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May 29
1 min

The Beauty of Tears

“Don't be ashamed to weep; 'tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there...

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Alison Shepard

May 27
2 min

Irises

"The grass he walked through was new and a sweet smell clung to his clothes. There was blue dye on his hands from the wild irises... that...

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Alison Shepard

May 22
7 min

LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, Memorial Day, Ascension Day

I just finished this painting,"Liberty and Justice For All." It has been a visual prayer for America as I've created it. I feel the timin...

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Alison Shepard

May 19
1 min

Slowing Down

“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.” ― Gérard de Nerval I love the dappled light that shines through our peach trees into our g...

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Alison Shepard

May 19
1 min

The Earth Laughing

“The earth laughs in flowers.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson This is my first year growing English daisies. I bought them because they are so joy...

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Alison Shepard

May 19
1 min

Blossom By Blossom

"Blossom by blossom the spring begins." -Algernon Charles Swinburne My azaleas are simply stunning this year! I've never painted one of t...

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Alison Shepard

May 8
2 min

Spring, and the hope of Resurrection

"You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming." --Pablo Neruda This has been an unprecedented time in history. We ...

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Alison Shepard

May 9, 2018
8 min

The Redemption of Islamic Extremists

"The Redemption of Islamic Extremists" is a name of a file folder on my computer. It's a sub folder in my photos for art references that...

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Alison Shepard

Apr 24, 2018
6 min

Moab and Redemption

As a Christian, I am constantly seeking intimacy with my Creator. As with any relationship, an integral art of this intimacy is spending...

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Alison Shepard

Jun 25, 2017
3 min

The Face of the Deep

“Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of Heaven, who hath gendered it? The waters are hid as with a stone. And the face...

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Alison Shepard

May 4, 2017
3 min

The Heart of the Great Alone

Today is my uncle Patrick's funeral. He lived the last 40+ years of his life in a beautiful place off the east coast of Spain called Mal...

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Alison Shepard

Apr 4, 2017
2 min

A Remarkable Catch

Thomas Orde-Lees was a naval officer who was part of the crew of the SS Endurance and served as a motor expert and storekeeper. Orde-Lee...

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Alison Shepard

Mar 30, 2017
2 min

The Great Unknown-Staying Buoyant in Times of Struggle

Life doesn't always turn out exactly the way we planned it. Like a sinking ship, sometimes our ideas don't pan out and we have to either...

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Alison Shepard

Mar 15, 2017
1 min

The Dirge

When I read Alfred Lansing's account of the voyage of the SS Endurance, I was struck by how Shackleton's journey was rife with uncanny oc...

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Alison Shepard

Mar 7, 2017
1 min

The Long, Long Night

Shackleton was a man of discipline, hope, and humor. He had an amazingly buoyant spirit and took the practice of staying lighthearted se...

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Alison Shepard

Mar 6, 2017
1 min

The Art of Waiting

One of the things that inspired me most about Shackleton as I was researching his story, was his wisdom in leading his crew. He was a fl...

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Alison Shepard

Mar 3, 2017
1 min

No Force on Earth

NO FORCE ON EARTH Oil on panel “The northerly gale had compressed and crowded the whole Weddell Sea pack against the face of the land, an...

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Alison Shepard

Feb 23, 2017
2 min

The Fight Will Be Good

Here are some of the major events that spanned the first year of Shackleton's jouney south: The timeline for the Endurance’s journey bega...

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Alison Shepard

Feb 22, 2017
1 min

The Discovery of the Endurance

My encounter with the voyage of the SS Endurance was a fortuitous one. I was visiting a former client who owned a wooden boat shop and w...

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