Illustrative Inspiration!

Here's my newest digital painting, which I've titled, "The Painting Bunting," based on a real bird called a painted bunting. It's part of my digital illustration painting series, which I've included below. Enjoy! :-)

"The Painting Bunting," Digital Painting using Adobe Photoshop and a Wacom Tablet


"All Aglow," Digital Painting


"Payback," Digital Painting

Marvelous March :-)

I've included a page of hand sketches that I recently drew, as well as the book cover that I illustrated for my Uncle Tommy. He's a great author, and we're very excited about his new book, "Quenching Life's Thirstings!"



"Handy Sketches," Graphite, 17"x11"





Tom George, author of "Quenching Life's Thirstings", and Alicia Templin, book cover illustrator.

Portrait Practice!

Here is a portrait that I recently painted from life! It was a blast :-)


"Blake," Oil on Canvas, 14"x11"


"Blake" detail

Thanks for visiting! Come back soon, and God bless!

Exploring Patterns!

Hello my friends!
I can't believe it's already 2012 - time definitely flies when you're creating art! :-) This is my newest painting - "Waters of Joy," and it's based on the verse Isaiah 12:3 - "With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation." Daisies symbolize loyal love and purity, so it seemed to make a harmonious composition - the backdrop is an intricately-patterned Indian scarf that a sweet little student gave to me. Thanks for checking out my work, and please come back soon! God bless! :-)


"Waters of Joy," Oil, 20"x16"


"Waters of Joy" detail

Ravishing Ribbons!

Hello my friends!
This is my first post in the New Year. I've been painting a lot in 2011, and I wanted to show you some of my newest works. The current series I've been working on involves ribbons, flowers, and inspiration from powerful Bible verses and paintings by some of my favorite artists! I believe the possibilities are absolutely endless for this series, and I look forward to painting many, many more...
All of these pieces are for sale, so if you are interested, just let me know!
Thanks for your support and encouragement!


"Monet and Psalm 1," Oil on Linen, 12"x12"
(Inspired by Psalm 1:2-3 and Monet's Water Lilies)


"Monet and Psalm 1" detail of porcelain cat


"Monet and Psalm 1" detail of Calla Lily



"Whistler and Fire," Oil on Linen, 10"x8"
(Inspired by the Pillar of Fire in Exodus 13:21 and James Whistler's painting "Nocturne in Blue and Gold: Valparaiso")


"Whistler and Fire" detail of flower



"Dewing and Guidance," Oil on Linen, 16"x10"
(Inspired by the Pillar of Cloud in Exodus 13:21 and Thomas Wilmer Dewing's painting "The Song")


"Dewing and Guidance" detail of flowers


"Dewing and Guidance" detail of woman


Thank you, my friends, for visiting! I look forward to hearing from you soon. God bless you!

*All images copyright Alicia Templin 2011*