Radical Life

Painting Description

I know it may have been nicer not to have words on the doors so that people can bring their own meaning to them, however I wanted to steer people away from thinking that one of the doors is a job opportunity,  the decision to move, or pursue a relationship. These things miss the more important pieces to making decisions.

       I want people to think about how they can choose to open up to light, love, or the decision to trust someone or trust The One True Love. To think about the deeper things that are all a part of every opportunity. To know we have the choice to enter light or to embrace rest. 

As I was painting the vines, I realized how one thing must grow out of another and that all good things are rooted in love. Almost as if the vines were telling me something I didn't yet realize, how you can't have rest without light and you can't have light without love. They all must grow from one another. 

        The painting needed something though, thankfully my husband Sam came up with the wonderful idea of a dove. The dove has been known to be a symbol of The Spirit, I like this thought. It really ties it all together, because The Spirit is leading us, speaking to us, and helping us to embrace the things that are before us. It's very fitting to involve The Spirit in this painting, because it's so important to involve The Guiding Spirit of Our Creator in our decisions.