“Into the Light”
I’m inspired by majestic horses.
As I watch them make their way into the light, I find myself taking notes. Let's all strive to find our way into the light.
36 x 48
oil on canvas
original $1200
Prints available
“Keep Showing Up”
Do running horses give you the feeling of courage and motivation? I see horses and I immediately think of majestic powerful beauty coupled with such steadfast peace. There’s a regal strength when you keep showing up; holding yourself to the vision not yet realized. This piece represents a lot for me personally. Keep showing up. You’ve got this!
36 x 48
oil on canvas
original $1200
Prints available
“Rainbow Shore”
40 x 56
oil on canvas
original sold
Prints available
“Now”
No matter the past, the hurt, the hurdles and even doubt in your heart, you are here.
NOW.
NOW is full of gratitude, insight, wisdom, experience, savvy, resolve. Take in a full breath
and walk the shoreline, dear.
Feel the shallows.
Savor the NOW.
48 x 36
oil on canvas
original $1200
Prints available
“Scaling Fences”
Greater than dominating force and power is the gentle and faithful love. It can scale any height, any depth, any distance.
14 x 11
oil on canvas
original $350
Prints available
“Denver Roses”
While in Denver this summer I was waiting on my husband to finish up a pickleball game and wandered to find this sweet rose garden.
There’s always something beautiful to see. This #beautynearme is brought to you by mountain air and sunshine.
48 x 36
oil on canvas
original $1200
Prints available
“Euphoria”
The energy of euphoria between lovers is magnetic. Even the water and sky honor the force.
48 x 36
oil on canvas
original $1200
Prints available
“Bring Your Sunshine”
No matter the weather or what is going on around us, we have the privilege to bring our own sunshine. May it exude from us and linger into all who interact with us .
48 x 36
oil on canvas
original $1200
Prints available
“Magnolia Memories”
This iconic tree and flower brings me so much joy.
The instant I see magnolias I think of home.
And fun fact:
The oldest trees on the grounds of the White House are two southern magnolias planted between 1829 and 1837 by Andrew Jackson, in memory of his wife, Rachel, who died two weeks after Jackson won the election.
Magnolia are always dripping with moisture, beauty and fragrance.
48 x 36
oil on canvas
original $1200
Prints available
“You are a Warrior”
I’m curious if you consider yourself a survivor?
It might mean you have had to have become a warrior.
When I was a child I was so mesmerized by a native American doll and I got it as a present for Christmas.
She embodied so much of what spirit I wanted to have; that overcoming nonnegotiable “I will survive” attitude… and so now at 55 I painted her. She reminds me of something important within me.
I hope that she’s an inspiration for you.
You’ve got this.
You’re a survivor because you are a warrior.
48 x 36
oil on canvas
original $1200
Prints available
“The Horse & Traveler”
Thankfully, the weight of your journey does not rest solely upon you. Even though you’ve prepared for this you may find yourself spent, fatigued and unable to take another step.
These moments are humbling but also punctuate the truth: Your Life has always been so much more about WHO you with rather than the “WHAT or WHERE”.
I’m celebrating beautiful souls who are with us in the journey. It’s true, the traveler is tired, spent and maybe even discouraged. But that sweet horse holds steady and keeps moving forward.
*Some days we are the traveler.
*Some days we are the horse.
Either way, we know the beauty of carrying or being carried
48 x 36
oil on canvas
original sold
Prints available
“From the Rooftop”
My beautiful daughter Brooke is a thoughtful soulful woman.
Her voice is angelic but it was her eyes that captivated me as she was overlooking Kansas city from a rooftop. I see her confidant heartfelt gaze and looking at her I see the wealth of wisdom she gives.
48 x 36
oil on canvas panel
original $1200
Prints available
“You Make the World Go Round”
We’re tempted to think that the world goes round and round based on force and power and will but it’s really the softness. It’s the mother nursing her baby in the unseen places in the middle of the night or stopping in the middle of the day sitting down on the edge the concrete wall while running errands to feed her baby,
This is what makes the world go round. It’s the feminine energy of nurture. It’s longing and being ok with that. It’s crying and vulnerability and softness.
