Turtle Doves and apples

Turtle Doves and Apples -  Mixed Medium

Turtle Doves are a seasonal bird. They know when it is their season. The Lord says in Jeremiah, The turtle dove knows their season but my people do not know theirs.

When the Resurrected Life came to the little Shulamite in Song of Solomon, the hart on the mountain top symbolising resurrected Life, calls to His beloved, "Come away with me... The turtle dove is heard in the land, the winter has past." She would not come with Him, but turned him away.

Petal Tips: This mixed media painting 16 X 20 canvas, is done on the same premises as the hummingbird from the previous lesson. It has several mediums, a base coat of acrylic, spray paint, oil and permanent marker. I love the technique because of all the interplay with lights and darks.

This is considered an impressionistic painting. The grapes and apple seem to be floating which is perfectly okay in this style. The birds are all turned to the center..  The eye begins at the left bottom corner and follows the white doves around to the apples in the gold plate. I love this painting, it feels spontaneous and alive.
Directions can be determined with color, values and design. This painting move with the doves.

Meanderings~~~~ The Holy Spirit is alive and spontaneous. He moves through our lives. He comes to us at the point of relevation knowledge. The winter has past, it symoblizes a  harsh and dark season. We all have them, but the Lord is faithful to bring us into the light if we will open to the relevation light.

I am afraid many of us are like the little Shulamite, we hear Him call, but we are too busy tending our vineyard and worried about the little foxes who will destroy our vines. We wants us to let go of our vineyard and allow Him to take us into His vineyard. One is earthly, the other spiritual. One has temperal value, the other eternal value. One is by faith, the other by sight.

The Holy Spirit will come with a notion, a nudge, an idea, a Word or even through other people who carry the Life of Christ in them. Our Spirit will know when the Lord is calling to come away.