The Nativity
Merry Christmas! I know it may seem early, as Thanksgiving merely ended on Thursday, the 28th, but Advent has begun and leaves us with four weeks til Christmas Day...even a little less than that. Another Podcast Portrait for you to take in - This one comes with a video as well - I know many of you anticipate, even look forward to the time lapse videos.
This one is done in colored pencils in a byzantine/eastern style icon. I have never done an icon before, so I decided to try it out. Obviously icons are not traditionally done in colored pencil.
A little different style post, as this one comes with a poem I wrote a while back. Let me know your thoughts on it. It is called, "The Bright Star" It is about the Magi and Christmas time. If you like this poem, I have a few more to showcase.
The Bright Star
Not long after the birth of Christ,
By a bright star three Magi were enticed.
Now Herod was king of Judea,
Hearing of the Messiah, in him came an idea.
For his heart became very jealous,
He feared a threat to his rule they tell us.
So he sought the new babe's way by,
Sending the three Magi.
These three men traveled from the east.
With every step, their love increased.
For the one they came to seek.
They ever increased for the King's mystique.
And entering into the city,
They sang a small ditty,
For above a small house, stood a great star.
The Magi did ponder, and thought it bizarre.
But they knew it would be Him that would be within.
Entering they found both the Child,
And Mary, his mother undefiled.
And then giving gifts to her,
For the Child: gold, frankincense, and myhrr.
Now being unladen with gifts for Him,
And Herod's heart was still very grim.
To the Magi was sent word,
Go to Herod not, so another way they deffered.
And to Joseph and angel appeared.
To Egypt he should fly,
With the Child and Mary he did comply
Until Herod should die.
And from the twenty-fifth of December,
Until Epiphany, we must remember,
The twelve days of Christmastide,
For in our hearts the Lord must reside.
