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Some churches have an old tradition of “burying” the word alleluia before Lent. Sometimes it’s a real banner put in a real box, and sometimes it’s just set aside. You don’t say it again until Easter morning, when it comes back loud.
Crocuses do the same thing every year. They show up while the ground is still pale and cold, before anything else is ready, as though they didn’t get the memo that it’s still winter. That’s what this painting is about: the praise you thought you’d packed away, pushing up anyway.
Wonky purple and yellow crocuses rise through loose, grassy strokes of chartreuse (my resurrection color) over a white ground. The lower third is scattered with pearl mica flakes. In flat light they sit quietly, but when the light shifts they flash and shimmer, like frost or the first sun on wet ground. I use sparkle / shimmer / confetti to represent the presence of God, here bringing new life from the earth.
Details
Original painting, one of a kind
Acrylic and pearl mica flakes on [stretched canvas / canvas panel]
11 × 14 inches at “museum” depth (2 and 3/8 inches)
Edges painted, ready to hang
Signed on the front
Care: Display away from direct sun. Dust gently with a soft, dry brush. Don’t wipe the surface, so the mica stays put.
Some churches have an old tradition of “burying” the word alleluia before Lent. Sometimes it’s a real banner put in a real box, and sometimes it’s just set aside. You don’t say it again until Easter morning, when it comes back loud.
Crocuses do the same thing every year. They show up while the ground is still pale and cold, before anything else is ready, as though they didn’t get the memo that it’s still winter. That’s what this painting is about: the praise you thought you’d packed away, pushing up anyway.
Wonky purple and yellow crocuses rise through loose, grassy strokes of chartreuse (my resurrection color) over a white ground. The lower third is scattered with pearl mica flakes. In flat light they sit quietly, but when the light shifts they flash and shimmer, like frost or the first sun on wet ground. I use sparkle / shimmer / confetti to represent the presence of God, here bringing new life from the earth.
Details
Original painting, one of a kind
Acrylic and pearl mica flakes on [stretched canvas / canvas panel]
11 × 14 inches at “museum” depth (2 and 3/8 inches)
Edges painted, ready to hang
Signed on the front
Care: Display away from direct sun. Dust gently with a soft, dry brush. Don’t wipe the surface, so the mica stays put.
