Time is what it takes for my favorite medium to dry.
Oil paint... Instrument of the masters.
Rich, creamy texture and glowing, translucent color. The properties that make it a delicious, pleasure to apply. The moment it is expressed from the tube, oil entices me to blend colors with the pallet knife, just for the satisfaction of feeling the silky smoothness as colors meld.
Depth and complexity of color are unmatched by synthetics. Just as artificial can not rival natural floral splendor. Neither can acrylic bear semblance to oil...
Virtually every great classical artist has used oil paint. In the beginning grinding the raw materials. Now convenience.
Still, drying takes time. Even with special additives there is the wait..
It is a matter of biding time. Nether heat, nor wind can speed the process. Invisible changes are taking place within the chemical composition of the paint. Bonds form creating soundness, durability and permanence.
The outcome is worth the delay.
Waiting on God can be like waiting for paint to dry. Slow response to circumstances that we have flooded with prayer generate change within us.
Patience, tolerance, restraint, forbearance, acceptance.
When His answers come we are equipped.
Isaiah 40:31
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Well said! I also think of James 1:3-4: "knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." "Patience" is translated perseverance and endurance in other versions. They pretty much all mean the same thing - waiting for the paint to dry! The price the "masters" paid to create their masterpieces. Should we expect less from the Master of all masters?
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