A Mending Shift

a bird sings, not because if has an answer to give, but because it has a song to sing … this is my song

Daughter Painting With Ice Cream vs. Golden Retriever

| May 4, 2008

ShareSo my daughter, Ashlyn, thought it would be fun to paint a pretty picture on our sliding glass door with her raspberry sherbet ice cream cone. Our Golden Retriever dog, Cheddar, thought it would be fun to use her “art” to broaden his rather limited culinary experience. I won’t tell you what my daughter does [...]

Rembrandt’s The Return of the Prodigal Son

| December 14, 2007

Share1636 1662 Above are two paintings by the same artist, Rembrandt, of the same theme, The Return of the Prodigal Son, but painted in two different seasons of Rembrandt’s life (1636 and 1662). These paintings are based on Luke 15 when a “prodigal” son returns to his loving father. They represent two different mediums of [...]

Caravaggio’s Supper at Emmaus: Meditate, Compare, Contrast

| November 3, 2007

SharePainted in 1601 at age 28 Painted in 1606 at age 33 Above are two paintings by the same artist, Caravaggio, of the same theme, Supper at Emmaus, but painted in two different seasons of Caravaggio’s life. These paintings are based on Luke 24 when two disciples come to recognize Jesus, resurrected, during a meal. [...]