Primavera ~ Forest of New Life

This is a piece that came to me, much like the other ones; it began with a vision into a beautiful forest, following a path of light.  I saw a shadow inside and surrounded by the light.  As I got closer, I saw it was a little deer, so small and innocent; not afraid.  All I wanted to do, was get closer to this little deer in the light, because I believed, if I touched him, all my pain, worries, and sorrow would disappear.  It would be like turning a new chapter, leaving behind what ails us, and beginning again, fresh and new.  All there is on the other side is LOVE.  This is what this painting means to me. I often have these feelings of beginning anew  every Spring; that's why I titled it 'Primavera ~ Forest of New Life'.  The message is: Everyone has a chance to begin again.  Everyone gets a new start.  It's up to us to go within to find the strength there and the Love that makes this possible. I used myself as the model in the painting

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