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$325.00
Title
Kymberlynn
Artist
Steve Henderson
Medium
Painting - Oil On Panel
Description
The world of a young child is one of imagination and play. Innocence shines from the eyes.
It really does.
Too often, we adults look at children, especially very young ones, and sigh in exasperation at their willfulness, their “naughtiness,” their constantly doing things that provoke the automatic response in us, “No, don’t do that!” (Most of the time, if we stopped and thought, we’d ask ourselves, “Is it really so bad, what they’re doing? Could I possibly say, ‘Yes, that’s fine what you’re doing.’?”
Oftentimes, children are viewed through the harsh spectacles of religious expectation, and some people (too many people, actually) believe that they are born sinful, evil, tainted by Adam’s sin. Inherently bad, they need to be corrected by us adults into goodness, but given how most of us adults tend to consistently be impatient, irritable, and exacting, one wonders how children are supposed to improve by doing everything that we say.
Jesus, who knew a few things about humanity and how we operate, constantly directed his disciples’ eyes toward children, admonishing them to imitate those very children who were as little valued and appreciated in that culture as they are in ours today. “The Kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these,” He said.
How could He have said that if children were so singularly and consistently awful? Is it possible that there are things about children – such as their innocence, their sense of trust, their lack of affectation, their inability to judge others on the superficial materialistic standards that the adult world so frequently uses – that Jesus wants us to emulate?
The artwork, Kymberlynn, invites the viewer to join in the world of the child, to see the world with a simple, innocent joy, and to appreciate – and yes, even imitate – the actions of the little ones we encounter every day. Next time, instead of overlooking the little child in our endeavor to do whatever important project we have in front of us, why not stop and watch him or her? There’s something about children that the God who made them sees as very, very special.
Featured in 21 Fine Art America groups.
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August 23rd, 2017
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Pacific Northwest - United States
Congratulations your outstanding artwork has been featured on the leading page of Impressionism group 8/15/2022! Please visit the group to view it in our online gallery and please add it to any of the many themed catalogs in our group’s discussions. Excellent work!
Iola, WI - United States
Congrats on your feature in WF&S! Wonderful detail and beautifully done! Love it! L&F
Jonesboro, Ar - United States
Steve, I love your work. I was drawn to this one before I saw who painted it! So beautiful! Congratulations on your special feature in Pixels Promotion!
Steve Henderson replied:
Thank you, Sherrell, for those kind words. Very happy that these artworks connect with your soul.
Cedar City, UT - United States
Congratulations on your Best of the Best Homepage Feature in WFS!!...L
Niceville, Fl - United States
Congratulations on your beautiful art’s selection as a Weekly Selection in the Pixels Promotion group!
Ashland, OR - United States
Congratulations, Steve! This wonderful image has been chosen as one of our spotlight ‘Weekly SPECIALS’ on the ‘Homepage’ of 'Pixels Promo'! Feel free to share our group link featuring your work with family, friends and on Social Media, as well as any group thread that fits, to receive even more support & exposure. Fvl.
Bowling Green, KY - United States
Congratulations on your “Best of the Best” feature in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group group. Beautiful work!
Iola, WI - United States
Dear Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group Member, You are to be congratulated on your achievement of getting your beautiful piece of artwork chosen to be featured in our “Best of the Best” section of our homepage. This is truly an honor to be selected for this special feature. If your works are featured, it is always an honor, but this honor is above and beyond what one sees most of the time. It is excellently done and presented and deserves a special place on our homepage. Happy sales to you till we meet again.
Middletown, PA - United States
Beautiful work, Steve!!! CONGRATULATIONS, your work is featured in "Your Best Work"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" discussion thread and any other thread that is fitting!! 😊
NIcholasville, KY - United States
Congratulations, your work is featured on the homepage of "Created by my Hands"
Chennai, In - India
Congrats Steve !! Your wonderful artwork has been featured in THE PAINTING LOGGIA group. You are invited to promote your artwork in “Features 2022- Archive” and any other discussion thread which is suitable for posting the image. Thanks for sharing.
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Outstanding child portrait composition, lighting, shading, excellent color and artwork! F/L voted
Cape Town - South Africa
This is such a beautiful portrait of this delightful young girl. Love it and your great description! v/f
Syracuse, NY - United States
This is so cute! You really captured this little girl's expression, and the gesture with her hand to her hair -- wonderful! L/F
Steve Henderson replied:
Thank you, Lori. It is the little details, subtleties that can make all the difference.
JABALPUR, MA - India
Lovely creative work on portrait super composition Pleasing & Natural expression + L f Tw G+
Bensalem, PA - United States
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in The World We See Group:-)
Port Orange, FL - United States
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
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