"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friday, April 25, 2008

Watercolor in the Village

"Living Water" In 2002 a friend asked me to do a drawing for her of Christ's hands with 'living water" falling out of them. She wanted it as a gift for her pastor who had touched her heart with a sermon about 'living water.' I asked my husband to model the hands for me, and I had to imagine the water because, of course, the water would not stay in his hands. This drawing is the result. It is graphite on illustration board.

3 comments:

Sue said...

Your living water drawing is breathtaking. The best of luck to you. Your style is warm. Your pictures are ones I can lose myself in. Thanks for displaying your work in your blog!

Alise Belcher said...

Hi there! I just thought I would drop you a line to let you know that I have used this in a photomanip/composition for my friend Mike. He'd like to get a tattoo of the design, I hope that's alright! I just want to do the right thing and let you know that this beautiful drawing of yours is going to be used in a loving manner.
You can view the image here:
http://two-players.deviantart.com/art/Ingrid-Hands-Presentation-352580530?ga_submit_new=10%253A1360078162

lsloan said...

Barb, I love this drawing! My 25 year old daughter had brain surgery on 3/15 to remove a large tumor. I want a picture very similar to this except I want God’s hands holding a brain instead of living waters. I want to somehow put it in digital format so I can print on a tshirt for her with HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS and the image of God’s hands holding a brain. I am going to start a tshirt business with my daughter so I’d also like the rights to sell print and sell tshirts, mugs etc with the image on it. Would you be able to draw something like that? Or would you allow me to use the hands with living water image and try to digitally remove the water and add a brain?