You make the world go round.
In this way on this day holding your sweet child, taking time to drink enough water and eat the right food and to do the things that benefit another, YOU make the world go round.
48 x 36
oil on canvas
original $1200
Prints available
“Sacred Summer Nights”
The gifts of the world are so plenteous every day. The “lightening bugs” flickering; wildflowers swaying; the cadence of the crickets singing; the faint pink glowing in the sky after sunset, all such luxurious gifts we are given.
In our youth these things might not hold such poignancy but as we grow older we think back with such fondness of those summer nights when longing and dreaming carried us. Those Sacred Summer Nights can still carry us if we let them.
48 x 36
oil on canvas
original $1200
Prints available
“Cotton Fields”
I love the cotton fields and the way they make you think you might be looking at clouds that fell from the sky.
Ethereal but so earthy and strong, those fields make us stop to look and dream.
Chances are right now that you’re wearing or around something made of cotton. It’s been used for centuries. My momma used to pick cotton to buy school clothes and her mom worked in a denim factory sewing jeans made of cotton. It seemed I needed in on this cotton magic too.
48 x 36
oil on canvas
original $1200
Prints available
“Healing”
“I set out to paint the emotions that emerge when I think about the process of healing. There is guidance on this journey but also so many tears.
There is a light but also darkness.
There are tentative doubts and yet also a deep thread of hopefulness running through you.
Emerging around you are the flower gifts and intricacies that only you will fully know.
And just when you reach the light, you see how it has filtered through to you along the way.
Although you may feel alone on this journey, these flowers are hedged around you, just waiting to be picked; just waiting to be given away.
48 x 36
oil on canvas
original $1200
Prints available
“First Dance Feathers”
“There’s a split-second decision you have to make. Walking into the first dance wearing a hand-me-down feathered dress with a voice in your head saying you should have tamed your hair.
And now you have to decide how you entertain that thought. The lights find you. and the feathers feel like they are fluttering in your stomach now.
And that second, that second shapes you.
You decide. You stand tall. You say in your heart and to yourself “this is a time for wild hair and feathers under lights”.
You look to find the girl who has her eyes cast down and looks to have doubts just like you just did and you smile at her and tell her how great she looks. This shapes you.
This night you silence what needs to be silenced and lean into kindness and generosity brought to you by first dance feathers.
48 x 36
oil on canvas
original $1200
Prints available
“Lightening with the Yellow Hair”
“I remember the first time I saw it.
Tried to find words to describe it. But I couldn’t.
Nothing had prepared me.
No books.
No teachers.
Not even my parents.
I heard a thousand stories… But none could describe this place. It must be witnessed to be understood. And yet, I’ve seen it. And I understand it less than when I first cast eyes on this place.“ - 1883, Elsa
48 x 36
oil on canvas
original $1200
Prints available
“Maybe”
Maybe the art of loving is not about finding the perfect person, but seeing an imperfect person perfectly.
48 x 36
oil on canvas
original sold
Prints available
“Roll Like
Thunder”
The smell. Petrichor.
The sound. Thunder.
The feeling. Hope.
36 x 48
oil on canvas
original SOLD
Prints available
“Crowned”
So regal. So “at home”.
How fortunate we are to have such an example of being comfortable with your Royalty. The stag amidst the gloriousness of color knows he belongs.
Do not diminish yourself.
Your beautiful crown fits.
36 x 48
oil on canvas
originalSOLD
Prints available
“An Angel to Watch Over US”
Whether we have one or many angels surrounding us, I associate angels with protection, comfort, encouragement, guidance and so much light. These gifts help us to be able to navigate the earthly realm. And angels do not fear the dark night. It is only in the dark where the light is revealed.
I’m thankful for angels that watch over us
48 x 36
oil on canvas
original $1200
Prints available
“Dreamer”
“You are a great champion. When you ran, the ground shook, the sky opened and mere mortals parted.”
