There’s a quiet area near the Boise River that blooms each spring with striking pink blossoms, as if the trees remember something the rest of the world forgets. I had passed this place for years, but this time I stopped. I brought my paints. I sat under the trees. The petals fell around me like a blessing—soft, sacred, and full of invitation. This painting was born in that moment. A holy hush. A whisper of beauty. A reminder that new life doesn’t always arrive with a shout—it sometimes enters like spring wind and sunlight on your skin. Hidden in the branches was a lantern I had never noticed before. It had always been there… waiting for the light to touch it. This piece carries the spirit of resurrection—not loud, but real. Not distant, but close. It is a portrait of grace blooming where no one else is looking.

Product information:

• Rubber mat with a microsuede top

• Anti-slip rubber bottom

• Size: 24″ × 68″ (61 cm × 173 cm)

• Weight: 62 oz. (1.75 kg)

• Mat thickness: 0.12″ (3 mm)

© Elizabeth Van Tassel, 2025.

This piece may not be reproduced by any process without written permission from the artist.