"Forgiveness" (sold)

(sold)

"Love invades the heart of those who forgive and are forgiven." Everyone wants to be forgiven, but it is much harder to forgive. Both are necessary in our relationship with God and people.

This is one of those pieces that I normally shy away from because it goes into visual overload very quickly. Keeping the main thing the main thing is absolutely necessary....and then don't add any other non related elements. Editing can quickly go out the window and there may be a strong urge to keep adding collage elements. With that in mind, I chose to have one collage element (love chapter from I Cor. 13 torn from an old Bible). Crackle Paste was added to add texture and interest. Finally, pouring medium was added to tie it all together

Also, the color combination of black, white, and red is a way of keeping it simple since this is a time honored color combination. An artist friend of mine and I were recently talking about how difficult it is to know when to stop in a piece. Generally speaking, it is sooner rather than later. Knowing when to stop is often the difference between success and failure. Just something to think about.