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The first photo is of Artist Susan Rios who visited my galleries to add personal touches to her reproduction limited editions for my customers. A sweet lady, a unique artist, and a mover and shaker for many galleries throughout the United States.

This hand drawn work is a very personal piece because of the circumstances that have risen during the strangest of times in my life. I've always felt that as long as there is life in me there is also the possibilty of greater things. At times the world feels like a concrete and mechanical jungle... but God still helps us find a way as long as we are putting our complete faith and trust in Him. He's not interested in crushing our lives. He's interested in giving us more life than we could ever imagine. This is hard to comprehend when the weight of the world is firmly planted on our shoulders and there does not seem to be any light on the walkway ahead. Still.. Jesus says, " Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke on you and become like me, for I am gentle and without pride, and you will have rest for your souls; For my yoke is good, and the weight I take up is not hard". Matthew 11: 28-30

This image required many hours and waves of differing sizes of ink pen points. The blade of grass was finished in green.. though at first glance it might not be easy to see. It is the only color added. Probably took a good 250 hours total to finish. I don't count.



John 10:10 (Jesus Speaking) The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. God Bless See my store at Zazzle

I could spend my time just viewing different sunrises and sunsets and everything in between that happens in it. The sky changes everyday and opens up my mind to the vastness of the creation. It also reminds me of how the world does not revolve around me... though convincing my inner man of this has become quite a task. Everything has been made for far grander purposes... and finding out that plan, and functioning in it, is what my everyday is all about.

Maybe this passage is why I'm always looking at the sky!

"And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven".

Acts 1:9-11







God Bless! He is coming soon!

So, here I was showing art by major artists for consideration of purchase and this collector (...as defined by their own words) looks up and says they love the posted photograph image. I was stunned! Yeah, I know it is a very nice piece, and it is one of the most treasured items that I have, but it was not for sale for any price! My daughter painted it years ago for us. She was all of 5 years old! I didn't realise that it would stack up with the likes of Dale Terbush, Susan Rios, Marty Bell, Terry Redlin... or Jack Terry. Such professionalism from a young up and coming talent.

Maybe what I ought to do is bring it down to an appraiser and find out its true value. All that education from an expert ought to bring me an idea of how much to insure it for. He can take a look at it through all of his different instruments to make sure that nothing has been altered. He can scrape enough paint from an obscure area just to make sure that the time period of it's authenticity is correct. Then he can charge me for the appraisal and I can give a copy of it to my insurance company. The value of it ought to be enough to use as security for a loan to purchase my new $79,000.00 Audi. Yeah, there are tons of those being sold. Economy be damned!

I really want to thank collectors. They open my eyes everyday as to the flow of what people are interested in. But this one will not be pried from my fingers! It is invaluable.

An Opportunity For You:

Thanks for stopping to take a look. The skies have really been telling stories lately.

I'd like to take this opportunity to give a shout out to my good friend Jack Terry. That's him highlighting a Limited Edition in my gallery. He's one of the great Western Artists of our day who suffered the loss of his wife last year after a long bout with cancer. He's revamped his website and I want to invite you to take a look. If you love cowboy, you will not be disappointed. Click Here: Jack Terry Art

Look to the sky!

P.S. One Last Thing... and opportunity for you:

I cannot help but look to the creative hand of God each day for that natural blessing that is so elusive to our technological world. We just seem to have too much information shot at us each day. Stock markets ups.... stock markets down. Bankruptcies up... mortgages lost... jobs lost.... polictical finger pointing...flying accusations... it never seems to end. Just makes you want to jump in your vehicle, point it in the best direction, and just keep going!

I decided to rework this photo into a painted finish and allow the soft billowing of the moving clouds be the calming influence as they move across a prestine blue sky. This is from a photo taken in the Lake Arrowhead, California area on about as nice a day as could be hoped for. And it was a great rest from seeing any of the grand news that hits us up along the side of our head everyday. Let the pundits argue it out... while the Master continues to wield His brush.



God Bless!

One Last Thing... and opportunity for you:

I find this world to be full of contradictions and forced ideology. A recent thread of political discussion got me to thinking of the turmoil that continues to spread in our nation (The U.S.) We keep hearing that things are getting better economically and yet unemployment continues to hover at 9% officially and around 22% plus really. Energy and food prices continue to climb while the value of a dollar continues to decline. Home values continue to drop taking credit possibilities with it.

Where is true value? Reminds me of a scene from "Lawrence of Arabia" where Anthony Quinn is frustrated because he cannot find anything of substance or relevance. He ends the scene walking away in disgust.

I hand drew this piece about two years ago. It was inspired by that same thought... where is true value? Jesus warned us to lay up treasures in heaven and that we should understand that heaven and earth would pass away. We just cannot take all those toys with us, and the old saying "He who dies with the most toys wins!" is nothing but an absolute lie.

"For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" Matthew 16:26



God Bless!




Pen And Ink Plus:

Glenn's Handworked Images With A Touch Of Mixed Media

One Last Thing... an opportunity for you:

Lake Arrowhead Village sponsers concerts on Friday and Saturday Nights. Our latest excursion there produced some astonishing views as storms were moving through on all sides of us and the cloud formations were jaw dropping. The band that was playing on this particular night was a tribute to Pink Floyd. The crowd must have been in the 1500 range and the evening couldn't have been more comfortable. 72 degrees and clear.

Here are a couple of new images from that trip. God Bless!







John 3:16-17

“I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.” Plutarch, Greek Author

“Part of every misery is, so to speak, the misery's shadow or reflection: the fact that you don't merely suffer but have to keep on thinking about the fact that you suffer. I not only live each endless day in grief, but live each day thinking about living each day in grief.” C.S. Lewis

“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.” Old Proverb

“A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines” Benjamine Franklin

“The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.” Wiiliam Shakespear
“A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow” Old Proverb

“To rid ourselves of our shadows - who we are - we must step into either total light or total darkness” Jeremy Preston Johnson

"For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow" Book Of Job, 8:9




"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over." King David, Pslam 23: 4-5



God Bless!