Painting

Okay, so to be honest I’m not much of a painter. I have always liked the thought of painting, and wish I could paint, but I’m just not artistic. So going into class on Wednesday, I was nervous, but I enjoyed it a lot. It again gave me time to sit and take apart the story. It made actually think about what was going on.

I picked out the part that said the fields turning green, and the trees baring fruit. I painted, the best I could, a green field and some trees with fruit on them. I also painted the sun, and clouds, and rain falling. I don’t know why, but I guess I figured in order to grow and turn green the fields and trees need sunshine and rain. It reminds me of the different things we need to grow, both physically and spiritually. So many people think that to get to heaven they just need to be ‘good’ and do ‘good’ things. They do not understand that we need to have a personal relationship with God. We cannot grow without seeking Him and His will for our lives.

It was interesting to hear what other people painted and why they chose that. We all get different meanings out of stories. Some people drew actual objects and some drew abstract paintings. I would have liked to hear form more people describing what they painted. I would like to do the painting thing again. I think it is a great way to get emotions going, and to draw more out of the reading. I would like to do it with a story that maybe I can relate to better. I may try to do this again on my own. I mean I do have all this painting supplies now Maybe if I need some down time or something.