I'm not sure I've done anything like this artwork since I started with Bible journaling. In my Bible it would block out the words and I do not want to work like that.

But in my hymnal, that is just fine with me.

This week we are working with 'Just A Closer Walk With Thee'.

I kept the illustration very simple and interspersed an appropriate scripture in the spaces between the musical staves.

When the written words blended in too mush, I went over them with a light pink marker to give them just a bit of contrast.

Ddd

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I know many people would say this is their favorite hymn.

I am working again in my hymnal to create art that reflect the theme of the song. This week it is 'HowGreat Thou Art'.

I used fine-line markers and colored pencils to create the scene with elements mentioned in the lyrics.

I really like how this one turned out, too.

Ddd

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I broke away from my usual style for the illustration of 'What A Friend We Have In Jesus' in my hymnal.

There were so many phrases that I wanted to highlight that I did them all!

It turned out pretty busy but it is not hard to focus in on different parts to isolate them.

This work was all done with markers.

Ddd

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I have been doing more artwork to illustrate songs in my hymnal.

In the history of this hymn we learn that some of the lyrics are referencing Jacob's ladder. Knowing that, I got a picture in my head of climbing a ladder to get closer to God's kingdom, through the cross. 

The angels are mentioned in the lyrics as well. 

Other than the lettering (which is brush marker) and the line-art (black Prismacolor pens) the illustration is completed in colored pencils.

Ddd

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Because I didn't have enough artwork going on around here... haa haa haa... I decided to do some art journaling in an old hymnal I had here. I'm not sure what future jrojects may look like but I really was pleased with how this one turned out.

I wanted to do a very familiar hymn, but when I turned to it's page it only filled the bottom of the sheet. I covered the chorus of the previous song with scrapbook paper and used it to make a new title for the hymn in brush lettering. I used a dry rummer adhesive to hold the paper down.

I drew in three flowers with leaves and colored them with markers. Then I added a butterfly to the lettering and a black thick outline around the outside edge of the scrapbook paper.

There will be more of this going on!

Ddd

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