I found a cheap piece of framed art (a print) in a closet recently. It had belonged to my mother, and for some reason I kept it. Maybe it was the intent to paint over it all along, I'm not sure. Anyway, that's exactly what I did. I put gesso over the already very textured canvas (or whatever it is inside the frame), and then masked off the frame and just painted the area that showed. So, I ended up painting an abstract painting, not my usual genre at all. I had a lot of fun with it. It's called "Rise above it" and actually has a lot of symbolism and meaning to me. I'm hesitant to tell you the things the painting conveys, for I feel like the viewer really is the one that should see what the painting speaks to him/her. On the other hand, I really enjoy a painting when the artist explains the story behind it. So, I'm going to break my own rules, and tell you what this painting says to me. :-) First, I titled it " Rise above it, " because I feel like there are things in our life, circumstances, and what have you, that God wants us to rise above. He was just showing me yesterday how we have such a limited view of things (like a puzzle piece), when He sees the WHOLE puzzle. I could talk on that subject a while, but back to the painting....
The blue green represents the ocean or depths that we may feel like we're in. God is giving us many "ladders", or help to rise to the top. There are bubbles also, that don't show up well in the above photo, that represent the "air", or life at the top. I hope this painting will encourage someone today to rise above the things that are weighting you down and get an eternal (God view) of your situation. Blessings!
