Proverbs 28:1 - The righteous are as bold as a lion

The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

- Proverbs 28:1

This entry was inspied by Rebekah R Jones' Bible Art Journaling Challenge, week 3 (no link because the original challenge post has been take down).

I was in two minds about sharing this entry, which is why it's taken over a year for me to post it up here. From an art point of view I was delighted with it. It's one of the best pieces of art I've done in my Bible to date, and I liked the way the stamping came out. I also liked that the lion's eyes looked kind, as I was thinking of Aslan as a model when I was sketching. I also learned that if I'm going to prep my pages (necessary if I don't want stamping to bleed through) then I need to prep everywhere I'm going to create, or the colour will be different on the prepped to unprepped parts.

But from a spiritual/Bible study point of view I don't feel I actually got very much out of it. Maybe it was because the video that went with the challenge wasn't there to follow, so I couldn't get the extra bit of insight into the verse that I get from that usually. Maybe it was because it was only one verse and nothing more (I find Proverbs can be difficult to journal on for exactly that reason). Maybe it was because I concentrated too much on the art and wasn't really in the right place mentally when I did the entry.

Whatever the reason I've decided to not let it put me off. I'm planning to do more studies on boldness/lions, spurred on by this challenge, and see where it takes me. This entry may not have had much impact on me, but as our pastor said in his sermon this morning, little things can make all the difference to our Christian lives. This little passage could end up paving the way to all sorts of interesting insights into other passages!

What I used: White gesso, black Memento ink, Prismacolour coloured pencils, black Micron pen, selection of alphabet stamps from Dovecraft.