My Third Silk Painting

I just finished my third painting on silk and had it framed. It was so much fun because I designed it myself instead of taking the design from a book as in my first two.

Proverbs 3:5-6 is my life verse and has a special place in my heart.

In my office when I worked at United Faith as the Preschool Director and Church Nursery Director I painted this verse on my light blue walls in lavender curly letters as a border.

When we moved to New York I decorated my half bath in a black and white

"Paris" theme with the verse as a border translated into french.

When we settled into our apartment I thought about painting it on a wall translated into Arabic, but hesitated wanting to be sure it would be okay and also not offensive if we had Muslims in our home. Then I started painting on silk and thought how great it would be to take it with me some day as a memory of living here in Abu Dhabi.

Now all I have to do is get it hung on these plaster walls!

I have been assured from several sources that being from the Old Testament it is not offensive.

Proverbs 3:5-6 says; "Trust in the Lord with all our heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge him and He will direct your path."

Arabic uses a lot less words than we do in English but the meaning is there.

Above and below are some close-ups of the detail work around the verse.

I can't begin to tell you how long it took, I do know I put in at least thirty hours!