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What You Are Is Beautiful - Original Oil Painting

Canvas size 20x16 (overall framed size is approximately 27x23)

Alas, where had it gone wrong?
To a world, I ever bemoan
My heart, deep with sorrow—
Yet an inquisitive spirit I owned
Sifting through the memories—
Adhered deep in misery—
To each of them I enthroned

My being felt empty—
Was not now a day to see—
Where things had gone wrong
Sobbing, as I look back upon—
A life, and a sweet, tender song
My belief of an endless time
Each day, now it’s moved on

Of a time in once I lived—
Only memories, what I relive—
And days, I no longer belong
During that last breath—
Everything placidly, peaceful
Peaceful, yet so very painful
I want you to remember one thing

The opportunity to love you—
I could not be more grateful—
and each minute—
Fateful and undeniably graceful
My heart you still have
Absolutely, undeniably thankful—
And what you are, is beautiful

To be abandoned behind in a world—
Where only our love ruled
So, I’ll wait here—
Wait with eternal patience
Peering back at each day since—
That I left and passed on
Now, I’ll keep watch for thee

The white flowers of a plumb tree, shining bright, and neatly organized within a pink vase…

This painting started out as a completely different project than the past few paintings that I’ve done. I had a lot of fun with the swirls of the background. The filaments of the flowers were completed with a brush, and a bit time consuming, but I’m really happy with the way they turned out. The yellow anthers were also applied with a brush and give the entire flower a three dimensional look. The thick impasto style that I typically use is in full effect on this one, and it was very difficult to get good photos of the completed artwork. With most of my paintings, it looks much better in person, but I’d highly recommend watching the video on this page to get more of an idea of how the painting reflects light.

The painting is mounted in a beautiful golden frame that has been white washed. The lighter colored frame works really well against the dark blues.

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