Blog Post #4

I had drawn this lighthouse a little bit ago, but this piece of art still has significance to me today. The reference photo that I had for this piece was actually of a lighthouse that is not even in this country! I had gotten the photo out of my mom’s calendar in our kitchen.

This piece was done with an ink pen and was a gift for my mom for Christmas.

This picture makes me think about my mom, and, actually, my dad as well. My mom loves lighthouses, which led to my desire of wanting to draw this for her as a Christmas present; and she loves lighthouses so much that there is a room in our house that actually is beach/lighthouse themed!

I think about my dad as well, though, because I have an uncle on his side of the family, with the last name of “Frow,” who was actually the first lighthouse keeper of the Key Biscayne lighthouse in south Florida.

Lighthouses within themselves have great meaning as well. A lighthouse is made and placed somewhere so that ships can know which way the land is and can warn ships if there is danger. A lighthouse is also constant and remains lit at all times of night. This makes me think about my relationship with God. God is my lighthouse and despite all of the “night” times that I go through, despite all of the rough “times at sea,” He, God, is always there, guiding me, His vessel, in the way that I should go, warning me of things that may come, and helping me through the ones that do.