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Winter work
I received a very useful book on watercolor painting. It has a number of exercises. Here are some I’ve been trying. Continue reading
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Looking around town
“Nature” is not far away from us in the city. In these pictures from our yard and from a walk downtown, nature is hard to avoid. Continue reading
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“…when the sun had risen…” Mark 16:2
An Easter carving. Part of a show at Christ Presbyterian Church in Madison. Continue reading
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“Darkness” – a Lenten woodcarving
This carving is based on the statement in the Gospel of Mark, “…and darkness was over the land until the ninth hour…” This is for an exhibition at Christ Presbyterian Church for the Lent season. I wanted too reflect from my environment. The scene is based on a view from Lake Monona in Madison, WI.… Continue reading
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Away from Home
We look for hints in this world of the life to come: love, life, beautiful and glory. Christ saw this the other way. He found reminders of his home: love, life beauty and glory. Among the trees, the Tree of Life and among the hills, a stream of living water (Genesis 2:8-20, Proverbs 3:13-18, Revelation… Continue reading
About Me
“…the universe is before our eyes like a beautiful book in which all creatures great and small are a letters to make us ponder the invisible things of God.” Here I want to explore the Two Books: the World around us and the Word within us. I am an artist and a writer, and recently retired from pastoral work. My name is Dave.
Two Book Retreats 