PSALM 23

Front

6" x 30"

Back

6" x 30"

History of the Artwork

PSALM 23

verses 1-4

The Lord is my shepherd, 

I shall not be in want,

He makes me lie down in green pastures,

He leads me beside quiet waters,

He restores my soul.

He guides me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil,

for you are with me;

your rod and your staff,  

they comfort me.

The wood was found in a pile of ashes.
 It was one of the last remaining pieces to survive the fire. 

It is a beautiful piece of cypress native to Louisiana and came from a house built in the 1900's
once used for simple home church meetings. 
The wood was fitting for the Psalm written for those in search for Peace and Guidance...
once surrounded by words of Worship...
finding itself in a blaze of fire...
resting in a forgotten pile of ashes...
transformed into a new creation with a message for all to see!!! 
May whoever receives this piece be inspired by its meaning. 

The front depicts a scene of serenity and peacefulness...
a field of green grass with views of quiet waters and blue skies. 
Who could want anything more than to experience this in the core of one's very soul. 

The back side reveals those fire-filled seasons when we find ourselves in a difficult time of life. 
May you be reminded that the One who created you will help you through the fire
and move you swiftly into a place of purpose.  

When you rest in HIM,
 you become a new piece of art 

with a hope-filled message for others to see.  

Many blessings...  

Kim Bullen... 

11.03.09

This piece was donated
for the AES auction...

SWINGIN' ON THE BRANCH OF LOVE

Commissioned Art for Sarah

I love love love to do commissioned artwork!

  There truly is no better blessing 

than to be able to filter out the world and just get with Him, 

a piece of wood, a paintbrush and whatever else crosses our path...

All to send a beautiful message to the one it is being created for.

In this case,

it was for a 15 year old girl with beautiful spirit and

 a fiery red head of hair.

Josephine has always wanted to go red...

so she did!!!

The wood for this piece came from an old coffin from a very unique friend of the family who just passed away... 

Mr. Christenson... 

I don't even want to know why there was an old coffin in his shed... but I do love that it has been brought back to life...

revived into a new creation and

spreading words of encouragement to those who take part in it.

This old and weathered board

you see, 

you’ll find

me swinging 

with my Lord.

Dangling toes

with red stitched clothes

reminds me that 

He has my woes.

 Green green grass

with

 Blue blue skies

Sweetly sings 

Soft lullabies.

The tree of life

is what sprouts up

His tree of life 

our lifelong cup.

Sprouting 

Flowering, 

Fruiting 

in Me

and always always

 Protecting 

you see.

Flowering flowering flowering 

Son

Blooming blooming

One by one

Adorns the battles 

for which 

He has won!

Swinging to and fro 

I go

Swinging through

my highs and lows.

Swing, swing, swing

with me

He holds my world

so I can BE!

Hanging from His limb

so strong

His mercy helps me get along.

Branches, branches

curl

unfurl

Yielding fruits

with hidden pearls.

He tags the branches

soon to fruit,

the ones 

for you

with fiery roots.

He ties a bow

of fiery cloth

to tag the future

that you shall walk.

Grow, grow, grow 

with me

and you will find 

my greatest 3:

Faith and

Hope and then there’s 

Love.

They truly are 

 in Me

to BE.

So...

Swing swing swing 

with me

I know you’ll surely find

we’re free!!!

And here is the scripture that stirred the message:

Love is patient

Love is kind

It does not envy

It does not boast.

It is not rude,

it is not self-seeking,

it is not easily angered,

it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil

but rejoices with the truth,

It always protects,

always trusts,

always hopes,

always perseveres.

Love never fails.

But where there are prophecies,

they will cease;

where there are tongues,

they will be stilled;

where there is knowledge; 

it will pass away.

For we know in part

and we prophesy in part,

but when perfection comes,

the imperfect disappears.

When I was a child,

I talked like a child,

I thought like a child,

I reasoned like a child.

When I became a man,

I put childish ways behind me.

Now we will see but a poor reflection as in a mirror;

then we will see face to face.

Now I know in part; then I shall know fully,

even as I am fully known.

And now these three remain:

Faith, Hope and Love.

But the greatest of these is 

Love.

I Corinthians 13: 4-13

Prayer for Sarah:

May Your praise take root from your heart

and sprout from your mind

exploding your soul towards the son of God

Always reaching

always seeking

always believing

HIM

Seeds sprout from Him

Leaves soak in Him

Trees grow by Him

As you cling to his words of love

you will swing from his limbs

that soar like a dove

As you cling to His trials of hope

you will discover His branch helps you cope

As you cling to his unseen faith

you will find a tree filled with wisdom and grace

Much Much Love

Kim

MEET SUSU... MY FIRST ARTWORK BLOG

Meet Susu

On Christmas Day of 2003...

My son received his very first dog...

A beagle!!!

He named her after his first puppy love ,

Suzanna

in his 1st grade class

at the ripe old age of

6

I have learned how God teaches us about Him 

and His

CATCHING MANNA

Who is she?

She is His.

She collects

FORGIVENESS

12" x 15"
$95.00

A HEART THAT FORGIVES

IS A 

HEART THAT LIVES....

This message came to me when