Congratulations to Mary Jane Q Cross
October 25, 2013
| ARC Associate Living Master™, Mary Jane Q Cross, has recently won Best in Show in the IGOR Annual Exhibition for her painting titled "Gently Letting Go". Accompanying the 48 x 36 inch oil painting Cross wrote the following poem which was part of the experience in the enjoyment of the work: | What stone in this life can you not hold Visions self serving as we grow old Leaving us drained of meaningfulness Hollowed out with emptiness Soften, yield then gently let go The troubling pebbles from which we sow Burdensome presumption of ours alone That weights the heart as heaviest stone Give to God the open hand Laying down encumbrances, to solemnly stand He pours through your fingers, to full overflow Fulfilling desires that you did not know Until you let go of what you perceive From Him the best you cannot receive So...soften, yield then gently let go That His perfect gifts may into your life flow |   Gently Letting Go by Mary Jane Q Cross
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| Like ARC, IGOR was founded with promoting contemporary artists who paint realistically using traditional painting techniques. To learn more about the International Guild of Realism and our Other ARC Allied Organizations™, click here. To learn more about Mary Jane Q Cross, visit her gallery on ARC by clicking here. |