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I'm going to be introducing new prints from my new I'm going to be introducing new prints from my newest print collection over the next few weeks. Today, meet these two versions of America, the Beautiful, my favorite of the patriotic hymns, by Katharine Lee Bates and published in 1895. Sharon McMahon, in her excellent book, The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement, devotes a whole chapter to Bates, her story, and the writing of this song. 

I decided to create one print with flowers, landmarks, and wildlife representing our vast nation from Hawaii to New York, while the other is inspired by the "purple mountains" and "amber waves of grain" lines. The poppies have been associated with remembrance of sacrifice since WW1. They also create a nod to the red, white, and blue of our flag. 

I also created two stickers that go along with this theme. One has a line from this song and references our flag through tiny images. The second is the image of the Statue of Liberty with the words "Liberty and justice for all" (from the Pledge of Allegiance). 

You can find all these on my website here:
https://marydeandraws.com/product-category/new
I'm back in Luke with a study of the story of 12-y I'm back in Luke with a study of the story of 12-year-old Jesus in the temple. I'm talking about the following:
⬛Why this story and how it fits in Luke's narrative
⬛Important details about the setting you might have missed
⬛What Jesus may have been discussing with the teachers
⬛This incredible painting by William Holman Hunt and all its details

Here's the direct link:
https://marydeandraws.substack.com/p/the-gospel-of-luke-eyewitnesses-to-d02

You can read it all on Substack (under Marydean Draws), the link on my website, or the link below. Paid subscribers can download the study and coloring page.
On this Friday's pretend podcast: 🎤 colonoscopy On this Friday's pretend podcast:
🎤 colonoscopy prep, fasting, and spiritual disciples
🎤DE-yoyo-ing our relationship with God 
🎤a podcast update
🎤 definining Christian nationalism
🎤new hymn prints + a hymn for America's 250th 

You can listen to it all at the link below, or find Marydean Draws on Substack:
https://marydeandraws.substack.com/p/marys-friday-newsletter-6526
My Spring 2026 Print Collection is now in the shop My Spring 2026 Print Collection is now in the shop! 

It features the following:
*Two versions of America the Beautiful
*Lift Every Voice and Sing (also known as the "Negro National Anthem")
*Be Thou My Vision in peach and pink
*Come Thou Fount in neutral green/white
*Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee in an abstract stained glass design
*O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
*A Nature Lover's Color Wheel (with tiny watercolor paintings)
*Watercolor Mixing Chart Print (with hearts)

They are so much fun! Which is your favorite?

You can find them all here in my shop:
https://marydeandraws.com/product-category/new

I also just dropped them off @theladyjaneshop if you're local, along with a mini collection of original watercolors!
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