Jess Boctor

Tag: Sigh

  • Little Drummer Boy

    Really, I hate the fact that Christmas music starts to get played before Halloween is even over, but today I was flipping radio channels and I heard Jars of Clay’s version of this classic Christmas song. I found the lyrics to the song here.

    Drummer Boy

    Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pumA new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pumOur finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pumTo lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum,rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,So, to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum,When we come.
    Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pumI am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pumI have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pumThat’s fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pumrum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum,On my drum?
    Mary Nodded, pa rum pum pum pum, The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum I play me best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum me and my drum

    It’s the last two lyrics that get me. “I have no gift to bring, that’s fits for a king, Shall I play for you?..I play my best for him,…Then He smiled at me”I have to admit, I cried listening to this song tonight. It really convicted me about what I bring before the Lord and offer him. I don’t have anything fit to give a king, and most of the time I don’t even give him fifteen minutes, let alone my best. Is it any wonder I haven’t felt him smile at me lately?I want to change that, its not a new years resolution, its a heart desired resolution. I want to play my best for my king and have him smile at me.What can you do best for a smile?-Jessica

  • Painting in Progress 2

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    Painting in Progress 2Originally uploaded by marchenstudiosThis is what my painting looks like after sitting down for a second session of painting. This session was really kind of short, no more then thirty minutes. I found that I needed to get up and leave it be for the night. I have a really hard time with figure painting, I haven’t studied it much beyond a 7th grade art class and so it is easy for me to get frustrated when it doesn’t look right. I get so tied up in small details that I lose sight of the whole picture and so last night I just decided to be done for a little while. I got most of the main shadowing done and was really pleased. The last thing I did was give her a light coat of metallic silver. I really want her to have layers and texture and an ethereal feeling.So how did you do facing your fears?-Jessica

  • Evolution and Darwinism in Art.

    Today was a really good creative day. I am exhausted but it was a good day. Definitely an evolution day. What I mean is that every idea I had, every original concept changed into something completely different then the original vision. Most days I would get frustrated and yell at my stamps, paints, canvas and snippets of paper that float around my workspace. Not today though. Today , I just let it flow. If it wasn’t working I let it go and moved on to the next idea. It was a day of Darwinism in Art. Survival of the fittest, the best, the strongest. Those were the ideas that won today. It was a good day.Anyone else experience artistic Darwinism?

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