1000 Gifts 341-360

An Artist's List continued...
341) Brunch w/ a friend I hadn't seen in 3 years
342) A spiritual sister
343) Timely words touching my soul
344) Aspen tree inspiration
345) Leaves trembling in the air
346) Colors shining in the sun
347) Encouragement in the dry spell
348) Friends who put wind in my sails
349) 1000 Gift group study sisters going to see my art
350) Beauty in nature
351) Created by our Creator
352) Pausing
353) Refreshing
354) Deep breaths
355) Learning to overcome resistance
356) Valleys ... 
357) that help us appreciate the view when we are through them
358) Focus, Drive and Inspiration to paint
359) Relief from the heat
360) My Dad's enthusiasm at our soon coming

1000 Gifts 321-340

An Artists list continues, a bit late this week.

321) Stepping Heavenward by Elizabeth Prentice
322) Discipline
323) Football camp
324) Courtney's audition
325) Hello Dolly at MCL Grande Theater
326) Our Anniversary, 21 years
327) Having Courtney help me in my art class last week
328) Encouragement
329) Plans to visit my Dad
330) Love in our home
331) Duke fixing our AC!
332) Electricity
333) Insight
334) Understanding why we give thanks
335) Catch ups with friends
336) Understanding loss
337) Understanding giving and receiving
338) Knowing God is good
339) Believing it also

1000 Gifts 301-320

An Artist's List Continues...

301) Daughter's homemade birthday wish to her little brother

302) Son turning 13

303) Students in my art class creating

304) Thick paint, heavy a canvas 

305) Wednesday evening dinners at CBC

306) Shots

308) My kid's friends

309) Enough work

310) Enough rest

311) The Acting Studio's summer student production

312) and the beautiful story it told

313) of grace

314) of redemption

315) and of love

316) Courtney's solo and beautiful gift she shared on stage

317) Laura's singing

318) Laughter and tears at the same time

319) Standing ovation, applause and cheers celebrating

320) The beauty of Les Miserables

Art Show at CBC

CBC ART Show Information

I will be showing some work at CBC next week.  I also still have 3 pieces on display at MCL Grande in Lewisville as well.

1000 Gifts 281-300

An Artist's List Continues...

281) Carpooling for Les Mis working out perfectly with my work schedule!

282) Singing

283) Music

284) An orchestra playing

285) and a beautiful show

286) Strength during a very busy week

287) Birthdays

288) Relationships

289) Rest

290) Pizza

291) Evening Quiet

292) Perfect Timing

293) My Wednesday night art class

294) doing stained glass window paintings

295) Home just in time to get daughter to her show

296) Listening to her sing in the car 

297) Energy

298) Tuesday night book study

299) Peace in the house 

300) Sleep

The Art of Gratitude

I am practicing the art of gratitude. If you want to know how to do this, or understand what the list I post every Friday is all about, then read Ann Voskamp's book One Thousand Gifts. It's very poetic, deep, truth telling, challenging and wonderful.

The Art Of Gratitude
by Cheryl Harris White
Acrylic on Canvas
20" x 20"

This is a companion painting to Eucharisteo posted earlier and was inspired by the book study group I am participating in.  This painting really illustrates the theme of this entire blog. . . "celebrating color, light and life" and you may see more like these two in the future.

1000 Gifts 261-280

An Artist's List Continues...

261) Dinner w/ friends

262) Art class

263) Caleb's finger

264) The lady at the gate

265) Ice

266) 1 on 1 time w/ each kid

267) Squeezing hands

268) Joy

269) Two finished paintings

270) Art supplies just in time

271) Just a Warning

272) Vacation schedule

273) Summer 

274) The Color Yellow

275) My sister helping me get my website up

276) Cheesecake

277) Oatmeal

278) Birds and Crickets 

279) Help washing the brushes

280) Sharing favorite colors

Eucharisteo

Eucharisteo
by Cheryl Harris White
Acrylic on Canvas
20 x 20

I Thank You God For Most 

This Amazing Day

by e. e. cummings (1894 - 1962)

I thank You God for most this amazing day: 

for the leaping greenly spirits of trees 

and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything 

which is natural which is infinite which is yes 

(i who have died am alive again today,

and this is the sun's birthday; this is the birth

day of life and of love and wings: and of the gay 

great happening illimitably earth)

how should tasting touching hearing seeing 

breathing any--lifted from the no 

of all nothing--human merely being 

doubt unimaginable You? 

