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I just read an art marketing post titled The Original Sin of Art Marketing by Clint Watson from Fine Art Views. Then it said... "In business, the customer comes first. In art, the customer comes last." That was a new one on me! I've always been told "the customer comes first", and/or... "the customer is always right." Haven't you? With commissioned work, the artist does have to consider and please a particular client, who is paying them to make a work of art specific to their desires and needs. I think most artists hate commissions, especially if they get a client that keeps changing their mind, or wants the artist to make changes here and there. But when an artist is starting out to make a work of art that is NOT a commission piece, they are in essence, birthing or creating something entirely unique and new. I know I get very attached to my work, which I painstakingly spend many hours brooding over and making. Although I love to make a sale, sometimes it is hard to give up my "baby", and I want to make sure it is going to a loving home. They better love that baby, or I will want to rescue it. The buyer is more like an adopted parent and needs to be screened, just like an adoption agency is supposed to screen people. That's how artists may look at potential buyers. It's crazy, I know. Buying art is not like buying any other product. Art is not made, it is birthed. It is the tangible expression coming from the artist's spirit and soul. How do you price that? It has to touch the heart somehow, making some sort of connection with the soul and spirit, or it is meaningless. Art is one of the ways humans communicate. It is the language of the spirit and soul. Drawing and painting were the forerunners of the written alphabet. Well, those are my musings for today. Until then, Keep looking up! -Nancy

I subscribe to various paint manufacturers that make paint and various art supplies. Today I opened an email from Liquitex. Did you know that Liquitex is the first company that developed acrylic paint back in the 1950s? The email said that today, March 22, is World Pigment Day! Of course, that caught my eye! You can learn a lot from the original source. I like to get it from the "horse's mouth", so any time I do research, or want to learn something, I try to find the original source. (This is why the Bible is my favorite book. You can't get any more original than that!). If I want to know more about a specific brand of paint, I try to see if the manufacturer has their own website, instead of getting it second hand from a store that sells their brand. Often paint manufacturers have great art tips and tutorials on their own site. Do you know what pigment means? It is any substance that makes a color. In the art world we get our colors or pigments from various sources; plants, rocks, animals, insects, shells, burnt sticks, etc. Humans are very resourceful and "have made their mark" with paint or drawing supplies from the simplest of materials since the dawn of mankind. Did you know that the Indian Yellow used to come from the urine of cows? Vermeer, Turner, and Van Gogh used it in their paintings. You may look at Starry Night in a whole new way. Just another reason not to touch paintings at the museum! Did you know the specific blue color in Kosher Jewish prayer shawls was thought to be made by a specific snail that lived in that area. The snail disappeared for hundreds of years and has recently been rediscovered. Just a little FYI. If you are interested in art tutorials, tips, lessons, etc. sign up at various paint manufacturers and get their newsletters. You will learn a lot. Here are some links to some very reputable artist paint manufacturers. https://www.liquitex.com headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio https://www.goldenpaints.com headquarters in New Berlin, New York https://www.winsornewton.com/na/ headquarters in London, England

Did you know you get paid for sinning? It's true! Every sin earns you a wage. On payday, you will blow all your earnings in a place called Hell. But wait! There is more! And there is hope… ”For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23 Jesus paid your fine, by dying in your place, to pay for your sins. You can go free…IF you ask forgiveness, confess your sins to Him, and commit the rest of your life to God, turn away from your sins, believe in Jesus Christ, and give the rest of your life to Him. Jesus paid your debts and is the only way back to God. Talk to your heavenly Father and ask His forgiveness. Acknowledge Jesus Christ died in your place and rose from the dead. Give God your life, and follow the teachings of Jesus. When you repent, and give God your life, a miracle happens. Your human spirit connects with God's Holy Spirit, and you become a new creation through faith in Jesus Christ. You become born again. Your past is forgiven, and you are given a new life. You are never alone again, because the Holy Spirit comes to live inside you; to teach you, guide you, and give you eternal life. Of course, it doesn't mean everything will suddenly be great. In fact, it could get worse, with persecution, temptations, etc. We live in a sinful world, with a lot of crazy things going on. Life is never easy, no matter what side of the fence you are on. Get to know God by reading the Bible. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you understand it. The Bible is ALIVE. It will speak something new to you, every time you read it, even if its the same verse. Ask Father for new friends that are close to Jesus, to help you. Get to know God, by spending time alone with Him, and just talk to him. He loves you! He cant wait to spend time with you! Keep looking up! Nancy Out of the Ashes by Nancy Cupp

