waiting – ROSALIE LUYMES STUDIO

To date this may be one of my favourite paintings. Unfortunately the photographs don’t do the painting justice–you lose a lot of the colour variation particularly in the sand and water close to shore. That’s probably my fault–I’ll have to figure out a better way of taking photos of my paintings on rainy days when I can’t go outside like I normally do. Maybe that will be one of my new year’s goals : )

This painting was commissioned for a client’s wife as a Christmas gift. He wanted some specific elements included in the coastal scene: trees, ocean waves, orange and blue-tinted sky, a soaring eagle, and a starfish. As much as this painting was about those requested items, it was also inspired by his wife’s favourite Bible verse:

“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31

As the New Year approaches, what a spectacular promise to hold on to! May you be blessed by the scripture inspiration just as I was as I worked on this painting!