(now the ears of my ears awake and 

now the eyes of my eyes are opened)

by e. e. cummings
(1894 - 1962)

A busy weekend

I must confess, I have been very busy this weekend, and quite lax in my posting, but I am so happy to announce one thing did finally get accomplished.  The first page of my website is up!  CherylWhiteArtSite.com  More to come on that hopefully soon.


The art show Saturday night was extremely energizing and I enjoyed friends old and new who came.  The art will still be up for viewing  July 9 through August 13, Tuesdays through Saturdays 1 - 5PM at the MCL Grand Art Gallery 100 N. Charles St. in the heart of Old Town Lewisville.  


The rest of my free time was spent trying to plan for the 2nd art class coming up this Wednesday.  The first class was last Wednesday and it has gotten off to a great start despite my being totally flustered by so many unexpected arrivals.  


What does this say about our culture? 4 students signed up ahead of time. I planned for a few extra guessing on 7 students for the first evening. I actually had 11 in the class (3 had to do a different project and a mother and daughter had to share because I hadn't bought enough materials for them all) and I had to turn an additional 9 more away who asked if it was alright for them to come at the last minute.  Stressful to say the least.  I did my best to accommodate everyone the best I could.  Once they got working, it went well and they all did a great job on their projects.  A challenge, yes, but a rewarding one and I was so thankful for everyone who was there.  I loved showing them how to make their crosses and seeing them create something beautiful. 


No pictures today.  I'm a little tired.

1000 Gifts 241-260

An Artist's List Continues...

241) Having my art accepted  to be in the 

Fresh Ideas ART SHOW 

Date: July 9, 2011   Time: 7:00 - 9 PM

MCL Grand Art Gallery  

242) Courtney's courage

243) Caleb and Duke on their way home from Orlando tournament

244) Veggies

245) The color orange

246) Idea for Eucharisteo paintings 

247) Seeing quiet confidence growing

248) A determined spirit

249) The texture of trees

250) Reunion

251) Family dinner at Red Lobster

252) A set table

253) Paw Paw doing so well after surgery

254) A Pool at Maw Maw and Paw Paw's

255) Brother and Sister bonding    

256) Firecrackers in the birdbath 

257) Independence

258) Fourth of July in Rockwall

259) A country worth fighting for

260) Freedom 

Fresh Ideas Art Show 2011

You Are Invited. . .

Everyone is welcome! Please come! 

Opening Reception 

 Fresh Ideas ART SHOW 

Date: July 9, 2011   Time: 7:00 - 9 PM

MCL Grand Art Gallery 

located at 100 N.Charles Street, between Main and Church streets, in the heart of Old Town Lewisville.  

More Art Show Info: If you can't come that night, The Art show will be up for viewing at MCL Grand any time  

July 9 through  August 13, 2011.

Administrative offices and art gallery are open 

Tuesday through Saturday 1 - 5 PM.

June Forest
by Cheryl Harris white
Acrylic on Canvas

Faith
by Cheryl Harris White
Acrylic on Canvas

I entered these three paintings in the Anual FRESH IDEAS Art Show that will be held at the MCL GRAND Art Gallery in Lewisville.  This is a juried show, so not everything that gets submitted gets accepted into the show and I was really curious to see how many if any of mine would make it in. . . drum roll . . . AND THEY ALL GOT ACCEPTED!  I'm so happy.  If you are a blog follower, you've seen these before, but these are the three paintings that made it into the show. 

Last Supper
by Cheryl Harris White
Acrylic on Canvas

Upcoming Art Class

Two examples of work we will be doing in my upcoming 

4 week Art Class starting this Wednesday!... Not too late to register.  

Class will meet for 4 Wednesday evenings in July at Crossroads Bible Church in Oak  

Class Time 7:00pm to 8:00pm each Wednesday in July

Class Fee is $20.00 per person. Contact CBC to sign up

Wednesday Schedule 6:00pm — Fellowship dinner served in café; donations accepted to cover food cost 6:45pm — Dinner wraps up / clean-up 7:00pm — Classes start 8:30pm — Classes end Childcare is provided (nursery-5th grade) by reservation for a $35 fee for one child, $50 max per family.

