Philippians 4:5 - 7

From the blog post about this painting: "Recently I have begun 'activating my canvas' with words of hope... It seems like it helps me stay focused, and spurs me on to next steps. Still, at times I hit a wall where I cannot see what comes next! ...

The underpainting on this work, starting with that first layer of words and color, became complex and deeply layered. At the top of the canvas, it said The LORD Is Near, and further down were the words prayer, peace, beyond comprehension. I also wrote out some huge, painful prayer requests to the Lord Who is near. The colors in the underlayers were changing and deepening and becoming complex and difficult to work with - yes, my heart was putting itself on my canvas. And because the colors and layers had become intense, I was stumped as to what my next step was. 

Well, yesterday I knew what to do. ... As I looked out, I saw the yellow and green grasses of the autumn and thought about the harvest time that we are experiencing in Northern Indiana. I saw the calming horizontal lines of color and the upward reaching grasses. I saw peace and petition represented in the landscape, and wanted to communicate it with this work."  Click here to read more. 

Featured in The Best of Acrylic issue of Artists Magazine, October 2023.

Selected for the inaugural Acrylic International Biennial Juried Exhibition, 2022.

Fort Wayne Artist Guild Ventures Competition 2021, 2nd place oil or acrylic painting

92 County Art Show 2022, Honorable Mention painting