I'm glad you brought this back to the forefront again, rainbowchaser! I haven't looked at Akiane's paintings for a while and she has grown up more and has more marvellous paintings!

I love all of them. I find the blue-robed "Mary" paintings wondrous. I also like the writing and poem that goes with one of her more recent paintings called "Search for Truth". I was drawn to it (no coincidence) and wish to quote a bit of it:

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The astronaut here represents many of us searching for truth in a controlling way. Although we are still searching, we are convinced that we have already discovered the truth and that everyone should believe it only our way. And believe it at any cost.

Just like this man, we stand on a strange little planet trying to posses it. Like a giant we trample on the flowers reaching for light that represent meek and gentle souls ruled by the ignorant, the cunning, the powerful, the prideful, or the aggressive. Sadly, most of the tiny planet is already trampled.

Through his stiff and cumbersome space suit the astronaut is not able to touch and smell the blossoms and is able to view them only through his shatter-proof mask. He presumes the air here is toxic and void of life. So he fears to remove his suit and get contaminated. Yet despite his great knowledge he has not figured out that if flowers bloom, then he too would be able to breathe safely.

And a wee portion of the poem quotes :

Not to allow anyone to the light
or to force someone to the light
is dictatorship!

So much time is spent on belief.
So little time is spent on love!

During a race
where everyone holds their own truth,
the finish line is a surprise.

The pride never leads,
never submits,
and never leaves.

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She humbles me. pray