Original charcoal drawing on archival quality paper with a deckled edge.

Approximately 11x15”. Hand-signed in pencil upon purchase.

A fixative has been applied to this painting and will be carefully packed during transit. Due to the nature of handmade paper, small variations in dimensions are common. All sales final.

STORY: Elizabeth had received the mystery of God. She knew He was the Creator of beauty and every gift she was given. I guarantee she doubted Him at times, but she was faithful to continue to choose to believe even in the midst of not seeing her heart’s truest desires. She was rejected by her community because she didn’t have what so many had. She was an outcast. It was believed in Hebrew culture if you were barren then you had been living in sin, so I’m sure most of her town thought this was the reason God didn’t bless her with children. Ironically, it was actually because she was so precious to Him He had her wait! As I’ve been reading and slowly going over Luke 1, I’ve paused to picture myself in her shoes, in this setting. She was older and couldn’t have kids. And yet, the first thing she said when she got pregnant was “How kind the Lord is! He has taken away my disgrace of having no children.” She pointed to His kindness; she thanked Him! There is no way she could have done this unless she had already known Him as kind. I think it’s miraculous how God knows every detail of every person and story. I love this one so much, because part of Elizabeth’s calling was to be an old mom!