Around the time I was finishing up Angel 1, I was having a conversation with a good friend. now my friend is very smart, has good judgement, and a sense of humor that is hard to compare. When i look at my friend, i see her beauty, i see her gifts and i see a day for her when her self image is not determined by looks. So i decided I was going to do her portrait in my painting, to glorify her features, that is how angel #2 was born. I'd show my friend I thought she was beautiful enough to turn into an angel..or some lofty thoughts as such. SO I took my best shot at capturing her profile, anointing her head with a crown and calling the painting "the gift". It's meaning is we all look in the mirror and wish we could change something about how we look. We fail to see ourselves how God made us, and to him, it is a gift when we can be non judgmental with our selves. To wear our crowns and hold our heads up high. That is the gift, that is what I want for all of us with our self perceived flaws.
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