Drawing Close, Encountering Joy: An Artist's Psalms and Prayers for the Earth - Paperback

by Janice E. Kirk (Author)

From Fort Rock to Hovenweep, redwoods to the Rockies, ocean to high desert, here is an invitation to connect with the natural world. Psalms and prayers for the earth unfold from early morning dew through daytime hours to the night watch. Delight in the colors of dawn, linger in the fellowship of the forest, savor the solitude, lament the losses, be refreshed by tumbling waters, celebrate the glories of life, and hear the robin singing . . . singing. Draw close, enter into the experience. Encounter the joy and peace of the natural world. Through the eyes of an artist, discover nature's abiding witness to the "wondrous Mystery wrapped in beauty."

Author Biography

A lifetime of camping and sketching the American West is inspiration for artist and author, Janice E. Kirk. Works include Milton the Mouse; The Christmas Redwood, a Forest Parable; The Road to Beaver Park, Painting, Perception, and Pilgrimage; Cherish the Earth, the Environment and Scripture. She also illustrated Wild Edible Plants of Western North America (D. R. Kirk, 1970). Teacher of art, language arts, and music, including voice at Simpson University in Redding, California, she hopes readers will enjoy nature's wonders every day.