The House of the Righteous will Stand

I Wisdom, a man is seen by the way he treats his things. Whether it is his home, his animals or his servants. Submit yourself to Wisdom and learn how to respect others and things you possess.

The House of the Righteous will Stand

Gallery Tour: Another painting in the Santa Fe Experience Collection. This is done with a palette knife, it is the texture, color  and the roughedness that speaks in this colloection. These adbodes seemingly rise out of the dirt of the earth. It is made of its own kind, "Earth".

Re-stringing Pearls, My Son - It is not how big your house is, how modern, how impressive, but it is the heart of the house that will speak to others.  It is the people in the house that makes the house. If your heart is right with God, your house will stand. That can mean where you live or who you are.

The way you regard animals speaks volumns about you. You are so kind and caring and generous to the animals you have been given. You are also kind to tose who are under you and you have brought out the best in them.

You are hard on them, maybe it is because you expect so much from yourself and thereby expects so much from others.

Words Solomon learned from his mother's knee.

Proverbs 12:7-11, The wicked are overthrown and are not more, but the house of the righteous will stand. A man will be commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart will be despised. Better is the one who is slighted but has a servant, than he who honors himself but lacks bread. A righteous man regard the life of his animal. But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, but he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding.

Crowning Glory

I Wisdom,  will show you how to be a crown for your husband to wear proudly. Choose my ways, I was in the beginning with the Father, I understand His principles. Follow His principles, you will find life and those around you will also find life. Wickness leads to shame and will bring rottenness in his bones.

Crowning Glory

Gallery Tour: I Wisdom, am your tour guide. I love this painting for the texture, Even though the heaven is dark, it feels like glory is coming down upon the house of a wise woman. This is another one of The Santa Fe Experience Collection.

Re-Stringing Pearls
My Son, Home is everything. This is where you learn, grow up, become yourself. If the mother of the house is wise, she will crown her husband and everyone in the home. If she is not wise, she will bring death to those who inhabit her house. Find a wife who will bring glory to you.

She will be a crowning glory to you, if she receives that which is from heaven. Choose one who walks with God and she will not bring rottenness to your bones.  

Words Solomon learned at the knee of his Mother:

Proverbs 12:4 An excellent wife is the crown of her husband. But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.

Rooted in the Past

I wisdom will teach you how to be a good man and obtain favor from the Lord. A man is not established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous cannot be moved.

Rooedt in the Past

Gallery Tour: This adobe is rooted in culture, tradition and community. They will not easily be moved. It looms tall in the minds of its inhabitants. It is bigger than the size of the painting which they live in. This painting is one of the Santa fe Experience Collection. It is a mixed media. It is painted on a 300# watercolor paper and is painted in acrylic and oil 

Re-Stringing Pearls: My Son, Righteousness is a root situation. It is not tying an apple on the tree and calling it a fruit tree. The tree will produce the fruit within. Righteousness comes from within, within the heart and the soul of who you are. Be careful to allow your heart to bring the fruit that is planted in you. In that it will be exactly what others need. From one apple comes many seeds and will produce an orchard.

Words that Solomon's Mother taught him.

Proverbs 12:2-3 "A good man obtains favor from the Lord, but a man of wicked intentions He will condemn. A man is not established by wickedness but the root of the righteous cannot be moved.

Community of Terre

I Wisdom, will weigh your motives. I walk with God and I know the beginning from the end. I also know your end. Do not tip the scales, do it God's way.

Community of Terre

Gallery Tour: Living in a community is the way of life for the Taos Indians. They compliment each other and add to each other's betterment. They live with balanced scales and respect for each other. This painting has the same components. The varied colors add to the stacked adobe houses. A variation of colors makes a division in otherwise terre (earth) colors. It all adds to a delightful painting..

Re-Stringing Pearls of Wisdom:

My Son, Job cries out to God, "If I have walked with falsehood, or if my foot has hastened in deceit, let me be weighed on honest scales. That God may know my integrity."  There is something about just weights. Make sure all your dealings are right in God's eyes. He weighs the heart and the things of the heart.  Job was found blameless through all his sufferings and it preserved him until he met the Lord face to face. He had nothing to hid.

David said that the one who gets riches in haste is not innocent. That tells me a lot. There is a motive that is not right, even it seems right. Check out your heart.


Words Solomon learned from his Mother's knee.

Proverbs 11:1 - Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord. But a just weight is His delight.

Magenta Morning in New Mexico

I Wisdom will teach you to be generous. As you give, you get. It might not come in like kind but life will come to you as you open your hand and feed others. When you withhold it leads to poverty.

Magenta Morning in New Mexico

Gallery Tour - The Lord is so generous to wake us to magenta skies. This northern New Mexico home is alive in color. This painting was painted on a 300# watercolor paper and is done in oils. It is also a part of the Santa Fe Experience Series.

Re-Stringing Pearls You are very generous my Son. I see your heart and it is full of kindness and caring for your employees. In the end it is not about how much gold you have acquired but how much you gave.  I will never be rich in this world's riches, but I am rich in friendships and treasures in heaven. It will never compute in the world's eyes, but we do not live for recognizition from the world, but from the Lord. He is very pleased. He is keeping our riches safe.

Words Solomon learned at His mother's knee

Proverbs 11:22-27

As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a lovely woman who lacks discretion. The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. There is one who scatters, yet increases more; and there is one  who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty. The generous soul will be made rich. and he who waters will also be watered himself. The people will curse him who witholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.

Honor at Home

I Wisdom, a gracious woman retains honor, she will teach her children to honor her but also honor themselves by making right choices. He who sows righteousness will have a sure reward and righteousness leads to life.   

Gallery Tour - This body of works hangs in the Santa Fe Fine Art Brokeage in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The bright colors, the southwest theme and texture makes this painting what people are looking for when shopping in Santa Fe.  It is a mixed media, on 300# paper in oils.

Re-Stringing Pearls of Wisdom, My Son, honor yourself by making wise decisions. Do not pursue evil, it will only bring death. Look to God, and delight yourself in Him,

Though they join forces, the wicked will not go unpunished. If your heart is right, do not be afraid of men. even though they stand  hand in hand, bringing accusations against you, they will not go unpunished.

Words Solomon learned from his mother's knee

Proverbs 11:16-21

A gracious woman retains honor, but ruthless men retain riches. The merciful man does good for his own soul. But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh. The wicked man does deceptive work, but he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward. As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death. Those who are a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord. But the blameless is their ways are His delight, though they join forces, the wicked will not go unpunished; but the posterity of the righteous will be delivered.

The Shepherd

I wisdom, you can test your heart by your actions. A man devoid of wisdom depises his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his peace. 

The Shepherd

Gallery Tour, Wisdom is your tour guide - I painted this painting when my children were young. Many times when my children were in danger, I stayed close to the shepherd. I lead them on my knees. This is an oil painting and it was inspired out of the need of allowing the shepherd to break one of my lamb's legs and carry him close to his heart. I learned to walk very close to the shepherd during that time, I might have learned more than my lamb and maybe the lesson was for his mother.

Re-Stringing Pearls of Wisdom
My Son, Immediate justice is not always the right way or wisdom. Survey the situation, if there is an offense, pray for our neighbor, then you will gain understanding. He hurts himself more than he does anyone else. Be slow to act and fast to forgive.

His enemy is within himself. He needs your help. Pray for him, he isn't able to do it for himself.

Words Solomon learned at his mother's knee.

Proverbs 11:12-15
He who is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his peace. A talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter. Where there is no counsel, the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety. He who is suety for a stranger will suffer, but one who hates being surety is secure.