-Dreamer
12 x 16
oil on canvas
original $200
Prints available
“One Last Look”
One last look at the swaying moss, where the canopy of trees helped me to know what safety feels like.
One last look where love grew like wild vines in the oaks.
...Unashamed.
...Holy.
In that one last look I see how running water has made its imprint into your alabaster sand.
Maybe my mark will be upon you too like the mark you’ve made upon my heart.
One last look to remember in gratitude where I’ve come from and how you’ve rooted me so that I might fly.
One last look...
48 x 36
oil on canvas
original SOLD
Prints available
“Goodnight Moon”
20 x 16 oil on canvas panel
“I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day“ -Van Gogh
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20 x 16oil on canvas
original 350
Prints available
“Dandelion-
Sun, Moon & Stars”
Are you mesmerized by dandelions and wishing? Me too.
Every stage of the dandelion seems celebratory. The 3 phases of a dandelion represent the sun, moon and stars.
☀️The yellow flower represents the sun.
🌙The white puff ball represents the moon.
✨The dispersing seeds represent the stars.
☀️🌙✨
How beautiful the gift we’ve been given: the heavenlies growing up from the ground, reminding us that no matter the circumstance, it’s always time for believing, dreaming, wishing.
☀️🌙✨
36 x 48
oil on canvas
original $1200
Prints available
“Pink Peonies-
A Love Story”
“Pink Peonies, A Love Story”
Peonies are like great love stories. Unique. Self-propagating. Strong yet fragile. Beautiful to behold.
Peonies are one of my favorite graces on earth.
What’s your favorite flower?
40 x 30
oil on canvas
original $800 (sold)
Prints available
“Forever Changed”
Instead of being overtaken by the waters, the river becomes part of you. That’s what can happen in the midst of pain.
Yes, You are forever changed; stripped of everything earthly yet gaining the inner heavenly parts of life. Now you know the beauty of promise and the grace of strength.
“When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee:”
48 x 36
oil on canvas
original $1200
Prints available
“Swamp Song of the Cypress & Pine”
The day was gray and overcast when we walked the trail and climbed the stairs to the top of the overlook at Grand Bay wma. Imagine my surprise when the color took my breath away. I was reminded that color & life & vibrancy can come from all places, even from the white & gray cypress and pine trees losing their leaves. The swamp sang with the gift.
40 x 30
oil on canvas
original $800
Prints available
“Water on Fire”
The elements of fire & water represent such balance. I think its why we’re drawn to the water at sunrise and sunset.
Our eyes take in the color and then disperses the energy to every cell within us.
original SOLD
Prints available
“Ascension”
The celestial heights and mysterious underwater depths seem intertwined to me. The heavenly stars and moon draw us to spiritual epiphanies.
Even our earthly bodies know the moon’s gravitational pull. I look up from wherever I am with awe and wonder. Gods creation speaks.
May we respond with hearts open to ascend.
36 x 48
oil on canvas
$1200 original
Prints available
“Mama’s Flowers”
Every time I see zinnias and bright lilies, I think of my mom and her mom. Her mom passed when she was a child but she remembers the flowers her mom loved.
You can hardly walk by the bright bold colors of flowers and not be impacted. Every life is like that. No matter how long or short our earthly rotations, we make a statement, even through which flowers we hold dear.
To all the mamas, you are unique, strong and bold like the flowers you adore. 💐
12 x 16
oil on wood panel
original SOLD
Prints available
“Crying Rainbow”
Only a mother knows how she will carry her baby in her heart forever.
8 x 10
oil on canvas
original SOLD
Prints available
“Pretty in Pink”
"For flowers that bloom about our feet;
For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet;
For song of bird, and hum of bee;
For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee!"
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
11 x 14
oil on canvas Panel
original SOLD
Prints available
“When All Else Fails”
About 6 years ago on an overcast day I was struggling in my health but also in my mindset. It was a gray day. I kept looking to the sky for some kind of sign.
