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Joidevivre

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A lot of you know that I love to draw scripture, and I've been wanting to draw (in a simple way) something that would portray the breath of God. Any ideas?
 

crossnote

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How about a triptych?
A storm, desert heat, and a cool evening breeze...or something along those lines.
 

Mem

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A lot of you know that I love to draw scripture, and I've been wanting to draw (in a simple way) something that would portray the breath of God. Any ideas?
How interesting, to capture the breath of God, very ambitious. I imagine it would be cool as moonlight, warm as sunlight, smell like gardenias, and feel like Palm fronds, unless He were angry. In that case, I wouldn't want or know.
 

Joidevivre

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Good ideas here - I'm sort of thinking along the lines of movement. And the scripture Job 33:4 - The breath of the Almighty gives me life.
 

crossnote

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Thinking...thinking...praying...pra..
A picture of 'wind blowing seeds from a dying flower unto a place of new life'.
 

Joidevivre

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I love it! Wind blowing seed from a dying flower........
 
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oldthennew

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AMBITIOUS INDEED!!!

when I think of God's breath, I'm feeling water and the power of the sea -
waves crashing with salt spray flying heaven-ward.
 

Joidevivre

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There are a lot of pictures here - love them all. Will keep me busy trying these different ideas. This is what I came up with in a few min. last night. The other ideas will take some time.

Breath.jpg
 

Joidevivre

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I must forget waves crashing with salt spray showing the power of the sea - do you know how hard that is to do? :p

I think I go for the simple things not only in art - but in life in general.
 

posthuman

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then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life,
and the man became a living creature.

(Genesis 2:7)

what about using a black/white/conte, lifeless general composition, with color entering a figure's nose, tinting the figure gradually from the head down, with the colored sections of the body taking on an animated pose; the rest drooping & hollow?
anyway i am thinking that using a contrast of color & paleness can help portray the aspect of "life"

as just kind of general advice (though i believe you are already doing this), i'd concentrate & meditate on the scriptures & think about what imagery comes to mind while you think about the Word.

besides the creation of mankind, there's also this passage:

Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.
And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “
Receive the Holy Spirit."
(John 20:21-22)
 

posthuman

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my design teacher in college taught me when making art to
"always throw away your first ten ideas" :)
 

Joidevivre

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I am doing watercolor, so it looks quite different printed out...but this time I used a real feather. And the verse that Posthuman posted.
And the idea of a feather was great. Thank you GodIsGlorious.

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Joidevivre

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Crossnote - I love the idea you had - and everything is working, except the "dying flower". It's pathetic.
 

Mem

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Someone on one of those surfboards with a sail on it (whatever they are called), or a hang glider.