Brenda Stichter, artist

Sebelius This morning when I opened my Bible for my daily reading time, a portion of a passage struck my eye, and I read no further. Sometimes, though it is very rare, just a few words are the words I need from my Heavenly Father to get me through the day. Today, it was seven words.  Isaiah 26:9a At night my soul longs for You, That was all, but it filled my heart right up to the brim.  4" x 4" Painted with artist quality heavy-body acrylic paint on 1.5” deep cradled wood panel Edges painted black Click here to view or purchase on my website. Yesterday, for the first time in a very long time, I walked in our woods. The snow was the kind where the top inch or so is light and fluffy, then there is a crunchy crusty part, then your foot goes through to heavy, wetter snow. It was slogging for me, but oh boy did I love it! There was a price to pay though. Between the walking and some stresses I have been facing, my body rebelled. F or the rest of the day and part of the night...

Nine Candles As I was prepping for yesterday's small "paint & sip" class, my first painting design was this candle painting. It ended up becoming somewhat too complex for the event I was leading, so I turned my attention to designing something else. But I like this one, and I decided to  touch it up a bit and give it a title.  7" x 5" Painted with artist quality heavy-body acrylic paint on canvas panel  Ready to frame Click here to view or purchase on my website. I don't expect this to be available for very long. You might have noticed that the painting I shared last week sold just an hour or two after the newsletter came out. (Woo-hoo!)  Isaiah 9:2, 6 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; a light has dawned on those living in the land of darkness. For a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the government will be on His shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

Warm Me Up It has been a month since I posted anything on my blog, and I am definitely feeling a bit rusty!  The problem is, I am feeling rusty in the studio, too. I have just not had the something-or-other to get in there and paint, as much as I love to do it. So I decided today to do another tiny daily painting just to get my brush in my hand again. Though I should tell you, this painting actually was mostly done with a palette knife with very little brush work! 4" x 4" Painted with artist quality heavy-body acrylic paint on 1.5” deep cradled wood panel Edges painted black Click here to view on my website.  By looking at this work you might think I am pining for warmer climates, but that is not exactly the case. I must admit, though, that yesterday I looked at my travel app to see whether I could afford to fly to south Texas for a day ... If I think about it, that does sound a little crazy.  Actually, I have a friend who expressed an interest in a tiny painting, and she...