One of the ways I as an artist have chosen to express the intense diversity of human emotion and spiritual yearning, is to create images inspired by the poetry of the Biblical Psalms. This series is titled Songs of Grief and Joy. The pieces are not for sale themselves, but high-quality prints of any of them can be ordered.
Today I’m featuring 2 of these Songs as an introduction to the series.
The first was intended as an expression of the inner nature of healing. It seems to wash away the suffering and amidst the changes a song or music emerges.
I invite you to experience "Soul Song." It was inspired by Psalm 13.
The central image is a face expressing BOTH hope and pain surrounded by a symphony of abstract marks some representing musical notes. I wanted to portray the re-animation we feel as we experience inner healing and the return of life and joy.
I hope this painting will inspire and uplift your spirit as you hope for the healing spirit in your life and the lives of those around you, as weeping is transformed by joy.
The second painting, inspired by Psalm 126, is about the fullness of unalloyed happiness.
"Harvest of Happiness" was inspired by Psalm 126, I wanted to capture the essence of celebration and gratitude as a bountiful harvest was gathered in assuring people of food for the winter months. In many agrarian cultures the wheat harvest was celebrated by a huge, joyful procession of huge sheaves carried on the villagers’ shoulders - a true thanksgiving!
A smiling face gazes at you with eyes wide open and a joyful smile, surrounded by intricate decorative symbols of the harvest and flowers intertwined within the curly locks of hair in celebration.
The use of bold and lively colors with shades of blue, orange, yellow, and red coming together add to this dynamic and energetic composition, adding movement and spontaneity to the piece, inviting you to bask in its exuberance.
What images inspire hope and healing to you?