The Inspiration A thief comes to steal and kill and destroy, but I came to give life—life in all its fullness. (John 10:10 NCV) The Breakdown Started out in Fragment to use the bloom shape, and blended it behind the water drop via Union. Light color grading was done in Faded. Blessings, Xross Art
Read more "Heart of the Art: Bursting With Life"The Inspiration One of the most profound statements in American history is “all men are created equal.” This particular nation was founded with the idea that no one would live under strict, limited, tyrannical rule ever again; no matter your view on how that idea holds up today, what still remains true is this: all […]
Read more "Heart of the Art: Of the Same Earth"The Inspiration Let the fields and everything in them rejoice. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy (Psalms 96:12 NCV) The Breakdown Taking part of the Mextures Collective challenges, a personal challenge that comes along is only using the Mextures app; it’s nice to only focus on bringing out a fresh […]
Read more "Heart of the Art: The Tall and Still"The Inspiration When I was a kid, there was a comic book series that I thought was epic; went by the name Archangels, and it was an attempt by a small Christian group to portray the spiritual warfare that happens around us between the powers of light and darkness. It was the first time I’d […]
Read more "Heart of the Art: Planes of Reality"The Inspiration All this pain I wonder if I’ll ever find my way I wonder if my life could really change at all All this earth Could all that is lost ever be found Could a garden come up from this ground at all You make beautiful things You make beautiful things out of the […]
Read more "Heart of the Art: Beautiful Things"The Inspiration You give up a few things, chasing a dream. John Silver, Treasure Planet We could relate to this cyborg. In the desire for greater things in life, it’s easy for us to lose sight of what matters long term in favor of what benefits us right away. Our culture has shifted into resorting […]
Read more "Heart of the Art: Perspective"The Inspiration Sunsets are one of the most awe inspiring sight we can see on this earth today. It transforms the sky into a beautifully painted canvas, taking a blue or grey sky and filling it with shades of red, orange, purple, etc. Sunsets have been a regular occurrence since day one, but something truly […]
Read more "Heart of the Art: Into the Depths"The Inspiration Oh that Heaven would invade this place We want to know You We want to know You Let Your presence come and flood this space We want to know You We want to know You Lyrics from “To Know You” by Ocean’s Edge The Breakdown A little while ago, Instagram user @maysgrafx posted […]
Read more "Heart of the Art: Heaven On Earth"The Inspiration During the weekend I found myself reminiscing recent events that left me in a pretty broken state. I won’t share details, but all you need to know is that for me it was the hardest experience of my life. I’ve endured a lot of mental and emotional pain in my time, but none […]
Read more "Heart of the Art: Rising Up"The Inspiration It’s Valentine’s Day. Lots of red hearts, dinner dates, boxes of sweets, and so on and so forth. Lots of people going out of their way to share their love with significant others, and more people that are spending some quality time with themselves. Whatever your case, love is something to appreciate and […]
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