Stretch with Grace
Emma Hawes
- Medium
United States
ca. 2012
Acrylic and gesso on canvas- Merit Award
- Merit Award
"This ballerina stretching upward portrays a young girl in a pose of graceful movement. It tells the story of a very sensitive young woman who loves her family and friends. Ballet is a refuge from the world. Ballet is where I can be Emma. I seek with grace and hope to receive light from Jesus Christ. I will "arise and shine" in darkness as I hold fast to the iron rod. Always stretching upward, I will focus on developing my talents to build His kingdom on earth. The bar in the painting symbolizes the iron rod. The hand represents reaching upward to God. The peaceful face depicts tranquility resulting from obedience."