In the last moments of the day as the sun was sinking all I could see was overcast skies. I couldn’t see the sun descending …until that last second! The clouds parted and the sky lit up in such glorious color. It was a last second explosion of hope. I needed the reminder.
When all else fails, we will be met with grace.
11” x 14”
oil on canvas panel
$200 original
prints available
“You are Guided”
Guidance isn’t always loud. Guidance comes in small, quiet stillness in thoughts, dreams, visions and glimpses.
I can see you now.
You are adorned with swirling flower petals as you walk on a path of towering wildflowers while being guided by following the bliss before you.
Most of us cannot comprehend that being guided is so sure and so simple. Surely it is more complicated than that. And yet I wonder.
22 x 28
oil on canvas
original Sold
prints available
“You Belong”
You know the feeling of belonging. Although it’s hard to express with words, the feeling is deeply rooted within us. We sense the energy within every cell of our being.
Synergistic.
Life-giving.
Warmth.
You Belong.
24 x 24
oil on canvas
original Sold
prints available
“You are Resilient”
The storm has passed and the city lights are twinkling in the valley below. The sky shows a hint of color as if to smile a huge sigh of relief right along with you. You inhale deeply and slowly exhale feeling this moment fully.
You did it.
You survived.
You recognize the grace and strength that was so necessary.
Your belief held. And though the storm battered and you felt the unimaginable pain, you are here above it all breathing deeply.
You are resilient.
16 x 20
oil on canvas
original Sold
prints available
“You are not Alone”
Have you ever felt alone?
Most people can identify with that even if they are surrounded by many. Sometimes you go through something and it’s hard to remember that you are not alone.
But if you look around you will see the sky and the clouds, even ground beneath you and the little bird behind you. They’re all speaking the same thing. They are all saying the same words. You are not alone.
20 x 16
oil on canvas
original Sold
prints available
“Low Tide Lovers”
Do you feel the magic at low tide? As the water recedes the reflections are bigger, richer, more vibrant and full of possibility. And maybe we are drawn to low tide with those we love to embrace those same possibilities in our relationships.
16 x 20
oil on canvas
original Sold
prints available
“You are Adored”
No matter your earthly experience, do you know how divinely and absolutely adored you are?
While you can see doubt in this mother’s face you can also see resolve, courage, commitment. She carries such strength and intuition for her child. She carries doubt too, but the doubt is about her skill, not her heart. And maybe that is what binds together this relationship more securely than anything- not knowing all of the “how’s” but dedicating to “find your way” together no matter what.
Unconditional adoration brings the gift of rest and surrender, like a child sleeping on her mother’s shoulder. Everything is ok.
You are never too old to be held in such rapture and you are never too old that you don’t desire it.
May this artwork remind you of the truth, that YOU ARE ADORED.
16 x 20
oil on canvas
original $275
prints available
“Field of Whimsy”
Horses among wildflowers seem the epitome of possibility and ethereal beauty.
The scene makes your heart
light & bright..
11 x 14
oil on canvas panel
$250 original
Prints available
“You are Mother”
Motherhood shapes and enlarges your world to a degree that seems impossible and indescribable. And yet I attempt to capture on canvas an edge of that gorgeous glorious terrain.
Motherhood introduces you to places and emotions never before seen, let alone experienced. It also highlights in massive doses ALL that you DO NOT know. It is the ultimate Humbling. Maybe being so acquainted with your limitations is a gift and yet for your child, you boldly find yourself desiring and asking for wisdom in spades.
Motherhood is earthy trails, lush meadows, treacherous mountain hikes and vast uncharted open seas.This journey of love is both crippling and freeing simultaneously as it places you always within the grasp of heartache ...and yet you find you never shrink back from this. It is LOVE in its most altruistic form. Divine. Yet Earthly.
For your child,
You will feel small yet full of strength.
You will feel afraid yet live in boldness.
You will feel discounted by some yet seen by one.
You will feel misunderstood yet hold your ground.
You will feel unsure yet unstoppable.
You will feel tired yet joyous.
You will feel old yet tethered to youth.
