After writing over 600 posts here in the last five years
(603 to be exact), I have resisted the urge to monetize my site. I didn’t want my
readers to wade through pop-ups and screaming advertising to get to my content,
however, I do need to find another stream of income.
I may have mentioned here that I was actually an art major
in college and have painted my whole
life mostly in watercolor. However, this year I returned to oil painting moving
from small watercolors (which I still love to do, by the way) to giant
canvases. It’s been quite an adventure.
I’ve sold limited edition prints and note cards of my
original oils and watercolors during book signings and based on that success, I’ve
decided to open my own Etsy shop, Beverly Varnado Art.
I have prints of Currahee from my book Home to Currahee, as well as prints from my Lanier series of paintings which were inspired by Give My Love to the Chestnut Trees.
I have prints of Currahee from my book Home to Currahee, as well as prints from my Lanier series of paintings which were inspired by Give My Love to the Chestnut Trees.
In addition to my note cards and fine art prints, I also
have available a small devotional book, Gifts
of Hope, which is taken from extraordinary acts of kindness to me when I
suffered from Post Traumatic Stress. Someone delivered a little gift and note
to me everyday during the entire season of Lent one year. I hope it brings hope
to anyone struggling with discouragement.
So in addition to my books which are available on Amazon HERE
and many other places on line, I now have my own little Etsy shop. Please consider stopping
by and having a look.
A verse that has been so close to my heart through the years
is, “And let the beauty of the Lord our God be
upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our
hands establish thou it” (Psalm 90:17).
As the beauty of God rests upon me, I want
to share it through the work of my hands as faithfully as I can whether through
writing, painting, or music.
As you ponder your Christmas list this
year, consider giving the gift of art, whether mine or someone else’s and let
God’s beauty unfurl.
Visit my shop, Beverly Varnado Art, HERE. Also my books are available HERE.