Sing with me: O Come All Ye Faithful, The Glance by George Herbert, Liturgy for Seasons of Illness, A kind review and thank you, Drawing board question, Tea recommendations, Color Connections full video course update, A.D.E. At Home Conference is on February 3rd- I’m doing a tutorial on the color PINK, Affirmations for you going forward with a creative endeavor, It’s a lie to believe that you’re not creative, Go play! Music Bed Licenses for this episode: Homecoming- Judah Earl O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) by Jesse Brown Good Days by KENA Christmas Style by Drew Holcomb and the Nei ..read more

You need a color theory course, right? Listen up! (NOTE: This course is currently in pre-sale. If you buy today, you will get the first 9 videos, and the remaining 12-15 will automatically become available in the fall once they are fully edited and uploaded). Take advantage of the current pre-sale and lowest prices that all of my courses will ever be at from now until August 14th, midnight CT: bestowingthebrush.com Color Connections: Color Theory for Beginners See all courses on Gumroad Sample the 9 free videos in this course on YouTube! Follow me on Instagram * The best place to get the real ..read more

Today's topics: When your Mind’s Eye is Blind When You’re Totally Distracted When The Glory Is Too Much What To Expect This Year from BTB The Lamp Post submissions to Adele: Submit to: the.lamp.post.newspaper@gmail.com Want to learn how to draw and paint at home? Check out my Video courses! Subscribe to my YouTube channel Sign up for my newsletter (Videos early, what I’m learning, drawing lesson ideas) Mentioned this episode: Book: Deep Work by Cal Newport Article 1: The art of Aphantasia: how ‘mind blind’ artists create without being able to visualise Article 2: When The Mind's Eye Is ..read more

Need some serious encouragement today? Listen to this conversation I had with with Clara Lieu. She is the founder of Art Prof, which is a free online resource for learning visual arts! She was an adjunct professor at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she taught in the departments of Foundation Studies, Printmaking, Painting, and Illustration. She’s done many other things in the “art world,” but now she and her team create a huge online library of instructional materials for anyone who wants to learn how to draw, paint, illustrate, sculpt, and more! We touch on some really helpful points ..read more

Adele is a 13-year-old Charlotte Mason style student from Alton Bay, NH. She's created a new publication called The Lamp Post. I had the privilege of subscribing to the very first issue and was so surprised, entertained, and positively stirred by the articles and calls for entries! It’s such a rich and diverse collaboration paper, and I think you and your family will really enjoy this debut issue. But, mostly you'll enjoy all the other issues that you can help create! Send your entry here: the.lamp.post.newspaper@gmail.com Bestowing The Brush 20% off SALE! Enter code: btbthanks2021 at checkout ..read more

This week’s episode is kinda personal. I took questions from you on Instagram a couple of weeks ago asking what you’d like for me to discuss with my dear husband on air. I thought Caleb (Nachtigall) would make a perfect guest, because he was homeschooled K-12! If there was ever a person who embodied education being “an atmosphere, a discipline, and a life,” it’s him. This episode covers more intimate topics (that I have honestly had a hard time publishing): How we met Our testimonies of faith in Christ We beatbox duet for 8 seconds--so you have to stick around until the end His beard care rou ..read more

My husband, Caleb, talks with me about his favorite memories of being homeschooled K-12, what we really think of the Charlotte Mason method, his homeschooling philosophy in general, and about the husband’s role in home education. What are your family’s educational values? Can you define them? Do they change? Caleb also debunks the “Homeschoolers are under-socialized” myth, and he tells us about where his art degree got him...but also what he did to self-educate his way into a few different career paths over the last ten years. If you’re not doing the Charlotte Mason method perfectly, like us ..read more

We all have to deal with glory. As image-bearers, each of us carries borrowed glory from the Father. As we look at each other and see the glory we each have, it’s natural for our hearts to envy, rather than to glorify God. Today, Tilly Dillehay (author/ blogger/ podcaster) helps us sort through the topic of envy. She clarifies how this sin plays out from one image-bearer to another, especially with artists. You’re going to want to read her book whether or not you are an artist, because her insights are so true and convicting! Listen in. Read her here: Broken Bread Seeing Green “Dear Hemlock Se ..read more

Elizabeth Michel, plein air painter, portrait artist, and book author/illustrator, is with me today! She also works with children ages 10 and up to improve their drawing skills. Today, we discuss a new book that she’s written and illustrated for you: “Honk! A Tale of Praise” is in bookstores and available online for you now! In the episode, we also discuss making drawing a part of your home culture and how to make it a consistent habit in the home. Buy the (US) book here: https://word-alive-press-bookstore.myshopify.com/collections/fiction-0-6/products/honk Get to know Elizabeth on her website ..read more

A story of guts and glory. How to bounce back, putting in your best effort, knowing your limitations, and self-idolatry. Also, I ask for your feedback on your desire to purchase any art prints from me...Just thinking about it...Contact me here and the same place if you want to confirm that you also have a strange pride disease.  Then, I have notes for newbies-- training your children in proper brush care, giving them liberal amounts of paper and time, not micromanaging or setting up unnecessary expectations. I also show you how to practice with the drawing prompts from my courses! And I g ..read more