to connect with others and expressing each person’s experiences! And you ARE worth EVERYTHING-you’re the only YOU that YOU have! 😃
It sounds like, while perhaps non-linear, life is at the least moving in a generally positive direction for you!? I always pray that even if it’s only a tiny bit forward every day, and even during those times when I’m facing occasional inevitable set backs, at least when I’m maintaining some positive movement- life tends to feel pretty great!🫶🏻
Wow!! Your testimony has touched me in a very deep way. I feel inspired by you and your bravery to use what God has given you to bring healing and connection to Him through your life and obedience to Him. Big Hug!❤
That’s a wonderful thing to hear! Thank you so much for watching and for sharing your experience!!🫶🏻
Just found you here today and love you sharing!!! Your art is so beautiful and so are you! Inside and out! From a sister in Christ in Texas! Look forward to all your vids!
Thank you SO much for your kind words and supportive enthusiasm!! 🫶🏻
My story is so similar to yours! Finding art and Jesus about the same time and now searching for how to combine art and spirituality in some way. It never occurred to me that Jesus put that desire in my heart. I thought maybe I was being selfish investing so much time in it. Thank you for sharing. Love your painting.
YES!!
You may want to consider reading through some of these comments -because it has ASTOUNDED ME TO NO END how MANY PEOPLE said exactly what you did! How their story, too, is so similar to mine (& YOURS!!) and I find that to be so amazing and beautiful that the Lord has us all here kinda going through the same sort of stuff and then linking us all together through of all things, You Tube!!?? 🙌🏻✨🙏🏻God uses ALL things for GOOD, amirite!?🤭
I totally get the “I’m being selfish” feeling from spending so much time in making art-trust and believe!😂🤣But I think it’s actually true that He put it in all of us!
I’m so glad you commented today and thank you so much for watching!!!🫶🏻
I'm sorry she said that to you. I would never say that about anyone"s work. Even what someone call really bad still has so much potential. I've seen a lot of different work and never judged it so harshly. Its all in the artists perspective and what they see. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
I agree. The whole “my kid could’ve made that” sentiment is misguided. It’s not that it’s “kids art” it’s that kids are beginners. You can’t expect an adult beginner to suddenly be better than a kid just because they are older. But I actually think her giraffe was awesome for a first painting!
Thank you so much for your kindness and empathy for her comment…and thank you as well, for watching and for commenting!! 🫶🏻
I subscribed just because your name is so great. ... I also started my serious art practice at 50 --- went back to my roots, and it's been great! Thank you for sharing with us. God bless!😊
Haha! Well, thank you! God Bless!!!🫶🏻
New sub. Finding art again at 40 here 😊
So happy to hear it!! Welcome 🫶🏻
Loved your story! I'm like you at 54, knowing God gave me this love for art, but not sure where it's going to go yet. I want to praise Him with it in some way, but I'm still trying to figure that out. Maybe we all pray for each other in this way.
Your painting was amazing, btw! Have a great weekend
Thank you, Lisa! I will certainly pray for you, that your path be straight and clear and dictated by the Lord!! I would absolutely love you to pray for me, as well! Thank you so much for watching!!🫶🏻
@@ThatJewyJesusChick Aww, thank you for offering to pray for me! I will absolutely you, too. I just know He's got plans for you!
Ma'am, give us more! I needed this, thank you. 💜 🎨
Oh yes-I plan to make many more!! Thank you so very much🫶🏻
This is a beautiful story. I really appreciate you sharing your light within. I came into watercolor as a way to practice the "letting go" aspect that my life was nudging me into. Thank you tremendously.
Situations such as you’ve described, where you picked up what life was pushing you towards, say to me, that you must be a highly intuitive and aware sort of person…in fact, from what I often witness, your kind of awareness can unfortunately be fairly rare in people 😿 and having it is no doubt serving you well! Watercolor IS a tremendous medium for letting go and just letting something “be what it’s gonna be”, isn’t it!? Never an easy thing, but very needed, nonetheless🙏🏻😂
Thank you so much for watching my video and for commenting! I’m so happy to have you here!!🫶🏻
Oh sister, fellow maler and artist I am in awe!! How wonderful!!! ❤️❤️❤️ I want to be your bff 👯 so HAPPY I found you!!
