Glorious Day

©2011 Bethany Vanderputten

"Your sun shall no more go down, nor shall your moon withdraw itself, for the Lord shall be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning shall be ended." Isaiah 60:20 AMP

This painting was commissioned by the Rt. Rev. Derek Hoskin, the 8th Anglican Bishop of Calgary for his 2011 Christmas Card, Original is available for purchase.

Keep The Faith

Keep The Faith ©2011 Bethany Vanderputten

This painting is part of my new album "Always" devoted to Bon Jovi. View all five paintings online right now at www.bethanyillustrates.com.

Wise Sheep

Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway. Proverbs 8:34

Echoing Him

This is a close-up view of a very horizontal blog header I recently painted! It was an interesting design challenge to both leave room for text and match my painting with existing web site colors.

See the full version on www.echoinghim.com.

Spring

"The wolf will romp with the lamb, the leopard sleep with the kid. Calf and lion will eat from the same trough, and a little child will tend them." Isaiah 11:6 MSG

I just found out that one of my former teachers has passed away. This one's for you Eugene!

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Red Sea

"It was by faith that the people of Israel went right through the Red Sea as though they were on dry ground. But when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were all drowned." - Hebrews 11:29 NLT

Sarah Laughs

"It was by faith that even Sarah was able to have a child, though she was barren and too old. She believed that God would keep his promise. And so a whole nation came from this one man who was as good as dead - a nation with so many people that, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, there is no way to count them." - Hebrews 11:11 NLT

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Moses towards Midian

"It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible." - Hebrews 11:27 NLT

In Rahab's Window

"It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed with the people in her city who refused to obey God. For she had given a friendly welcome to the spies." - Hebrews 11:31 NLT

This image is one of five in my thesis illustrating the "Hall of Faith" text from the Bible. The second five illustrate inspirational quotes, and the third five illustrate lyrics from Celine Dion's Taking Chances album. Keep watching as I release all fifteen paintings over the coming weeks, in no particular order.

Happy New Year!

Among the Branches

A personal project related to the following quote: "The birds of the air nest by the waters; they sing among the branches." Psalm 104:12 NIV

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Happy Easter!

I couldn't resist doing SOMEthing illustrationy for Easter. This is drawn by hand then painted in Photoshop.

Happy Easter! Happy Spring!

You open your hand...

"You OPEN Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing." Ps 145:16 NKJV