A Budding Artist

The other night Des called me up in her room to show me a picture she'd finished. Des loves art. She loves to draw and paint and she is developing a real gift here.
This picture was her latest art project at school. The project was a lesson in pastels. Des had never worked with pastels before, this picture you see above is her first attempt working with this new medium.
The picture was drawn from a 4x6 photo of Goliath that has long hung on my fridge. That night when I walked into her bedroom and she held up her work, I stood in complete shock. At first I thought she was going to tell me it was a picture she was going to copy or try to reproduce. When she told me this was 'HER' work, I just stood there with my chin on the floor. When she told me it was her first attempt at pastels, my mouth just hung open even wider. The last bit of information that overwhelmed me was the fact that this was not a project she had been working on all week, no, she'd been in her room for a couple of hours and this is what she had been doing.
Last week Des took her project to school to show her art teacher, she wanted to add a few touches to the outer area around Goliath before she submitted it for a grade. Her art teacher loved it as well as the intern from Weber State University, that is also presently teaching in Deserey's art class. That day as both teachers admired Des's work an art professor from Weber State just happened to walk in and join the class, he had come from Weber State to check up on the intern. Des said he came over to see her work. Long story - short. . . he was so impressed with Des and her project, he stood in praise for sometime. The last thing he said to her was, "Girl, you've got a real gift with pastels. You should pursue this." Des was pretty happy with some serious acclamations from a university professor.
After school that day we talked about her exciting day in class and her love for art. I had to laugh when she said, "I just don't want to go to college and draw naked bodies!"  Well Des, art does have a wild side when you are studying it at higher levels, but study it indeed because God has blessed you with real talent.
I'm so proud of her! Looking at this picture just makes water form and seep right out of those tiny ducts that reside in the corner of each eye. I only wish I could show it to Goliath, I think he'd be down right taken with himself!  It is a beautiful work of art Des! I can't wait to frame it and hang it on my wall! I was so touched by your abilities and your special gift. It's inspiring and gorgeous! Great job!