Come Away My Beloved
by Brian Tada
Title
Come Away My Beloved
Artist
Brian Tada
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
The last rays of sunset illuminate a picturesque butte mountainside garden as stately saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea) stand watch, icons of the Sonoran desert in Arizona where I attended a conference honoring Israel.
It takes 75 to 95 years for these cacti to begin to grow their first arm. I love the desert where time is measured in decades and centuries.
God invites each of us to tune out the word's stress and distractions and come up to the summit to commune with Him face-to-face as Moses did, receiving divine wisdom to lead his nation of over three million people.
The Almighty called him friend. But it takes time, a marathon not a sprint. How the rewards are worth it!
The precious Holy Spirit quickens to my heart Song of Solomon 8:14 :: "Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or young deer upon the mountains of spices."
May we take the wise words of the Good Book to heart... this is true living!
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Special Feature Award :
I thank God for the honor of having this image chosen for the "Spotlight Featured Artist of the Week" on the "WISCONSIN FLOWERS AND SCENERY" group on Fine Art America, 06.05.2016. Many heart-felt thank-you's to Mr. Randy Rosenberger, group administrator, for selecting this image for this prestigious award.
Grateful to God and thankful to the group administrators for the honor of featuring this image on the home pages of the Fine Art America groups::
* HDR PHOTOGRAPHY, 04.16.16
* BEAUTY OF ARIZONA, 04.17.16
* ALL NATURAL BEAUTY OF THIS WORLD, 04.19.16
* ARIZONA - FINE ART, 04.20.16
* ARTIST NEWS, 04.29.16
* WISCONSIN FLOWERS AND SCENERY, image selected for "Spotlight Featured Artist", 06.05.16 (Thank you very much, Mr. Randy Rosenberger, for this distinct honor! God bless you!)
* PHOTOGRAPH MANIPULATION, 07.15.16
* THE 200 CLUB, 11.08.16
* 500 VIEWS - 1 IMAGE A DAY, 01.25.17
* 500 VIEWS SHARE GROUP, 02.08.17
* 1000 VIEWS ON 1 IMAGE, 01.07.19
* USA PHOTOGRAPHERS ONLY, 02.28.19
* ARIZONA, 07.14.19
* SPIRIT OF THE WEST, 06.21.20
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Artwork notes::
Embedded in the top right-hand corner is the Hebrew acronym for "B'ezras Hashem" [ ב ס " ד ] meaning "with God's help". It is a reminder to me as an artist of my dependence on the Almighty, the Originator of all creativity. This is a similar acknowledgement used by great artists like Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel who signed their work with the Latin phrase, "Soli Deo gloria" which means, "Glory to God alone".
The "Fine Art America" watermark in the full resolution preview will not show in the final print/product purchased.
Photo image and description copyright © 2016 Brian Tada. All rights reserved. To the glory of God. No part of this photo may be reproduced, downloaded, photographed, altered or displayed online.
As this is part of my livelihood, your purchase would be appreciated to help support my work in fine art landscape photography. Thank you very much. God bless you.
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April 15th, 2016
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Comments (213)
Kathryn Jones
Magnificent cacti and scenery! I am impressed by how often the wilderness features in The Bible. John, The Baptist prepared himself for his mission by living in the desert eating locusts and wild honey, and The Savior Himself withdrew into the desert to prepare Himself for His Mission following which Satan tried - unsuccessfully - to tempt him and divert Him from His sacred role as The Savior and Redeemer of Mankind. This desert scene is full of beauty and nothing like the scrub found in the Sahara, the only desert that I have any experience of.
Gary F Richards
Spectacular capture, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in THE BEAUTIFUL PLANET PHOTO ONLY contest!
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