“Eternity Shield”
“The Lord is my strength and my shield;
My heart trusts and I am helped.”
Psalm 28:7
This is the verse that inspires me so much on this piece. So the cross is made up of four shields and encircled by the eternity circle of protection. This represents the protection that Lord has promises us. The shield is done in orange, golden, and green colors and again accented by 23k gold.
Acrylic, gouache, ink
23k gold leaf on watercolor paper
Copyright KJ Ward, 2008″
The halo is beautiful with shades of a light burnt orange tones with 23kt gold that line spins within it and makes arch shapes.
Wow, it got caught out in the rain and still it appears lovely with the beautiful shades of purple sprouting out and adoring the sky.
I love this verse Joshua 24:15. The gold anchors it with lovely flower in pink and varying shades of purple.
The inspiration for this piece came from the carpet pages from the “Book of Kells”.
This painting gives the viewer the feeling of looking upward. As if looking upward through a lush forest or jungle and then seeing the light from above.
I had just finished reading one of those great books about Henry VIII England so I was really in the mood for knots and crowns.
