Pretty Much

Pretty Much

As it turns out, it is very difficult to photograph silver pigment and leaf. I shouldn't be surprised, especially since I don't use a camera, per se, to photograph, but use my phone almost exclusively. Still, I will probably have to use several photos to give you the idea of what this piece actually looks like.

11" x 14"

Painted with the finest quality heavy-body acrylic paint on acid-free, heavy weight Fabriano watercolor paper

Ready to frame

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I hope you notice the movement and color in the background, behind the silver. I love the swirls and splashes, and I definitely see water there. The yellow-green areas are not as dominant in real life. The textures are the best part of this one. Well, maybe the way the silver pigment powder responded to my work on the surface is the star, but the textures are right up there too. 

Romans 7:22 For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being,

I have been reading in Romans in the New Testament lately and I arrived at chapter 7 this morning. You know, when I was young, I pretty much knew what every part of the Bible meant. Now, it takes me a long time to read and think and compare other portions of the Bible as I read. There is a lot that I need to work through, but I DO know that I delight in God's word, and I love Him with all of my heart. So this verse was like a little treat hidden toward the end of this chapter. 

There were a lot of things I pretty much knew when I was young that now look a bit different to me. I knew good art and good music. I knew right and wrong - no question. I knew that my Dad was infallible. I knew my life plan (high heels and a suit, working in a skyscraper. Boy was THAT wrong!).

As it turns out, a lot of the things I knew were, in fact, right. They still stand out front, so to speak, like the silver on this painting. But also, there are things that swirl and move and might not be as solid as I thought they were. Like the background. I have become so very thankful for the unchanging, absolute truth of God's word, even though at times I have to let it swirl a bit in my mind. Those other things, well... I am ok with letting them move. I am actually ok not "pretty much knowing".