Timothy J. Pruitt's Blog, page 123
January 22, 2022
January 21, 2022
Art Unboxed – Ask Your Friends
For this week’s Art Unboxed, I would like to share an idea with you. Artists usually are always looking for ideas to draw, paint, etc, but we can’t always be on location, or capture the photo ourselves. While websites with public domain image databases are wonderful options, I have another method to suggest. It’s simply to ask your friends.
You’ll notice the watercolor rooster at the beginning of this article. We don’t currently have any chickens ourselves, but some friends in our Church do. I text my friend, asking the next time he was out feeding his chickens, if he could take some pictures for me.
I’ve done a pencil sketch, a watercolor of his rooster, and a line and wash of the multicolored eggs his hens lay. I hope to do an acrylic of the rooster later, as well as art with the other photos he so graciously shared. I did not plan on sharing them in this post, but the idea had been such a blessing to me that I wanted to share.
If you have a friend that has an interest, hobby, or something cool, ask first if you can have a picture, explain the purpose of it, and make sure they are comfortable with it first. Once they are, then that picture may lead you to a fun painting. For me it was an enjoyable Sunday afternoon during a wintry storm, and I got to paint something vibrant and exciting, thanks to my friend.
January 20, 2022
January 19, 2022
Saturday Serials
PruittWrites is, for a limited time, reviving our Saturday Serials. These are stories that we run on Saturdays to bring a smile to our readers. The idea was sparked by the movie serials of yesteryear such as Batman and Superman.
This week, we will be sharing the first episode of our new Star Wars tale, The Jedi Conspiracy. I always suspected Yoda knew more than he let on, and that Luke would never act the way he did in the last trilogy. This is my fan idea for a little fun to entertain my fellow sci fi readers.
In the following weeks you may take a trip to Gotham City, or read an inspiring story about peace finding the hopeless. Whether it’s whimsy, adventure, or faith based, we hope you’ll stop by for a dish of fun, and take a moment to read what PruittWrites.
iPainting Ward Bond Wagon Train
I remember growing up, every Saturday after cartoons, watching Wagon Train. My favorite Wagon Master was Ward Bond. I loved him in so many movies also.
January 18, 2022
January 17, 2022
Dr Kings Favorite Hymn
As a child, Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s favoorite hymn was “I Want To Be More And More Like Jesus.” On this day we honor a man who changed so many lives, I’d like to simply share some of the lyrics of a very young Dr. King’s favorite hymn…
The end of all my prayers is to care like my Lord cares
My one and only goal, His image in my soul
Yes, my weakness is revealed when by His stripes I’m healed
He’s faithful and He’s true to complete the work He begins in you
I want to, I need to, be more like Jesus
I want to, I need to, be more like Him
Remember, there’s no greater love
Than to lay down your life, no
There’s no greater love than to lay down your life
For a friend, for a friend
May we all enact these lyrics into the melody of our soul, and work for our lives to be in harmony with them.
January 16, 2022
Sketch Batman After Ross
A quick pencil sketch of Batman based on an Alex Ross painting. I love how Alex Ross has brought a painterly look to my favorite comic characters.
