Ebenezer Stone
9" x 12" oil on linen - plein air
Last week, Our new lead pastor at Park Street Brethren Church gave us a short devotional. It was based on 1 Samuel 7:12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far has the LORD helped us.” He was encouraging us to identify our own Ebenezers. They could be pictures, objects or even the moon. During this past week I was leaving a baseball game in Savanna where I coach my son’s pony league team. I found these rocks set up at the entrance to a long driveway. I thought right away, “a modern day Ebenezer Stone.” I knew right then that I had to paint it. So today, I took my stuff out for a little plein air painting. For me, this is an Ebenezer. I get to talk to God the whole time I am out there painting what he has provided. Isn’t that cool? It was quite a windy day and it had rained hard earlier today. I did the majority of it on site but added a few last touches at home after I couldn’t stand holding the easel any longer. I hope you enjoy it and think of how the Lord has helped you as you look at this painting.
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Doug Cooper on 02 Jul 2009 at 4:48 pm #
The rocks you painted are really interesting. The bands of different types of rock within each stone make them look sort of other-worldly, as if they were dragged there by a glacier or a truck…or a space ship!