Looking for an Answer

This is a digital of my little Schnoodle, Cookie. It best represents what turmoil is in my heart tonight. I'm trying to look for an answer to WHY? Why would someone go into an elementary school and shoot children. I have such heaviness in my heart.

I know the intense pain that slashes a parent's heart when their child dies. I lost my son to cancer in 1989. I'll never get over it, but I've learned to live without him. I can't imagine trying to heal from a child's murder.

20 children got out of their warm beds this December Friday morning, getting ready for school while mom or dad packed the lunches that would not be opened. Tonight, heaven has 20 more little angels from Sandy Hook Elementary but their parents are writhing in pain on earth and others, like myself are shocked numb.

As the details are uncovered, 6 adults inside the school were also killed. Teachers became heroes in just a few blinks of an eye. I know my last sentence is going to sound preachy but here it is: We need the Christ in Christmas.

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Piglet Oil Painting, "Hay Maze" by Brande Arno

The finished "Hay Maze" Piglet Art I truly love how this piece came out. I've been amazed at the pure color and beautiful brushwork of Angela Moulton's paintings. Every time I see her latest collection on YouTube, I am awestruck at how pure the background color is. So I wanted to try my hand at upping background color value in my work. Below is how I started: Hay Maze Start Here, I establish the main layout and gesture of this piglet's face. I'm striving for something that looks painterly, yet would bring a smile to the face of the viewer, so this stage is important. Also, color values on the pig are being set. Hay Maze about halfway This is where I put that rich background color in. Notice some neutral colors in with the bright. I wouldn't want all bright green here as it would be like all caps when texting. I'll re-post the final Hay Maze below: Lots of changes from the halfway point, I added shadows in the h

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The Rare Snowman

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