Yvan’s Gallery

Bent

Posted by Yvan
/ April 26, 2015 / Leave a comment

No matter how injured or frail, No matter how fearful or bent, Jesus is ready to heal Those who surrender their assumptions Of how the world works.

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Trinity Process

Posted by Yvan
/ April 19, 2015 / Leave a comment

Below is the process Yvan Strong went through to get to her acrylic art, “Trinity”

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Brother, can you spare a dime?

Posted by jeff strong
/ February 2, 2015 / Leave a comment

About panhandlers and sign fliers: How do most of you pay for goods and services? I would wager it is with a debit card. I have friends who own stores and one owns a saloon and 95% of all their transactions are in plastic. Hardly anyone carries cash……and so the...

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Tagged Homeless, justice, Our Congregation and the Poor
Eternity

Posted by Yvan
/ October 15, 2014 / Leave a comment

Eternity by Yvan Strong Like ripples on the water of a calm, clear sea; like the waves of the ocean e’re they beat upon the shore; so our lives are before His eyes from start to finish, without time. For all times are one to God as an open book...

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Tagged art, digital painting, eternity, Jesus, Poem, poetry
He Leads Us

Posted by Yvan
/ August 22, 2014 / Leave a comment

This painting was a direct result of a teaching from Steve Kimes about how the Holy Spirit leads us to love. It was also the day we held a memorial for a much-loved member of Anawim. One saint comforts another, so I decided to add the halos to bring home...

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Tagged Anawim Gallery, art, painting
Saving Grace

Posted by Yvan
/ August 21, 2014 / Leave a comment

Another magazine page transformation. Mixed-media using acrylic paint, collage, and sharpie marker. I had fun with pattern and texture with this one.

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Tagged Anawim Gallery, art, painting
Culture Wars

Posted by Yvan
/ June 21, 2014 / Leave a comment

Culture Wars A collage of magazine photos from various sources, acrylic paint, Sharpie marker on heavy double-width magazine page. Approx. 11.5×20″ The base page was the cover of a magazine that stated “Culture Issue” with a fold-under flap with advertisement. This was gessoed over and quartered with acrylic paint covering...

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Oregon High Desert

Posted by Yvan
/ June 14, 2014 / Leave a comment

Oregon High Desert Referenced a photo of Three Sisters mountains in Eastern Oregon found on SuperStock.com and added some late spring colors referenced from a photo by Mike Putnam Photography of Steens Mountain area.

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Tagged art, digital painting, landscape
Seychelles Beach

Posted by Yvan
/ June 13, 2014 / Leave a comment

Seychelles Beach This was painted during service at Anawim’s Gresham church. I found the source photo in an old Brides magazine touting this beach as the perfect honeymoon spot. If you like this painting you can get a print of it through my deviantArt gallery.

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Tagged art, landscape, painting, traditional
Mexican Beach

Posted by Yvan
/ June 12, 2014 / Leave a comment

Mexican Beach I am loving the Thick Glossy oil preset brush of ArtRage 4! I found a nice reference photo of the Arch of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The painting took only about an hour. If only a traditional oil painting could be made that fast, heh. Find more of...

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Tagged art, beach, digital painting, landscape