lesterblairstudio
art work paintings in the photorealism style by Lester Blair, a Wellington New Zealand Artist, plus a Christian blog plus painting & art blog.
painting, art, photorealism, painting art blog, Christian grace life blog, Artist Wellington New Zealand
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Author: lesterblairstudio
Why is that Bible left lying on the shelf, unopened for decades, just a space filler. I think the reason may be how we picture God, and how we see ourselves. If we view God as a distant being, who is getting grumpy, then we...
I thought this painting was behind me, just a couple of coats of varnish would finish the job. The varnish dried, but something went wrong, maybe I was in a hurry. Small air bubbles had manifested on the left side. Maybe it was having to...
This is a slightly edited transcript of a conversation I had this morning, I am persuaded that God is not silent, we talk to Him, He talks back. I find that He does most of the talking, it is not nearly as boring as me...
There are markers in our lives where everything seems to change, something happens and we are traveling in a new direction. I was listening to a sermon mp3 of one of my favourite preachers from Singapore (I mentioned him in my last post). He was talking...
Once upon a time, a long time ago, The year was January 1980 to be precise, I got down on my knees and said a short prayer, something along these lines “Jesus forgive my sins, I receive you as Lord and Saviour”. There then followed a...
1000mm x 750mm acrylic on canvas
Last week I thought I was there, but I touched up a bit here, repainted there, mostly just polishing up. The floor was redone, plus right hand roof more resolved and repainted, I think it is as good as I...
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I am getting a little faster. This is a 750mm x 1000mm canvas, my largest yet and the time frame is a little less. I am also working on a new web site which will also carry my blog, so...
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I think another eight days not counting the weekend, and I may be near the end. I think I have gone a little faster, plus the canvas is bigger, and it has been somewhat more complex than I envisaged. ...