Drawing Challenge: Day 34 Angel

What words describe an angel? I thought about this today as I was contemplating what to draw…

Innocence
Charitable
Peace
Tenderness
Serving
Pure…

I then also thought of my brother, who I believe is my guardian angel… and then these quotes came to mind:

“When we pray for a great blessing, need or healing, Jesus Christ sends our righteous progenitors as ministering angels to deliver the blessing.” [Visions of Glory]

“Who would love you more, and desire to help you more, than your family and closest friends.” (Referenced to spiritual messengers) [The Message]

Putting the two together, I decided to sketch a pair of young siblings. My friends (who I miss so much) from back in California have the most BEAUTIFUL children! Children when they arrive down to this earth are in their purest form, so innocent to the woes of the world, free from temptation and completely reliant upon us. How poetic it is that we begin on this earth dependent upon others…we grow to be so independent (and mistakenly at times prideful – believing we don’t need anyone else) and then we pass on to the next life only to come back to this world to serve others. I personally believe, from the spiritual perspective and taking the righteous – angelic characteristics of children, it would do us good to adopt and preserve what we once had when we entered this earth… I think we’d find more happiness and peace that way 🙂

AngelWEB

 

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I am an advocate first, and an artist second. My paintings create visual comfort-- spaces where grief, hope, and healing can live together without apology...

I paint what matters most: the people you cherish, the moments that shaped you, the feelings that need witness. Through art, your most precious memories move outside of you and into your home, where they can be held, seen, and never forgotten.

My work is rooted in three commitments: honoring the experiences of indigenous communities and the history of the land we inhabit; creating safe space for children and women whose voices have been silenced; and recording the honest truth of lived experience-- both my own and that of those who came before me. I believe art has the power to tell stories that words alone cannot, and to preserve what must not be lost or forgotten. I believe that all that we know about ourselves is because Art has preserved those stories throughout history, outliving those who created it.

When you encounter my work, I hope you find yourself in it-- not as escape, but as recognition. I hope it reminds you that your feelings matter, that your story deserves to be held, and that compassion and truth are still worth carrying forward.

Art is the voice that speaks honestly through the heart. 💝🪷