Grace

(The image continues around the staple-free sides so you can display your new artwork unframed. This is a digital photo. The scans above are more accurate.)

Oh my. This painting is so much more lovely in person. The scans did not do this piece justice. It is a very satisfying image to see in person. The colors and textures work together beautifully. The word "belief" is embedded in the textured surface. And that animated dove feels like she will fly right off the canvas any moment now.

I painted this piece to inspire you. To warm your home or office with magical light. To remind you that all things are possible when you believe.

How Grace was created... After the black gesso primer dried, I applied fine artist grade stucco in a wide swatch near the bottom of the canvas and in narrow stripes that formed a box or window in the upper part of the canvas. Before the stucco dried, I pushed foam rubber alphabet stamps into the textured surface and embedded the word, "believe" in that stucco area at the bottom of the canvas. Once the stucco dried, I used a variety of brushes to layer color all across this piece. I used a dental tool to scratch in some accent lines. And I continued to layer color over the course of several days. Finally, I finished this painting with tiny 18/0 detail brushes, adding that beautiful dove a few important highlights and lowlights.

Grace was painted on a professional quality gallery-wrapped canvas with .75" staple-free sides. This piece would look wonderful displayed unframed directly on the wall. Or it can be easily and affordably framed as it required no matting or glass.

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