Waterlily II for JulyApproximately 5 x 5 watercolor on 140lb watercolor paper, mounted on bright white archival matte board, framed in a 12x12 white composite frame. The flowers of the month for July are the Waterlily and Larkspur. I chose to paint the Waterlily in three styles, one watercolor on cyanotype, one pastel on cyanotype and one abstract watercolor. The Waterlily represents purity, majesty and birth. Waterlilies remind me of Monets paintings and theyre also the

The threads come from different spaces on the paper

This piece is seven souls connected for a time

while others remain bright and foundational

Flowers dance across the paper

our God is present with us

watercolor and pencil on 140lb watercolor paper

In the foreground you see four threads come together as if they’re doing a dance and then eventually separate

The work is heavily inspired by my own faith testimony and most recently how motherhood has pressed and shaped me into the woman and mother I didn't know I could become

foresight and protection/defense

pigment and organic dyes

“the well that never runs dry

painted on