Sunshine Eternal

Sunshine Eternal is one of my favorite paintings by my nephew, Demar Douglas (demardouglas.com).  The bending, twisting buildings remind me of urban blight and the calamities associated with survival.  The rose lets me know that beauty can not only exist in the struggle, but flourish.  The face in the rose depicts volition - I choose to be at peace and rise above temporal circumstance.

“In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.  Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.  Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.  Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:” ~ Isaiah 26:1-4 (KJV)