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    Week 8 The Grand Finale

    Week 8 The Grand Finale

    Week 8 #LindstromMN #THeNativityOilPainting #ForestLakeMinnesota #ModernReligiousArtwork #TheNativityOilPainting #LivePainting #WillowbrookCommunityChurch #ChristianArtist #MinnesotaOilPainter #willowbrooknativity #ArtistInResidency #TheNativity
    Week 7 The Nativity

    Week 7 The Nativity

    Week 7 I was able to start refining the details on baby Jesus and began working on Mary's face and hair. I had a few surprise guest show up to come see the painting in person. Such a treat. #ForestLakeMinnesota #WillowbrookCommunityChurch #ModernReligiousArtwork #TheNativity #LivePainting #willowbrooknativity #ArtistInResidency
    Week 6 Details

    Week 6 Details

    The detail process is slow going but it adds a lot of depth and brings the figures to life. I spent most of Wednesday evening working on Joseph's face and refining details in his hair. Sunday I worked on his clothing and started building up layers to make his shirt drape correctly. The image below shows the difference between last Sunday and this Sunday's progress. Week 6 #LindstromMN #THeNativityOilPainting #ChristianArtist #PhotorealisticPaintingJesus #willowbrooknativity #
    Week 4 and Week 5

    Week 4 and Week 5

    Sunday I was on Spring Break with my family. When we returned I got back to work as quick as I could. Wednesday evening I was able to get a few hours of painting in and covered the background in a another layer to start making it shape up. It's not "finished" but its one its way. Sunday was my 5th week of painting and it was a very special day. Mary Divine, a reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and photographer Scott Takushi, joined us at Willowbrook to see what this pai
    Week Three ~ The Nativity Work In Progress

    Week Three ~ The Nativity Work In Progress

    Photos by Heidi Schauer #THeNativityOilPainting #ModernReligiousArtwork #ChristianArtist #PhotorealisticPaintingJesus #WillowbrookCommunityChurch #willowbrooknativity #ForestLakeMinnesota
    Week Two ~ The Nativity Painting Willowbrook

    Week Two ~ The Nativity Painting Willowbrook

    Photo Credit: Heidi Schauer #willowbrooknativity #MinnesotaArtist #THeNativityOilPainting #TheNativity #ForestLakeMinnesota
    What's the Drive? Words From the Artist

    What's the Drive? Words From the Artist

    Video credit - Laura Davison & Jessie DeCorsey #willowbrooknativity #willowbrooknativity #MInnesotaArtistVideo #MinnesotaOilPainter #ReligiousPainter #THeNativityOilPainting #LindstromMN