PART 6 OF A 17 PART SERIES ON FAVORITE ART AND ARTISTS
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| Hope in a Prison of Despair by Evelyn De Morgan |
Yes, you may have seen me use this picture as a cover photo and/or a profile photo on Facebook.
Evelyn De Morgan (born Mary Evelyn Pickering, 1855-1919) was from England. Her paintings have themes that are identified by scholars as spiritualist, feminist, and pacifist.
The reason I like this picture is because to me it deals with being in a role of encouragement. There are times we need someone to share a light in our life, but we also should be ready to be the one with the light to help others escape their prison of despair.
Today is July 6, a couple of days after Independence Day. Yesterday, I posted a picture of Sodom and Gomorrah and asked if our country was headed there. Maybe we are, and maybe we aren't. But is this country in a Prison of Despair? Are we regularly discouraged and depressed from hearing the news and looking at the state of this nation? And is there hope with us?
What is your impression of this painting? Do you identify more with the prisoner or the one with the light of hope?
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