breakthrough - Rainbows have Nothing to Hide Size:24 x 24 inches paper

breakthrough - Rainbows have Nothing to Hide Size:24 x 24 inches paperThe BREAKTHROUGH Collection: 10 years ago, in the throes of my new role as mother, this series was inspired by my teeny, tiny babes. Like a kid with a new box of crayons, I began to play. Layer after layer, each painting became a sort of prayerful meditation. There were strong parallels between the patience cultivated from endless cycles of diaper changing, laundry and feeding, as with painting circle after circle on canvas. There is beauty in

I set out to paint the feeling of it - that particular stillness that lives at the edge of open water

Titled after Psalm 143:10

light broke through my window and caught a glass of water on the windowsill - scattering small blooms of white across the wall

vibrant greens

Each luminous form evokes the shimmer of crystal yet dissolves into painterly softness at its edges

The contrast between the ornate sparkle and the calm backdrop heightens the drama of its presence

This painting is that verse made visible

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Like tiny fireflies caught in a twilight breeze

This print feels like a rose caught in a daydream

deep forest greens and misty blues create a lush

and dusky lavenders