Well hello!! I’m SO happy you found me, too!! Thank you for watching, and for your lovely comment!🫶🏻
So glad I stumbled upon this channel. God is so good. I found your story relatable as a person in her 40’s ❤
Aww!! I’m so glad you did, too!! God IS SO good🙌🏻-and I’m so happy you could relate to my story!! Thank you so much for watching, and for commenting!! 🫶🏻
I like your channel name. I also wanted to thank you for sharing your art journey. Your art is awesome.
Aww-you’re awesome for saying that!! Thanks so much for your kind words and for commenting today!!!🫶🏻
@@ThatJewyJesusChick
Praise the Lord that after all your husbands years of prayer to came to know Jesus as your personal saviour! 🙏. Amazing! I came back to the Lord a year ago and coincidentally I came back to my art too. The Lord has led me to where he wants me to create for him. He finally laid it all out for me at 4am this morning lol. I loved hearing your story. Thank u for sharing.
So many of us in these comments have been led by the hand of God to making art, of all things, after coming to the Lord?!! I’m absolutely fascinated to learn about this….what an amazing thing!
And then today at 4am, He laid out for you the plan of how He wants to see you serve Him!?? That’s so, so wonderful-I’m thrilled for you!🫶🏻☺️
@@ThatJewyJesusChick of all things! Definitely! No I came to the Lord very young but backslid for a long time. I came back to the Lord after 30 years away. Over the last year he’s been healing me of what I’ve suffered in that time. And I started back with my art at roughly the same time. I thought they were separate for a year but even my journey over the last year was for a reason and he’s been revealing where he wants me to go with it. Up to a point but I’m trusting God to lead me the full way of what he wants of me. Waking me up at 4am to reveal it was like having a download to my brain and over the last 2 days he’s been giving me flashes of my past and showing me the purpose of it is for now. It was all for a purpose even things right back to childhood. It’s truly amazing! He’s such a wonderful God!!!
He is GOOD-ALL THE TIME!! and I know He has a way of communicating with every one of His children and all we have to do is LISTEN & follow Him. I know the Lord loves art and beauty so it makes perfect sense so many of us would come together over art, and serve Him through art! Life becomes so beautiful and meaningful when walking His path. I’m so glad you’re here on the channel with us!!
@@ThatJewyJesusChick He certainly is! He is still revealing things to me. This is a wonderful moment for me. I love that he’s bringing us together with art and our love of Him. What an incredible voice we can b for him. I’m so glad I found your channel. Xxx
You have a great style.. do you do any videos of portrait painting that are in more of a tutorial style?
Thank you! Yes! There will be portrait tutorials in the future❤️
Thank you for sharing 🙏🏻❤️ i have similar story as well so i can relate.
Art is healing.
So glad to hear it!!🫶🏻
Still can’t draw so learned faces. It doesn’t come naturally but the paint process is so fun !
Wonderful! It definitely doesn’t come naturally to me either😂and yes, it is SO much fun!!🫶🏻
So inspired by this beautiful girl you painted so instinctively! I laughed about the make up part cause I was consumed with all those tutorials too. For a while I was more interested with how I looked on the outside than the inside! But my Jesus is very patient and let me try to fill the voids in my own way first. When we are truly seekers of truth He shows us amazing things and you are one of them! We need to be brave and let God's light shine wherever we are. Thank you so much jewy Jesus chick!
Oh…yes! He is so VERY patient 🫣🤭tho of COURSE, I NEVER tried to do anything under my OWN power, NOPE! 😉😂-my goodness; ALL the things I wish I could have known to simply turn over to the Lord, rather than foolishly attempting to SOLVE myself…!!
I pray I’ll never attempt the mistake of trying to heal anything under merely my own power again!
