Ellie , a mixed media painting on wood panel

From the Headdresses of Beauty Collection

Art Size: 11 x 14 with an 1 1/2 profile

Acrylic, Gouache, Liquid Watercolor, Varnish

God tells us in Isaiah 61:3 that He gives us “a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness...that He may be glorified.”

The Headdresses of Beauty Collection reminds us of what we are crowned with and what we have been spared from. We wear crowns instead of ashes. We praise instead of despair. When life gets really painful and hard, we hold fast to this hope.

While our deserved ashes are completely washed away, their memory helps us to understand our gift. We are changed from dead to alive. And we are not just given life, but the fullness of it.