Letting go of Control

Hope 22x30 on Arches Oil paper

Would you agree with me that we are not always in control of what happens in this life?  

I’m learning that it often takes letting go of my agenda before things can happen.

On March 25th, I was supposed to pick up a male puppy I was adopting from the States.

I was devastated when Covid prevented Truman from crossing the border. It felt a bit like the miscarriage I had many years ago.

A few weeks later, while painting in my studio, I let all my feelings flow. I was painting in response to a podcast interview between John O’Leary and Steven Curtis Chapman - both are amazing humans! The message was all about Hope. 

When I stepped back from my canvas, I was looking at Hope. Right there on my easel!

Darkness has been may have followed me this past year, but light was waiting for me on the other side.
When I found out I was getting a little girl as a puppy, I knew what just to call her :) The painting featured here is the one I painted that day, and I titled it “Hope”.

xoxo Jenn