You will fail yet survive.
You are a mother.
8 x 10 oil on canvas panel original $150
prints available
“Completely Free”
There is a place where you are completely free.
It is worth pursuing.
Here is what we do know. Your soul is beautiful.
And deserves to be free.
Imagine the effort a butterfly endures to break free from the chrysalis. Imagine the suffocating entrapment. The determination and will. Imagine that first free breath. Imagine the infinite sky. And a lifetime of flying. Our world is straining to break free from the chrysalis of centuries of sick oppression. And you, dear soul, need to do what it takes in your life, in your being, to finally... feel... your glorious wings.
-Jaiya John
20 x 16
oil on canvas
$250 original
Prints available
“Underneath it All”
Have you found yourself in predictable mindset, only seeing at surface level?
The sky and tree and leaves blowing in the wind are whispering the truth - “There is more. There is more. There is more.”
But then we close our eyes and take a big deep breath and open up to possibilities. This is where we can sense and feel the powerful hidden undercurrent that is beneath it all. The spiritual intricate details of roots and connections; the unseen energy that is truly integral to life.
May you find yourself grounding in the fullness of the unseen, powerfully moved by what is beneath it all!
16 x 20
oil on canvas
original $200
prints available
“You are the GLOW”
You crave the sun, the warmth on your shoulders, the warm hues of the golden hour just before sunset.
You are drawn to wander paths you’ve taken before just to see just how magical everything becomes in this light.
The flowers seem to move toward you, welcoming the soft brushes as you move through them.
I wonder why it never dawns upon you, that YOU, my dear, YOU are the GLOW.
16 x 20
oil on canvas
original sold
prints available
“Declarations at Dawn”
“My affections and wishes have not changed, but one word from you will silence me forever. If, however, your feelings have changed, I will have to tell you: you have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love--I love--I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.”
~Pride & Prejudice
20 x 16
oil on canvas
original sold
prints available
“Rocky Mountain High”
There’s a special feeling in the cool clear crisp air of the Rockies. You’re truly met with renewing energy.
From the ground up you go from warm colors to cool colors, perfectly mirroring the vast scope of this place that is able to affect every part of you.
20 x 16
oil on canvas
original sold
prints available
“You are Light”
Whether rising to meet the storm or just emerging after, you are elegant in your bravery.
The rivers and the oceans drape around your form and follow your lead.
You are powerful and beautiful in your sensitivity.
You are light, my dear. You are emerging FROM and FOR…both receiving and generating.
20 x 16
oil on canvas
original sold
prints available
“Ethos & Aura”
I was inspired by geological maps and the way rivers, mountains, valleys move and color our mind.
2 paintings emerged.
“Ethos” - the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations.
16 x 20 acrylic on wood panel
“Aura” - the distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person, thing, or place.
12 x 16 acrylic on wood panel
16 x 20 acrylic on wood panel
12 x 16 acrylic on wood panel
$300 for both
or $175 each
prints available
“Light in the Storm”
Sometimes you don’t know your settledness; your resolve; your own inner light until the storm reveals it.
It is revealed so brightly against the backdrop of the dark, stormy skies. Whether the storm
is coming,
has come,
or is…
you shine. Always.
Do not be fooled into thinking that your surrendered pose hides your beautiful strength. You are Light in the Storm.
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14 x 11
oil on canvas
original sold
prints available
“Being”
Your work is beautiful; what you tend to, what you love, what you give, what you represent. But the real gift, always, is you.
14 x 11
oil on canvas
Original $300
prints available
“Pastel Light”
How can we not be inspired by the trees dripping with pastel light? The sun does it’s magic in the golden hour. Whether happy or sad we feel the world empathizes with us in this light. Tears of heartache? Tears of joy? Yes. Both.
I grew up in the south. Fondest memories live among the swaying moss.
10 x 8
oil on canvas
Original $225
prints available
“Serenity at Sunrise”
Jessica’s happy place
It’s the moment where fog still lingers on the water but the sun glow is behind the trees. You can hear the world waking up.
