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Category Archives: art
PASSING TIME
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Our time on earth is temporal, a whisper hushed and still, We’re place here by God’s mighty hand, to do our Father’s will, He guides us through the depths of pain. He … Continue reading
CLEARING UP THE CLOUDS
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© When days become diluted with the busyness of living, It messes with our vision, as if closing all the blinds, Our thoughts become polluted, our lives are unforgiving, Our heads become befuddled, and shadows fill our minds. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Art & Poetry by Paul & Kathy Boecher, Clarity, Light of the world
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A DAY FOR THE ARTS
Yesterday was a gorgeous day in Minnesota. The sun was casting a golden glow everywhere and surprisingly there were few mosquitoes (our state bird.) There was no humidity, the flies and gnats were nowhere to be seen. Temperatures were in … Continue reading
MY COUNTRY
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Within the glorious majesty, upon a hill so high, My eyes survey the great expanse, I raise them to sky, God’s great creation is right there for me to lay my head, The stars will … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th of July, Art & Poetry by Paul & Kathy Boecher
CONTRAST
ART & POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER© This will be the last of my art for a while. As you can see, this one was done in 2014. I’ve traded one art form for another for the time being. I think … Continue reading
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SEEDS COME IN ALL SIZES
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER© A seed drops, It burrows and nestles into rich soil, It springs forth with new life, Fragile branches at first, Growing strong with each passing day, Expanding, stretching, embracing the sky, Reaching … Continue reading
TRACKS
ART & POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER© Thinking of all the tracks we lay while stumbling through each day, It soon becomes apparent that those lines get in the way, We struggle through each obstacle, we rarely look behind, But in those … Continue reading
FRUIT OF THE VINE
ART & POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER© The vine is rooted in the ground, the tendrils weave and hold, Leaves appear and small clusters form, in bunches they explode Those leaves are made like hands you see, with veins spread deep … Continue reading
GIVE ME YOUR ANSWER DO
ART & POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER© The bright and friendly face of a daisy is welcoming and delightful. It’s crisply starched collar of white surrounds its face with freshness. No one is dressed as perfectly as these. These bountiful blooms cheer … Continue reading
NEW LIFE APPEARS
ART & POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER© These delicate, translucent blooms are not much seen today, A glimpse of what once used to be in fields along the way, In sunny spots they flourished there, with shades of pink and red, … Continue reading
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Tagged Art & poetry by Kathy Boecher
SEEDS OF LIFE
ART & POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER© This week I’ll be featuring some of my art work. I don’t paint often, but when I do it’s usually of flowers and garden scenes. I’ll go back to Paul’s beautiful paintings again next … Continue reading
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Tagged Art & poetry by Kathy Boecher
STAYING ALIVE
Another of my favorite paintings reeks of nostalgia. This old barn has been converted into a wedding and event venue. What’s old has become new again. It’s been restored for a different use, but the memories of old still linger. … Continue reading
THROUGH THE HAZE
ART & POETRY BY PAUL T. & KATHY BOECHER© Shades of grey, crimson and yellow dot the landscape with a magical mist, Covering a multitude of sins, I wonder if this is how we look to God? Covered with a veil of repentance … Continue reading
FIRST LOVE
My husband, Paul, studied Northwest Coast Indian Art when he was at the Chicago Institute of Art many years ago. Much of this style has carried into his paintings and sculptures over the years. I love this one, not only … Continue reading
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Tagged Art & Poetry by Paul & Kathy Boecher, Love
LOVE CONQUERS ALL
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER Two lives mingle into one, Of one mind, One spirit, One body, Tempted at times by distractions, Yet always returning to each other, God watches over these creatures, As He sustains us … Continue reading
REBRANDING
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© This familiar piece of art is one of my favorites, because it shows how something old can become useful when someone has the vision and the wherewithal. It’s also an inspiring reminder … Continue reading
VACATION TIME
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The city life has strangled you, in every single way, You pack the car, the wife and kids and make your getaway. You fight the traffic and the heat, you long for the … Continue reading
FRESH
ART & POETRY FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© GALATIANS 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” Fruit, luscious, ripe and sumptuous, A result of … Continue reading
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Tagged Art & Poetry by Paul & Kathy Boecher
CONTRAST
This is another favorite of Paul’s art. The stark contrast of the lone white tree in the center of darkness is so true of us once we have become part of Jesus’ family. We stand out from others, not because we are … Continue reading
COVERED WITH HIS PINIONS
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© This place that we have loved, this lonely withered space, Has faltered with the winter snows and cannot rise again, Without that inner life, that comes from heaven’s place, Our lives will be … Continue reading
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Tagged Art & Poetry by Paul & Kathy Boecher
