Oil on canvas
910x1217mm
“Rejoice in the hope of glory no’n'” is an open-ended series that I am painting over a number of years – this is the 3rd painting in the series. The first 2 are part of private collections. Every so often I come across a scene that depicts the essence of hope. Limbs and extremities are often left unfinished or fuse with negative spaces around the figures. The boundary between glory and the figures becomes unclear and undefined; where does glory start and where does reality end or begin. Or is it not rather a fusion of the two creating a new reality; hope should not be limited in its embrace of the heart – it has the ability to bring a newness to lives in a broken world.
The excitement of the 2 young girls as they enjoy the water and waves is tangible; surely that is what hope brings to our lives.