I know why Jessica loved it. I can almost hear the sounds.
20 x 16
oil on canvas
prints available
“You are Free”
I have a huge lump in my throat for the gratitude I feel for this woman. She’s a woman of faith who sees everything from a perspective of giving and hope. Our paths converged when I moved back to KC. My daughter Bethany kept saying “mom, you have to meet Crystal. Your health hurdles are so similar. And she gets it”. When we met, I felt that to the core of me.
She has a heart full, always. Even amidst pain points you’ll find her finding a stash of joy and love to give out like candy.
As I was painting, I prayed that what she gives be multiplied upon her. And a few nights ago I had a dream about her. Her Nanny was clapping with exuberance with every dance step she took. Every twirl in the sunset gloriousness broke ancestral oppressive chains.
Having the privilege to paint my fellow sunset lover soul sister has been so meaningful.
I love you, dear. You are a hero modeling free-ness for all of us.
24 x 30
oil on canvas
“Stella’s Kisses”
As I painted Little Stella, I kept thinking about the beauty of generations. My mom’s best friend when she was a teen was Stella. They stayed connected through the years, which meant Stella and her children were part of my life. I have sweet childhood memories with Stella’s daughter Michele. Then Michele named her own daughter Stella after her sweet mama. I love commissions. But this one, little Stella was just so meaningful & fun! Her little vivacious personality shines through. And it feels like we’re continuing a 60 year connection.
11 x 14
oil on canvas
“You are Strong”
“You are Strong”
Paloma” is the Spanish word for “Dove.” Paloma is also the name of a woman met on the streets in the Dominican Republic. She was suffering on the streets.
She called @mercyworkshop on the phone to tell them two things. She had accepted Christ and she was dying from complications of HIV. Her voice on the phone was peaceful. She spoke with touches of joy in her conversation.
The Paloma Project is named after this woman who found rest and a place to set her feet.
We are seeking to provide a short term home for the women needing to rest and recover from their abusive and exploitive situations. It will also provide a permanent home for the Mercy Workshop.
@allisonhodgeshale plans to hang this as a reminder for the these women. You are strong in your ability to receive. You are met with strength and mercy.
20 x 16
oil on canvas
Prints available
“Glory Girl”
It was such an honor to collaborate with Aubrey to paint her vision of her sweet daughter Noa crossing from this realm to the next.
Aubrey saw the painting “You are Light” and immediately saw her vision of the story she read to her children about her own daughter Noa crossing the river to the celestial city. Healed. Redeemed. So we collaborated to bring this vision to life.
Glory Girl was painted in prayer for Noa’s family here who miss her physical presence and it wasalso painted in praise for her aliveness there.
20 x 16
oil on canvas
Prints Available
“Still Moment of Young Love”
It was an honor to capture this special moment on canvas. Kristen and Phillip had just been married and had a quiet moment before the reception. The flower girl’s gaze upon them is precious. I think we all want to witness the kind of love that melts away the world; the place where nothing else matters. To witness the connection, presence, adoration and elation is magnetizing.
Shotgun Rider is their song.
“Roll, won’t you come roll with me
Slow, fast, full speed
Girl, wherever sweet time takes us
Hang with me down this old road
Only God knows where we’ll go
Don’t matter long as I’ve got your love…”
20 x 16
oil on canvas
“Somewhere in Time”
My friend who commissioned this painting had a picture when she was a teen of a similar scene. A girl walking the beach, gathering up sand dollars. There was a man in the distance. The longing she had for the man that she would one day meet ignited a poem within her.
“Where are you?
Somewhere in my mind I see you, but it is too foggy.
Somewhere in time I’ll meet you,but it seems so distant.
Again I ask, where are you?
You are in my heart, but not at my side
You are in my dreams, but not in my reality.
Where, oh where, are you?
You are truly wanted.
You are truly needed.
You are truly special.
And will be truly loved by me.
Where are you?”
I love her heart of longing mingled with hopefulness. And all these years later it still brings tears to her eyes. I was honored to collaborate with her to bring it to life.
