Rebecca Steelman

"Serene Loyalty" 2005 | Colored Pencil on Paper | Size = 19" X 24"

Serene Loyalty was my second of my eagle series. In composing the picture, I used a photo of two or three eagles on the hill, but I took away all but one, and then added the eagle flying away from the nest to, as I affectionately say, “go fishing”. I had much fun doing this drawing, and experienced profound spiritual and emotional growth while I did this drawing. Like when I worked on Timeless Freedom, engaging in the drawing of this piece with a prayerful and grateful consciousness, I was deeply blessed in many ways. The title, Serene Loyalty, grew out of a two-fold inspiration.  The first one being that I was determined to follow through with this piece to its completion.  It was a lot of work, building up the layers of hue, dark and light to reach the desired realism, especially in the grassy hill, and the rippled water near the shore.  This perseverance was becoming a part of my desire for self-actualization in Art ~ the higher potential and Divine purpose I knew I was meant to fulfill.  The second inspiration for the title was that of the example of bald eagles themselves, for once they find a mate, they are loyal companions until death.  This is what I still aspired to experience in my life, in the thing called ‘relationship’.   I have felt that it is important to release the negativity of the past and reaffirm the ‘vulnerable’ spirit that belongs to true loyalty.

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