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There’s an immediate, breath-catching moment here: a lone figure recoiling as a brilliant, almost tangible light reaches toward a small pile of stones. The painting makes that encounter feel intimate and urgent. Warm, low-angled light spills across the rocky ledge and the figure’s outstretched hands, emphasizing the surprise and awe in the gesture without needing overt facial detail. Muted mountain blues in the distance push the scene forward, while the radiant whites and soft golds at left create a comforting, otherworldly presence that the figure instinctively responds to. Notice the artist’s handling of cloth and skin—broad, confident brushstrokes that suggest weight and movement, and the way the light models volume on the folds of the robe. The composition balances the vulnerability of a single human form with a vast, luminous force, producing a feeling of humility met by reassurance. As a devotional image it reads as a quiet, powerful moment of revelation—one that lingers because of its human scale and the clarity of its light.
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About Because of Thy Faith Thou Hast Seen Gallery Wrap
Ether 3:6 “And it came to pass that when the brother of Jared had said these words, behold, the Lord stretched forth his hand and touched the stones one by one with his finger. And the veil was taken from off the eyes of the brother of Jared, and he saw the finger of the Lord; and it was as the finger of a man, like unto flesh and blood; and the brother of Jared fell down before the Lord, for he was struck with fear.” Featured in The Friend Magazine, October 2024. Reproduced from the artist’s original artwork of Oil on Board 30 x 40. Painted 2024.
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