Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. ~Desmond Tutu.

I started a new online  painting class called Layers of Light, by an artist I truly admire, Laly Mille . Our first warm up assignment was to photograph different kinds of light throughout the day. In my mind I was picturing beautiful rays of light shining through the trees and bright red leaves against a blue sky. But reality was rain, clouds and fall gloom. On day 3 of gloom, I decided to go outside and see if there was any glimpses of light through the clouds.

As I slowed down and gazed, I found the light was there. It showed itself in soft subtle ways. On the petal of a flower, reflections on the brick sidewalk, the contrast of leaves against a gray white sky. The light was still there.

That realization shifted something inside me. The light is always there. God is always there. Sometimes soft, subtle is light is the most soothing to my soul.

I will share more as I learn to infuse layers of light on a canvas. Stop by to see Laly Mille’s beautiful artwork. It is full of light, beauty,  textures and much love. I find it very healing.

Love and Blessings,