Welcome to Gretty Beth Arts’ Advent 2024 paintings! As Artist in Residence at my church, I love to create artwork for this season leading up to Christmas! I made four paintings spanning the four Sundays before Christmas with the themes of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love. Each of these paintings began as a block of […]
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On March 6-16, 2024, I traveled to Japan with my good friend Jason. It was pretty much my very first international trip, and it was stunning. We were just a touch too early for the annual cherry blossoms that burst into bloom all over the island. However, we just caught the very beginning whispers on
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As Artist in Residence at Boise First Congregational, United Church of Christ, I create art for Holy Week, the observance of events in Jesus’ life, including Palm Sunday and Good Friday, culminating in Easter. This year I invited another artist in the church, Emily Blosser, to create an offering. It was a good decision. More
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2024 might be a promising year – however, it begins in the middle of warfare. As an artist and a person of conscience, I cannot ignore the long and brutal daily suffering of so many. From the vantage point of my safe and relatively prosperous life, I see the suffering, but like so many, I
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Welcome to Gretty Beth Arts’ Advent 2023 paintings! As Artist in Residence at my church, I love to create artwork for this season leading up to Christmas! I made four paintings spanning the four Sundays before Christmas with the themes of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love. Each of these paintings began as a block of
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So, in my efforts to create some Advent paintings for this year, I had several false starts, and one of them became an unexpected painting on its own, not part of the series. This post is about the evolution of this happy accident. The Origins of My Unexpected Painting I thought I’d play with a
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I paint, carve, collage, and burn on wood and make woodblock prints. This article explores how I use wood to create unique prints and carved wood paintings. If you follow along, you’ll learn a thing or two about how to create carved wood paintings for yourself! How to Create Carved Wood Paintings: Step by Step
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As Artist-in-Residence at Boise First Congregational, United Church of Christ, I often create paintings in anticipation of Holy Week, and I thought it would be timely to share my latest paintings with you. These are all currently available to view at my church. The three I’ve chosen to share include Gather Together, Good Friday Woodblock,
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I currently have a solo show entitled “Of the Spirit” displayed at the Meridian Library on Cherry Lane. It’s up until March 15th, 2023! The show consists of two series, each with three paintings. Holy Week The first series of three works, “Holy Week,” was created for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter. These works
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In 2017, the pastor of my church at the time, Rev Kim Cran, heard about my art background that I was aching to use, and considered this and our congregation’s worship experience. She came up with the Artist in Residence volunteer position that I began and continue to this day. It started very modestly, but
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