April & May Illustrations

I've been so busy. I've had lots of illustrating work to do for April and May.

Here are a couple of illustrations I created for the May issue of My Light Magazine.

I also made a coloring page and the illustrations for Shiny Red.

Create Peace

This painting, Create Peace, appeared to me in a vision along with the words...

Dream of Peace
Pray for Peace
Forgive for Peace
Live in Peace
Create Peace

Now... Look at your own hands...

Start with you pinky finger and say, "Dream of Peace" and say each line, ending with "Create Peace" at your thumbs.

Bring your hands together, as in the painting, and see that they are in the shape of a heart.

Look the dove in the eyes and remember... Peace is in our hands when it is in our hearts.

The original painting, Create Peace, will be for sale this weekend at the Tigard Armory in Oregon. This painting was created for the event, Artists for Children of the World, and 25% of the proceeds go to orphans. For directions visit...
http://www.afcotw.com/events.php

The image and words are copyrighted. Please contact carolbrooke@earthlink.net if you would like to use the images or words posted on this site.

© Carol Brooke, 2009

Artists for the Children of the World

On Friday, March 13th Good Samaritan Ministries is having a fundraiser for orphans and widows. I'll be there at 5:30 for the dinner. Many artists (including me) will be selling artwork for the cause.

Create Peace is currently a sketch in draft form, and will be in watercolor pencil. 18"X24". I'm pouring my heart with love and prayer onto this piece every day to be finished by March 13th.

Heart shaped tears of a white dove (symbolizing the Holy Spirit) fall on the earth. Two hands hold the earth together. Each finger has skin tones of many colors. Where the dove's tears fall....
The earth heals.
Each finger on each hand has a message as it holds the earth together and the dove flies above the earth and between the two hands:

• Dream of Peace
• Pray for Peace
• Live in Peace
• Forgive for Peace
• Create Peace

© Carol Brooke, 2009

The completed arwork will be posted online soon.

In addition to this original piece, many limited edition prints will be available for you to choose from.

Toddler Fairy

This is a sketch of my daughter as a fairy. I've decided to start experimenting more with watercolor again. I've been using pen and colored pencil lately, and I want to start working with watercolor more. When I finish her, I'll post again.

My Light Magazine - February Cover

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My Light Magazine!

I just love the poem by Don Ford, Another Heavenly Flower Blooms, and the story, My Valentine's Day Card, by Jaclyn Morales that I got to illustrate. I also made the cover of Saint Valentine.

There's a Valentine's Day card from God the kids can make, too. Click here to see it!

Interview with Jennifer Gladen at MyLightMagazine.com

Check out this interview at www.MyLightMagazine.com

(We are now into February, so the interview isn't online anymore. I'll see if I can scan it and post it online.)

I'm the new Illustrator Coordinator for the magazine.

For January, I did the illustration for the Grandad Prays poem.

Illustration copyright by Carol Brooke, 2009

Jesus & Mary Coloring Page

Illustration copyright by Carol Brooke, 2008

Jesus & Mary Coloring Page

Published in MyLightMagazine.com

August-October 2008