Rising Above (original oil painting) Style:Oil on Canvas Everything was made beautiful -

Everything was made beautiful - from barbed wire fences

and blindspots towards a more authentic form of being

they left this magnificent Burr Oak in the middle of the field

which also inspired the title of this piece:"The Oak"

Rising Above (original oil painting) Style:Oil on Canvas Everything was made beautiful -Description: I believe one of the most challenging and most important things we are called to do in life is to rise above our personal, interpersonal, and social biases, misperceptions, and blindspots towards a more authentic form of being. We often cling tightly to our comfort zones, social circles, and viewpoints, primarily out of uncertainty about and fear of the unknown. I see this occur most often when we are asked to open our hearts to different