Desert Sunflower

This art commission took quite some time to create. In fact, I had to start over three times before it felt ‘perfect’. 🙂 The painting has deep meaning and is very symbolic for the one who received this gift. This is the message behind the painting: 

This young child (as we are all children on this earth) of God faces life against impossible elements, obstacles, unbearable [heat] pressure. But just as a desert sunflower can find the strength to grow through and rise above it all, so can we all. 🙂

 

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About the Artist

I’m an artist, author, and poet. My work is often shaped by lived experiences and by paying close attention to the world around me… nature, and the people who have helped shape my life.

I usually paint first, and the words come later. Painting has been the safest way I’ve found to be honest about things that are hard to say out loud, and over time I’ve noticed other people finding their own stories in the work too.

My paintings are meant to comfort, to feel like a presence rather than a statement, and to give space for each person to find their own meaning. The connection that happens there matters most to me.