Thank you, Dixie, so much, for your lovely comment!🫶🏻
I have a very similar story… I was 46 years old in 2017. My life took a dramatic turn, and although I thought I had been doing the right things for about a decade prior to that, it turns out I was just negotiating what I could still get away with . Trying to have my cake and eat it too so to speak. I had a profoundly spiritual awakening. Through crisis and adversity, I rediscovered art again. In fact, I needed it to process all the pain is going through. I had been drawing since the age of four, but I never took my gift very seriously and I certainly didn’t think I was worth much or deserving of excelling at my talent. Once I got a little bit stable, 2019 I’d say, I started taking my art very seriously and bought my first, few watercolor pallets and some other art supplies and sketchbooks. I might also mention that I was diagnosed with a genetic disorder that causes vision loss and 2016 it really took a downward spiral. My art has progressed so much further than I ever thought it could even when I could see well. I am now part of an artist society in my local community, and my things are showing in galleries regularly. I’m constantly working on putting together an inventory and yes, I would definitely like to sell my art, but I would still make it even if I didn’t. It’s just that art supplies cost so much! Lol, you have such a sweet and soothing voice and demeanor, and I really enjoyed watching your process and hearing about your experience, it was so close to mine. :-) God shines through all of us in different ways.❤️🙏
Oh my! What a story!! I have SO many questions springing to mind!
I would want to ask about your genetic disorder and how it is coping with such a tremendous challenge to first and foremost, life in general, but also, the thought of losing eyesight after dedicating oneself to creating visual 2D art is so painful to think about. What an overwhelming gut punch…😔
I pray that it proves to be either an extremely slowly progressing disorder; one which perhaps there is a treatment or a cure available for? OR PERHAPS-healing! 🙌🏻I actually am one who believes in miraculous healings-NOT the sort that seemingly take place inside of creepy, hypercharismatic mega-churches, where people fall to the floor, “healed”😳😬but true, spontaneous, miraculous healing. It does happen, even in modern day ,and I have personally witnessed such a thing-once before I was a Believer. I’m adding you to my prayer list now!
Additionally, I’m so curious what being a part of a community-based artist’s society is like-it sounds like such an amazing group to take part in, and what a blessing to live someplace that has such a group of folks!
Furthermore, the fact that you are featured in galleries (& often!) is a tremendous gift; and perhaps, if you are comfortable, you’d like to share your work on this channel one day?
An idea I’ve been playing with is to begin featuring at the end of each video a short segment where I’ll discuss either a YT channel or an artist I’ve come to enjoy the work of, an amazing book I’ve read, or any other important piece of information which could be both useful to the community on this channel, as well as to the person featured!!
I’ll definitely be announcing this in an upcoming video, so if you’d like to participate in something like this, please let me know at the time!
Finally, I agree fully about the exorbitant expense of art supplies (& basically EVERYTHING ELSE today🥲)! My gosh-I have about 4-5 watercolor pallets/sets of tubes now, and would like to try one or two other brands which I have great curiosity for; & after that, I think I’ll be set for a long time to come! Thankfully, watercolor paint stretches a very long way😂 but man, the paper is the TRUE pricey part, ya know?!
Finally, thank you so much for your kind words about the video-that means a whole lot to me, and thank you again for sharing your own compelling and yes very similar story to my own in many ways.🫶🏻
@@ThatJewyJesusChick wow! I really appreciate your wonderfully thoughtful reply!
I was born with a genetic disorder called retinitis pigmentosa. I was diagnosed when I was 10 years old, but could not comprehend what that really meant and I did not start having debilitating symptoms til I was in my late 30s early 40s. I somehow expected to be impacted but not until I was in my 60s or 70s.… Which all seemed a really long way off when you’re 10 years old.
