Battle Cry 1, inspired by A Beautiful Exchange by Megan Nilsen; 2015; 15″ x 19.5″; mixed media: oil-based printing ink, watercolor, acrylic.

Sometimes the promise of beauty rising from ashes seems impossible. Sometimes it all feels like losing; and finding appears marred beyond recognition.

This is my battle cry: even if I don’t see it, the promise still stands. And I still believe it. 

Someday, there will be a beautiful exchange.

Matthew 10:39 “Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.”

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 With special thanks to Megan Nilsen for her book, “A Beautiful Exchange” which inspired these paintings.

Battle Cry 2, inspired by A Beautiful Exchange by Megan Nilsen; 2015; 15″ x 19.5″; mixed media: oil-based printing ink, watercolor, acrylic.