Noteworthy Words

Sun-Kissed - 10" x 10", Acrylic on canvas, Elise Ehrenholz, ©2026. It's a bit of a dreary day here. I don't think the sun has poked it's head around the clouds all day. It was warm enough though at breakfast to open the window to listen to the birds. This always feels like such a luxury in the spring to listen to the birds out in the yard. There are some birds that stay for the winter, and even though I am thankful for them, the whole chorus of the birds in the spring feels l

Coming Home - 30"x40", Mixed media on canvas, Elise Ehrenholz, 2025. If you are a certain age or a certain kind of film person, you will have watched or at least heard of the movie, "Ben-Hur" with Charlton Heston, based on a book of the same name by Lew Wallace, published on November 12, 1880. Now if you've never heard of that movie, I entirely encourage you to go watch it. There's something really wonderful about it, except for maybe the part where they are rowing. If you've

Stopping at Beautiful - 20" x 24", Mixed media on canvas, ©2025, Elise Ehrenholz. Private Collection. Jesus is alive, every day forever. He lives. Even if there is nothing else in this life you can be sure of, you can be sure of that. This is my hope. All of the eggs are going in that basket. Our world is quickly shifting and that being said, it can be difficult to find and hold our footing. We need a firm foundation. Jesus is the man for the job, the Rock of Ages, the image

Burgeoning - 36" x 36", Mixed media on canvas, ©2024, Elise Ehrenholz. Private Collection. While I was painting this a particular word came to mind. Burgeoning . Not a word I usually use. Not a word anyone I know usually uses. Was God trying to tell me something? Possibly. I looked it up to get the fuller picture. That felt like due diligence if indeed God was trying to clue me into something greater. What does burgeoning mean anyways? The Oxford Dictionary defines it as, "