I believe it was when I was going through my crisis in my mid-40s, after abandoning art as something that was a hobby, and that I would never be able to see good enough to do well, that I actually felt divinely inspired to try again. This was well into my sudden decline of vision loss, so I was really just curious to see what I could still do… it started with some pastels that I had leftover from College art class in my storage unit. I got really good feedback from the people around me at the domestic violence shelter. The even featured it in a newsletter after I did a picture of some fruit and vegetables donated to us by the local farmers market. :-) I then moved to Portland Oregon to be closer to my then nine-year-old son at the time His dad manipulated the court into letting him take him after I went to the shelter. That is a long story, but you can imagine the pain I was in after trying to do something right and having it wind up horribly wrong. This was the inspiration for me, too do art again and the following years it would serve a wonderful reprieve from all of that pain layered on top of losing my eyesight. Believe it or not, it also gives me some relief from the vision loss, because when I’m working on a piece, I can control the light, the colors, the values, and everything to make it seem as if I can see. I had always assumed that a person with low vision or no vision cannot create two dimensional art. God showed me that just the opposite is true. He challenged me with the courage to confront my own rigid mindset.
I do believe in Healing as well, and I am so grateful to be on your prayer list! in the meantime, I do everything I can to assist our loving creator with any, and all opportunities I may meet that could heal me. I also do this, not only to be an inspiration to my son, who is also just diagnosed with this condition, But to maintain the open mind of the mysterious ways in which God gives us our true gifts.
And I would absolutely LOVE to collaborate with you in someway art related!!! I use adaptive equipment on my phone for communication such as emails, websites are a little tricky for me… That would be possible, if I had Assistance :-)
Most towns and communities have something called an artist, guild, or a society, for example, a watercolor society, or artist society. I belong to the Oregon Society Of Artists. And in the next town over there was one called three rivers, Artists Guild that I used to belong to a while back. so yeah, check out the ones you may have near you that you may not know about :-)
I so agree with you on the watercolor paper!! Once I found the really good stuff, it was like learning watercolor all over again! But my life is very simple and clean now, so all of my extra luxuries are just literally art supplies :-)
Much love and appreciation for your time and attention, and let me know about your featured artist idea I would love to participate! ❤️
@@creativesolutions902 My dear…I AM aware of RP, and this may seem completely random, but I actually followed a YT creator for a very long time by the name of Molly Burke?-I wonder if you’ve every watched her videos; tho I haven’t followed her since back in my “watching all the makeup tutorial days”😂 so not sure what she’s doing these days but she had a very large You Tube following and I can only imagine it’s enormous now!
I remember learning about her life, and laughing and crying along with her stories, as well as learning about the disease of Retinitis Pigmentosa itself from her vantage point. In fact, learning about Molly’s life experiences was one small piece of the ultimate turning point in my own life in conjunction with my Salvation. Learning about this young woman who was half my age and how she “did” life, despite a circumstance which could have broken anyone, helped me to understand the responsibility we each have to do the very best we can with whatever we ARE GIVEN in this life!
My goodness…your own story is quite an emotional one and I can only imagine how painful these things you have been through were; from experiencing DV, to being estranged (it sounds like temporarily, praise Jesus) from your young son, to living through the effects of your disease. Thank you so much for trusting me, (and the rest of the people in the comments section 🤭 too, it would seem), with discussing some of your own life experiences.
I must say I’m so grateful that we’ve “met” here…yours sounds like a story which needs to be told, either through words or through painting or both! I look forward to the opportunity to get the word out about your art and perhaps if you like, any part of your story you’d like to share, to more people… I’m just editing this upcoming weekend’s video and I’ve included information about the shout outs. I need to think a bit more about how to manage the process, but I’ll keep you posted for sure. At present, my email contact for this channel (it sounds really dumb but I had to think of it on the fly, lol) is Social4me1973@Gmail.com; but I’ll figure out the best way to communicate with you and other subscribers in carrying out this process. Thank you again, so much; we’ll chat soon!🫶🏻
@@ThatJewyJesusChick no, I have never heard of her before! I will definitely look her up. I went through a make up tutorial binge myself between 2022 and 2023…
I used to be a hair and make up artist when I was working, before I had to early retire in 2011.
I so appreciate the opportunity to have a safe place to talk about these things as well as share in the creative process of being an artist! It’s truly a blessing to have stumbled upon your channel. But we know nothing is a coincidence lol thank you again and looking forward to your posts and Communications :-)❤️🙏
Thank you for sharing your story. So much of it resonated with me so much. Some of the things you have covered, is kinda what I am going through now.