Contact CBC 

Phone 972.355.3343    

Email      

Office Hours 8:30am to 5:30pm (M-Th)

Address  8101 Justin Road Double Oak, TX 75077

Crossroads is located at the southwestern corner of FM 407/Justin Road and Chinn Chapel Rd. There are two entrances: one on 407, west of Chinn Chapel, and one on Chinn Chapel.

Abstract Tree II

Abstract Tree II
by Cheryl Harris White
Acrylic Collage on Canvas
18" x 18"
$75.00

"I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do."-   Willa Cather (1873-1947), O Pioneers 1913  

1000 Gifts 221-240

An Artist's List Continues...

Friday July 1st, 2011

221) Caleb and Duke getting to play baseball in Florida

222) Sleep

223) Our family of four missing each other when some are away

224) Coming home

225) Birthday dinners

226) Father's day in Rockwall

227) Walking into a room of women and leaving a room of sisters

228) My weaknesses that allow others room to shine

229) A broadened perspective

230) Eyes that see what I need to see

231) Sharing a spinach omelette

232) Courtney's dog sitting job

233) Community service

234) Court helping at VAL art show

235) Mother / daughter time

236) A part time job

237) The beautiful sky full of shining clouds I saw on my way to work this morning.

238) Giggling

239) Keeping a secret safe

240) Peace in my home

The Last Supper - - FINAL PAINTING!

Finished this just in time.  Today I'm taking it to be submitted for acceptance in a VAL exhibition in Lewisville.  I'll let you know if it makes the cut and gets into the show and post where and when.  Meanwhile,  enjoy The Last Supper!

The Last Supper
by Cheryl Harris White
Acrylic on Canvas
30" x 24"
$150.00

1000 Gifts 201-220

An Artist's List Continues...


Friday June 24th, 2011


201) Paw Paw's surgery finished, all is well
202) Caleb's cleaned room
203) Courtney home from NYC
204) Dishes done, not by me
205) Blueberries
206) Today at work someone gave me a wonderful sandwich
207) Coupons
208) Idea about how to paint Peter
209) The color red
210) Tea
211) Friends that miss you, and tell you so
212) Squash
213) Hearing thank you
214) Idea about how to paint Judas
215) A painting worthy of the story it tells

216) The story 

217) The washing, sharing, giving, dying and living story

218) Knowing I am loved

219) and have worth because I was paid for w/ a price

220) Feeling just washed

                           

Last Supper Progression Day SIX

I had some more fixing to do.  You may notice the colors are brighter and pop more. Still not done though. Tomorrow is gift day...I'll keep working on this and post the final painting this weekend.

Last Super Progression Day SIX
almost done
By Cheryl Harris White
Acrylic on Canvas

Last Supper Progression Day FIVE

Judas is in the house!  Finally... I wanted him to look like he was sneaking out about to go betray Jesus.  I wasn't sure when I began what color I wanted him to be, but I knew I didn't want red on him, and he needed to look different from the others.


Yesterday I posted John 13:1-9 but look at verse 10.... 


¹⁰ Jesus answered, “Those who have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.” ¹¹ For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.

but look at verse 10.... when I read that, I knew how I wanted to paint Judas.  He's over in the left corner, back to the group and looking off the opposite direction of the flowing water.  

Last Supper Progression Day 5
Almost finished...
More to come !

The Last Supper Progression Day FOUR

I still didn't get around to adding Judas today. But I did finish the flowing water and wine behind the other disciples.  I wanted to symbolize the wine at the last supper, the shed blood of Christ at the cross, the water he used to wash their feet. All these ideas ran through my head as i painted today . . . so I added three sections of purple, blue and red flowing across the canvas.  


I also changed the tall thin disciple in the center.  That is  Peter. He is having a conversation with Jesus about feet washing.  You can read it in John 13:1-10.  I think this is when Peter finally understood who Jesus was and I wanted him to look like he was worshiping God's Son.  


 ¹ It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. ² The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. ³Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; ⁴ so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. ⁵ After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
 ⁶ He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”
 ⁷ Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
 ⁸ “No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.”
   Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”
 ⁹ “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!”
 ¹⁰ Jesus answered, “Those who have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.” ¹¹ For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.


So that's why he looks different today...  still don't know what to do about Judas yet.  I'll try at him tomorrow though.

Last Supper Progression Day FOUR
By Cheryl Harris White
Acrylic on Canvas
30" x 24"