They Shall Bear Thee up in Their Hands
Curtis Bay
- Country
- Born 1968, California; residing Oregon
- Dimensions
- 31.75 x 31.75 x 2 In.
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
Bay has painted his younger sister Elizabeth, who sits nobly and knowingly in her wheelchair. She looks at the viewer as she is attended to by loving hands, identified by Bay as two other sisters and his father. When he reads the biblical psalm “For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands” (Psalm 91:11–12), he thinks of his family members and those who lovingly devote their time and energy to caring for others.
“I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the ongoing love of my sisters and elderly parents.”