Somewhere in Time
20 x 16
oil on canvas
Prints available
“Summers in Newnan”
This painting was so meaningful because of the memories made in this summer sanctuary. Renee only had a black and white grainy photo of this special place in Newnan, GA. She explained the feelings of warmth and sunshine. She stayed weeks during the summer with memories of daydreaming and eating plums and gazing out over cow pastures while sitting on that white rock. Her grandmother’s house is still there. And so is the white rock. She said
“Those Newnan memories are precious. This place is like a sanctuary.”
I felt so honored to collaborate to get that emotional feeling represented in this painting.
The colors of summer.
The light coming through the trees.
The rock by the tree, ready and waiting to listen.
The energy and joy of family generations are represented here.
20 x 16
oil on canvas
Prints available
“Almost Home”
It was such a privilege to get a call from Cindy. She experienced a vivid dream just before her mom passed into the next realm. She saw the meadows and long road, the vivid sky leading and drawing her home. In past conversations she and her mom talked about how in this world we’re just walking each other home.
This vision was such a grace.
There was so much redemption in the relationship with this mom and daughter and so it seemed fitting that God would gift her with such a dream.
We’re all walking each other home.
Almost Home is a sentiment I think we all resonate with on this side.
oil on canvas
“The Epitome of a Lady”
Myrtle Foster Faulkner was a mother and grandmother remembered and adored for her gracious feminine ways. Her grandson (who was like a son to her) contacted me to see if we could capture her essence. We worked together to make a commission piece to honor her legacy.
The reference photo of her in this beautiful gown was black and white. He wanted the rich deep colors present. So we set about texting ideas. As he shared the “story of her” I was so moved. So elegant, yet humble, she lived a life of such contribution. Her children (and grandchildren) rise up to call her blessed.
20 x 16
oil on canvas
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Please send your answers to the following answers via email to sonyadenisethompson@gmail.com:
- What is the name of the painting(s) you desire?
- Do you have a size already in mind? Please note that the original painting will dictate our options to keep in scale.
- Do you want: a)canvas or b)high quality paper giclee print?
Canvas is sturdy and durable, making it an ideal option for prints that will last over time. It isn't as prone to yellowing, fading, creases, and damages as much as paper is, so you don't need heavy glass frames to protect it.
A fine art paper (gilcee) print is an image printed on acid free paper using archival quality ink. This combination prevents the print from yellowing or fading and has a much longer lifespan than other types of paper. These materials are often used to produce “museum quality” prints.
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Phone: (850) 259-2247
Email: sonyadenisethompson@gmail.com
Sonya Thompson
artist
Whether a commission of collaboration or an offering of a perspective of my own, my desire is to capture the magic essence within a moment, memory or subject.
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
~Albert Einstein
In essence, artwork is choosing to see the miracle.
A painting is a powerful tool that can harness imagination and emotion to bring light, hope, perspective, healing and peace into the world.
Brushstrokes are to me like poetry in mood and motion. The brushstroke merges thoughts, ideas, cadence, emotions, and color until they come together to create an opening for the heart to spill onto the canvas, freezing time.
It is in this moment that something beautiful is born...
or reborn.
The synergy between my expression and your interpretation brings about a unique energy that has never been experienced. The sum is greater than its parts, and the world seems right when we take notice and call out beauty together.
About Me
I went to college in the 80's and studied Commercial Art. Although I did not pursue a career in art, I was always writing, singing or painting. I had 5 babies in a short amount of time so my creative outlets turned to mothering and family life.
As the children got older I ventured into oil painting and have never left. My 5 are grown and I am enjoying such a prolific season.
Whether collaborating on a commission piece or investigating color and light on the canvas, I’m honoring emotion and the feeling of freedom that has come as a result. Midlife has been a rebirth of sorts. What a beautiful gift.
Originals:
If you have found an original you’d like to purchase, shoot me an email or text and I’ll invoice you.
Email: sonyadenisethompson@gmail.com
Phone: (850) 259-2247