Bliss “Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.” Psalm 37:37 Bliss Nancy Cupp 9 x 12 inches Prismacolor colored pencils © Nancy Cupp. All rights reserved. ​ I love flowers and bought some blue orchids from the department store. I’d never seen blue orchids before. I was able to keep the orchid growing for a few years, but, the following year, it reverted to its true color, which was white. I took several photos of it and did some colored pencil studies from them. Brilliant colors fascinate me. I’ve learned that when we get to heaven, we’ll see more colors than we are capable of seeing now. Since Jesus is the Light of the world, I think His light will reveal the most awesome colors that we can’t even imagine. That’s probably why I am attracted to vivid colors, because each color reveals a little bit more of His glory. I couldn’t think of a name for this painting, so I held a little “Name this Painting” contest and the winner named it Bliss. I liked the name but wanted a deeper understanding of it’s meaning. I found out that bliss means perfect or extreme happiness to the point of ecstasy, especially the ecstasy of salvation, spiritual joy, or the state of ecstasy found in heaven. Some synonyms are: above , heaven , kingdom come , New Jerusalem , paradise , sky , and Zion . “Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.” Psalm 16:11 ​ “But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.” Psalm 5:11 There can be no true happiness until we are at peace with God and our fellow man. “Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.” Psalm 37:37 The Hebrew word for peace (shalom) has a much deeper meaning which includes completeness, perfect health, and abundance to every area of life: physically, mentally, and spiritually. The world cries out for world peace, but it will only happen with the coming of the Prince of Peace or (Sar Shalom). “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 Quick View BLISS Price From $45.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Plant life Quick View ALONG THE BLANCHARD RIVER Price From $45.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View AWAKENING: note cards Price From $12.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View BIRDS OF PRAISE: original silk painting Price $8,575.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View BLISS Price From $45.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View BLOSSOM BUDDIES: wall prints Price $55.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View BLOSSOM BUDDIES: original painting Price $500.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View ALONG THE BLANCHARD RIVER Price From $45.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View AWAKENING: note cards Price From $12.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View BIRDS OF PRAISE: original silk painting Price $8,575.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View BLISS Price From $45.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View BLOSSOM BUDDIES: wall prints Price $55.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View BLOSSOM BUDDIES: original painting Price $500.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA

Awakening Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. Psalm 57:8 Awakening Nancy Cupp 22 X 14 Watercolor on watercolor paper © Nancy Cupp, All rights reserved. These crocus were the first flowers to awaken from a long winter sleep in my front yard. I wanted to get a side view angle for the photo, so I had to hold the camera on the ground to get the shot. Crocus grow so close to the ground, that we usually only see them from the top, looking down. I wanted a different point of view. The crocus are still crocus, even if we look at them differently. They don’t change into something else, like an apple, just because our point of view changed. I watched an excellent movie about a year ago, that really impressed me. It was explaining the differences between the Biblical story of creation, versus today’s scientific theory of creation. The movie was called “The Genesis Code”. They came to the conclusion that both points of view were looking at the same thing from a different angle, with results that seemed to conflict with each other. Science has always assumed that time can’t be altered, but now they discovered a new body of evidence that time is not constant. Science is just now catching up to the Bible’s truth of how old the universe is. God lives outside of space and time. Humans are limited within time and space, so we have always assumed that time is constant because we are looking at time from our own viewpoint. I can’t get into the depth of it within this small space, (pun intended) so just find the movie and research for your self. The movie answered many questions that would satisfy both the Biblical and scientific account of creation. It is available on DVD at the library or on YouTube, where you can watch the full movie. Daniel 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. 1Corinthians 13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. Quick View AWAKENING: original watercolor painting Price $800.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View AWAKENING: note cards Price From $12.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Plant life Quick View ALONG THE BLANCHARD RIVER Price From $45.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View AWAKENING: note cards Price From $12.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View BIRDS OF PRAISE: original silk painting Price $8,575.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View BLISS Price From $45.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View BLOSSOM BUDDIES: wall prints Price $55.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View BLOSSOM BUDDIES: original painting Price $500.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View ALONG THE BLANCHARD RIVER Price From $45.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View AWAKENING: note cards Price From $12.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View BIRDS OF PRAISE: original silk painting Price $8,575.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View BLISS Price From $45.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View BLOSSOM BUDDIES: wall prints Price $55.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA Quick View BLOSSOM BUDDIES: original painting Price $500.00 Excluding Sales Tax | Free Shipping to USA