"POSTURE MATTERS"
11" X 14" oil on linen panel
Not For Sale
A few lessons I
learned from the Garcia’s:
1. They have
darling children. They are not
just physically adorable, but they ACT adorable. Not that our own weren't adorable, but I doubt I could have managed this pose with them when
they were young, let alone even thought of it!
2. The positioning
of a subject within a composition is crucial to the success of the
photo/painting. For instance, this
pose is much more interesting and says a lot more about the children than if
they stood beside each other staring straight at the camera! (Photographer is their very creative mom,
Savannah.)
3. Dad,
Patrick, one of the pastors at our church, taught us a few weeks ago that Posture
Matters, as he told of the pastoral team lying face down in submission to God,
interceding for the names of the lost that the congregation had placed on
ornaments hung in the sanctuary. I
love that visual. Their position
speaks of their awe and surrender to the only One who can truly change lives!
Well, whether Patrick and Savannah ever tied these two
thoughts together, I don't know. But
me …….and hopefully you……I see a triangle that mirrors God’s intended
relationship with us. As we bow to
Him in humble surrender, placing ourselves in that vertical position, essentially
“on our faces” before Him, a triangle emerges. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. Complete. At one in Him. And don’t you love the idea of a Holy Kiss?
I know, I know, I know – this painting
looks like fall. But to me,
it’s a .................
"picture of love that transcends all seasons"
All because of one little
baby in a manger.
“Today in the town of
David, a Savior has been born to you;
He is Christ the Lord.”
He is Christ the Lord.”
Luke 2:11
Yeah, Posture Matters
all right. Happy Birthday Jesus!
