It was the day before Valentines Day and I was at the mall with one of my teammates shopping for winter clothes. Apparently t-shirts and shorts just are not going to cut it in the forty degree weather I am heading to. As we got off the elevator on the top floor we saw about 10 people sitting at easels painting shirts. Well of course, I was instantly drawn into what was happening before my eyes so I dragged Crystal over for a closer look. A lady came up to us and asked if we wanted to sign up to paint a shirt for free. Yes, that s right FREE. Come to find out some store in the mall was sponsoring this event where you are suppose to paint a shirt for your loved one. 😀 Well, I just couldn't pass down the offer to paint on a shirt for free at the mall next to a bunch of crazy talented artist. As I signed my name on the registration paper…I started to feel the panic set in. Why in the world am I doing this? This is too crazy…I have one hour to come up with some kind of concept before I sit down to create my masterpiece. I would like to say I had some kind of idea floating around in my head but I had nothing. Not to mention, its not like I had any idea of who I was painting the shirt for.
Fast Forward… 30 minutes later
Frantically searching stores for some kind of inspiration while trying to remain calm. I mean, I literally got all worked up into a nervous mess because of some shirt that I was going to paint.
Fast Forward a Little Bit More…ITS TIME!!!!!
(This is the fun part…because you get to see pictures.)
I was standing anxiously near the registration table praying desperately for some direction from God. I know its weird but its the only thing I could think to do in my remaining time. And then it hits me…kind of. God has been speaking to me a lot about being the bride of Christ. He has been slowly romancing my heart by giving me little pictures here and there. As I sat down in front of the shirt I started to draw…just draw. I didnt really know what I was drawing but I just drew an outline of the picture. I then started to paint and this is what came out.
Sketching an outline.
Beginning to Paint.
Halfway there….
Tada!!!!
So, I am going to give you some time to think and meditate on the symbolism of this painting.
Highlight below to see what the symbolism is 😀
The picture depicts a crown, heart, and an umbrella. God has spoken to me a lot about being a princess in his eyes and royalty so thats where the crown comes into play. The heart represents my heart and the umbrella speaks to me about guarding my heart and remaining pure for Jesus.
