Dear Father,

rough of new painting

I've had this piece in mind for a while and it all stemmed from some really rough sketches that I made last year that never really left me. I've been drawing in circles the past few weeks going between different concepts and wondering if I should just forget the idea all together.
Then as it often happens around 2 am I remembered what I had heard that day. I didn't know this individual personally, but recieved news of a man who decided to take his own life. I just kept thinking over and over again, if he only knew, if he only knew that he was not alone, that when he cried out, he was heard. That he was created with a purpose that was his alone, that no one could take away from him,that his life mattered, that he was loved. After this it became no question what I was to paint. I titled this piece "Dear Father," because when we call out in our deepest heartache, He will carry you.

" And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the Lord. "
Jeremiah 29:13