Thanks again 😊
I pray you’re going through the positive parts🙏🏻 and if it’s the tougher parts that you too are facing right now, definitely hang in there 🫶🏻tomorrow is a whole new day and anything can happen!!
Beautiful ❤
Thank you so much🫶🏻
Blessings
This is so beautiful!!!
It's always so wonderfuly enchanting to see people creating, it is one of the ways we image God after all, so duh.
But i'm so grateful you are in The Kingdom of God! And that he gave you this gift!!
Thank you, thank you!! I, too, adore watching others paint-it’s transfixing! I’m SO very happy you enjoyed!🫶🏻
Beautiful!!! So happy I came across your channel today! Subscribed!!❤❤ (as a fellow bullet journaler as well, but now into nature sketching)
Oh that’s wonderful-I would love to one day take up sketching nature, enjoying being outdoors WHILE ALSO creating art sounds AMAZING! Thank you so much for the very kind words🫶🏻☺️
Thank you for sharing. Your experience is very valuable and inspiring to hear. My self can refereeing as well on art, spirituality and creativity, Welcome to the art community.
Well thank you SO much! I’m so grateful you were inspired!! 🫶🏻
Praise the Lord!
Amen!!
I am truly touched by your story. ❤
I’m so grateful to hear that! Thank you for commenting🫶🏻
Beautiful
Thank you🫶🏻
I started at 60 and lovin it 😊
So grateful for that!!! Thank you SO much for watching and for commenting!!🫶🏻
Thank you for this video ❤ …your work is lovely!
Thank YOU so very much!!🫶🏻
Thank you for sharing your story. Enjoy, have fun, have peace and have love ❤
Thank YOU so much for watching, and for your kind words!!
Wow, I know God directed me to this video. I have been stuck in my artwork for a long time. I call it a block and I really needed to be encouraged like this because I know I have a gift, but I don’t believe my gift is good enough for anyone For me to share thank you for your encouragement because I really needed it today. I’m going through a lot thank you.
I’m so sorry to hear your going through a lot right now-it helps me to remember that the problems of today will not be the problems of tomorrow -they may get better, they may temporarily get worse-but the key here is temporary…all things are constantly changing, so please hold out hope for a better tomorrow.
I often feel God leads me as well, to see things as a means of communicating to me in a language I’ll clearly understand…please know your gift is ABSOLUTELY good enough…if you want to improve your technique or abilities definitely continue always to do so (learning is life!!) but the things within you-the methods God gave you through which to express yourself?. Please share them-this world needs all the help it can get out here!!🫶🏻
@@ThatJewyJesusChick again thank you for your response and I truly do believe God directed me to your video cause I’ve never seen your video before and it was really an encouragement because I had just got done praying and said I need something. Please show me direction and they’re your words to me thank you so much and you have a blessed day, I will be encourage and hopefully things change soon. Not just with my artwork.
The Divine algorithms worked well today as your channel was suggested to me and ... here we are.
Thank you... Subbed ♡
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That’s awesome!! Thank YOU, Willow!!🫶🏻
Thanks for sharing! It put me in the rijtje spot to take up my blushes again. I was moved by your story. God bless You-❤❤❤
That’s wonderful to hear! God Bless you as well!!🫶🏻
Beautiful art! It is already beautiful! You will only get better and better the more you paint!
SO kind of you! Thank you for the support-🫶🏻
❤ God bless you ❤
Thank you!!-I pray God blesses YOU as well🥰🫶🏻
Thank you so much, needed this today🥲
I’m So grateful!🫶🏻
Love your name !
Aw! Thank you so much!!🫶🏻
never too late, i started oil painting at 48.
That’s wonderful!! Oil painting is an enigma to me!! You must be very talented!Thank you so much for watching and for commenting!!🫶🏻
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I started at 55. Let's do this!!
Amen!!!👍🏻😃
What is the name of and artist of the song at the end please and thank you so much?
