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The Trees Were All Waiting For Him
9×12″ pastels on paper July 20, 2012 Buy prints Inspired by the following passage from The Golden Key by George MacDonald: The forest lay to the east, and the sun, which was setting behind the cottage, looked straight into the … Continue reading
She Fell Asleep a Girl, and Awoke a Woman
9×12″ pastels on paper August 3, 2012 Buy prints Inspired by the following passage from Lilith: She fell asleep a girl; she awoke a woman, ripe with the loveliness of the life essential. I folded her in my arms, and … Continue reading
Rest
8 1/2 x 11″ pastels on recycled paper June 20, 2012 Buy prints Inspired by the following stanza from “Rest” by George MacDonald: There is a dearer, warmer bed, Where one all day may lie, Earth’s bosom pillowing the head, … Continue reading
The Love of Place
8 1/2×11″ oil pastels on paper August 18, 2012 Buy prints Inspired by the following passage from Lilith by George MacDonald: So strong in them was the love of place that their country seemed essential to their very being!
I Know the Rapture Music Brings
8×10″ pastels on recycled paper June 22, 2012 Buy prints Inspired by the poem “I Know What Beauty Is” by George MacDonald, specifically the following stanza: I know the rapture music brings, The power that dwells in ordered tones, A … Continue reading