glow

16" x 20" / acrylic on canvas 

Each time that I enter the studio and prepare to paint, I pause and look at my hands and say in prayer, "My hands, Your hands".

If I could, I would
whirl pigments into eddies and create you visible in energetic glow
the matter and mother which embraces you

If I could, I would
layer incandescent hues to mirror the beauty of your muscle, skin and bone
revealing the light my eyes holds you in

If I could, I would
gracefully trace the curve of your hips in the movement of fine sable brushes
whispering of the worlds cradled within your form

If I could, I would
merge the shades of your soul with the rhythm of my hands
​giving voice to the map of stories on your skin

If I could, I would
bathe you in warmth and ardor, creating a sensation of bodily heat
you would light the garden in your brilliance

If I could, I would
Glow

In dedication, gratitude, remembrance and love to the Divine Feminine and
the Garden of Eden that lives within each one of us.
Shine ladies Shine.

My hands, Your hands.
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