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The Mercy Seat
20"x20" Giclee on fine art paper $250.00 15"x15" $200.00
" The Mercy Seat !"
January 14, 1978.
My
Mother, Mattie G. Fields was in the Intensive Care Unit,
outside, it was snowing like a blizzard.
After leaving the hospital I went into a Church Building next to our
home to pray.
My prayer very simple! I asked God to forgive me for my sins, and if possible to please make my momma well.
I ended the prayer with " Thy Will Be Done! "
After leaving I walked weeping through the streets of my hometown
Chilhowie, Virginia trying to get myself together,
before going home. You see I was the youngest of three children, and yet had always acted as though
I were the oldest so I had to be strong. I couldn’t let my family see me like this!
Not long after I arrived home we received a call from the hospital my mother had passed away.
“I was strong alright”
I wept for days, I believe seeing me like this, scared some people.
You see throughout my life I’d been known for getting into fights.
The truth is, I lost more than I care to admit, not to mention the fact that
A couple of times I was beaten beyond recognition and yet
I was not known for shedding a tear.
Somewhere along the way I learned two things,
whether we choose to believe in him, or not !
God is!
“Also God is Love”
When you truly love someone they are always with you.
As long as we are alive, they live within us, the love we’ve shared
just goes to a higher level of understanding.
It Is written,
“ Weeping may endure for a night, but Joy cometh in the morning! ”
In the top left
corner of the painting
is the parable in which Jesus spoke of, about
“ The Pharisee and the Publican ”
While I’ve painted an old oil lamp, in reality I used two candles .
The figure on his knees, tear falling from his eye is me, although I
didn't have on overalls, I usually paint a
Male Father Figure with overalls, In Honor of My Daddy, George Claiborne Fields who taught me,
The Strength of Humility.