Hi! The song is called “Make it Home” and it’s by Isaac Elliot and from a royalty free music service called epidemic sound though I’m sure you could google it! Such a beautiful song, isn’t it!?🫶🏻
It's not too late keep going f what people say
Thank you for being brave enough to do this. I was considering the parable of the talents in Matthew 25 last year and felt convicted that I was keeping what he had given me to myself, much like the "wicked and lazy servant." I started sharing my art online as a result and started creating images for my church to put in the service every week. Now, much like you, I can't get enough. I create images that attempt show people the greatness of God and the promise of his kingdom coming. May God greatly bless your faithful investment in what he has given you.
What an incredibly beautiful thing to share; thank you.
Do you, too, observe the overt manner through which He is working in so many of our lives today?! I make a mental note daily of the countless stories being shared…individuals and whole families, deeply and positively changed after choosing to follow Jesus! Obviously, this has been going on since Biblical times, but something seems to be stirring out there of late….So MANY glorifying Him today🙌🏻!
In this dark time through which we’re presently living, with uncertainty around every corner (relatively speaking of course, considering history past), there are groups of Godly artists seeming to spring up all over the world, creating art pieces filled with passion, and the goal of illuminating the character of God for those who choose to watch (and listen!). It’s quite a time to be alive!
Thank you so very much for sharing your time and your comment with me...it means a lot. May God Bless you and yours, as well.
Praise the Lord and His sovereign grace to save and change those He loves. ❤ Thank you for sharing!
Amen!!☺️Thank you for watching🫶🏻
Please translation!it s seems so gratufull
Ok! I will learn about how to do that. Thank you🫶🏻
Ha, yes, I found it at 67.
So glad to hear it!!🫶🏻
Not to make a religious debate, I don’t subscribe to any religion. When I stepped back and gain a different perspective, there is no way God is just a “HE”… I believe God is all things. Man woman, plants, air, water, animals, elements. Add all those up and that’s what God is. Patriarchy dominated the narrative and influenced the Book in that way.
Agreed! God IS all things and is in everything! This is why when we deny Him we feel empty and like something is deeply missing. As for the patriarchy and that “narrative” in the Bible-God communicates with each and all of His children in a way that we each and all can understand-at the time that the Bible was written, we as a people were NOTHING if not a oatriarchical society and accordingly, the idea of Father as Creator was not foreign to anyone. Once you have the Holy Spirit residing in you , it becomes very clear that while every word of the Bible holds tremendous meaning. and is written in order to communicate precisely that, there is no narrative or agenda such that secular culture often tries to form.
I am not a Bible scholar, just a
person, a wife, mom, daughter, nurse, and artist who is ALSO now a Believer.
If you aren’t sure whether God is real, please ask Him to show you. I don’t subscribe to any “religion” either-just culturally lean very Jewish (behaviors, idiosyncrasies that sort of thing) and believe in the God of the Abrahamic Bible and that Jesus IS the Messiah!
Thank you for your comment!!🫶🏻
god? youtube? people?
Yep-all of it!😂
So many religious people in this comment sec hope its not a sign of dalusional thinjing from channel ..love painting though ill hive it a shot
Such a shame you think God’s real work in someone’s life is delusional. I hope there’s someone in your life who is praying for you to see the truth of what Jesus did for everyone who ever lived and will live… he paid the price for your sin that you may have eternal life in the presence of God and not suffer torment forever with Satan. But you must believe and receive. Check out the book of John for the information.
So sorry you feel there is delusional thinking where the love for the Lord is concerned…tho, I do understand why you say this, with how hard people have worked to remove God from the landscape of culture and of course all forms of media. It’s so sad and has worked well to keep people from Him-but He is GREATER than those games!🙌🏻🙌🏻. I pray one day you will know the love the Lord and until then I’m glad you were here and were to hear about Him on this day! 🫶🏻
Looks like an ad for lip fillers or lip plumper, so maybe advertising could be the opportunity to make money from your illustrations.
That’s funny because it’s true🤣my friends always tells me that ALL the lips I paint look like they have filler-thanks for the suggestion!😂
2:44 sorry i cant entertain religious dalusions but i aprove of your free speech !
Beautiful ❤
Thank you so much!🫶🏻