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Looking to the future

Ianthe Hudson COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor ARTWORK SIZE: 21cm x 30cm DETAILS: A painting of my granddaughter.

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Orange dahlia

Ianthe Hudson COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor ARTWORK SIZE: 52cm x 52cm DETAILS: An outside painting of a dahlia from my garden, which depicts hope from appearing each year in spring and disappearing in winter.

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Hope in the Midst of the Storm

Lou Ann Young COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor | Casein ARTWORK SIZE: 12 x23.5cm DETAILS: Even in the midst of a storm, light shines. Even in the midst of the storm, there is beauty. Even in the midst of the storm, there is Hope…

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To build is to hope

Linda Fourie COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor ARTWORK SIZE: 13.4 cm width x 14.2 cm height

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SA Kilid Kilid Ang Bandera EspaƑola

Elizabeth Jarantilla COUNTRY: Philippines ARTWORK MEDIUM: Acrylic ARTWORK SIZE: 40.6 X 50.8CM DETAILS: This flower grows along the wayside (Sa Kilid Kilid) and nobody pays much attention to it. I take inspiration in the ordinary and hope others will see the beauty it holds.

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SA Kilid Kilid Ang Tapulanga

Elizabeth Jarantilla COUNTRY: Philippines ARTWORK MEDIUM: Acrylic ARTWORK SIZE: 40.6 X 50.8CM DETAILS: Hibiscus ( Ang Tapulanga) is widely grown in our country. Even during the pandemic Beauty can still be seen in the ordinary, along the wayside (Sa Kilid Kilid)

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Bitter Joy

Zahra Hanze COUNTRY: Iran ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor ARTWORK SIZE: 28Ɨ38

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Joy to the World

Jessie Brien COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor ARTWORK SIZE: 39 x 57.5 cm DETAILS: Please disregard my other entry for this painting as I did not name it correctly. I put full stops in instead of dashes

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New Dawn

Jessie Brien COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor ARTWORK SIZE: 39 x 56cm

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Houtbay Harbour

Liezel de Lange COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Acrylic ARTWORK SIZE: 61×42 DETAILS: This painting was done from a photo my mother took .My father is no longer with us but the memory of the day they were there is now captured on canvas.She said the painting captured a moment for her.That is hope as […]

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Deconstructed Botanicals

Liezel de Lange COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor ARTWORK SIZE: 30×42 DETAILS: In this work i wanted to show how you can take bits of something ,in this case flowers.then reconstruct it as something different but still beautiful.So for me this became a symbol of HOPE.

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The Guiding Light

Anne van der Meulen COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor DETAILS: The lighthouse is a source of hope and comfort to mariners all over the world. I painted this while on holiday a St Francis Bay. Painted on Arches cotton which I tinted with Roobos Tea.

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Prayer For

Catherine Bullock COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor ARTWORK SIZE: 33 x53cm

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Exonerate

Madelein Brƶnn COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor ARTWORK SIZE: 38,5cm x 28,5cm DETAILS: Exonerate ā€œto be free from the weight of your burdensā€ How your mind becomes still when you stare into a fire and the comfort it brings in the warmth and togetherness. Original photo by Martin Jernberg (Kolkata India) free to use […]

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Garbage Tuesday

Charlton Swart COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Acrylic ARTWORK SIZE: 34 x 46 DETAILS: I do art now for 11 years and this is my first attempt at a lorry, a garbage truck. I taught myself doing art for the 11 years now that I’m doing it and I hope that I did justice to […]

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Our Children, Hope!

ISABELLA SCUCCHIA COUNTRY: Italia ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor ARTWORK SIZE: Size : 50 cm x 40

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Paint My Sky

Maebel Monte COUNTRY: Philippines ARTWORK MEDIUM: Acrylic ARTWORK SIZE: 46 cm x. 61cm DETAILS: Painting Narratives: Inspite of what is happening around a light of hope is shimmering in every home waiting for this pandemic to end. As quoted from a famous philosopher Aristotle ā€œ It is during our darkest moments that we must focus […]

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This Too Shall Last

Maebel Monte COUNTRY: Philippines ARTWORK MEDIUM: Acrylic ARTWORK SIZE: 46 cm x 61 cm DETAILS: Painting Narratives: Sometimes the strength within isn’t a fiery flame for all of us to witness, sometimes it’s just a tiny spark that tells us to just ā€œ keep going for ā€œ this too shall lastā€ since it’s only temporary.

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The Last Sun dance

Ellen Visser COUNTRY: Nederland ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor ARTWORK SIZE: 34×51 DETAILS: “The Last Sun Dance” The sun goes down and your eye falls on the poppies in the garden, the sun dances and lights everything up, it grabs you and shows that there is always light, no matter how small. Zoomed in to capture the […]

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Hope is The Thing With Feathers (with thanks to Emily Dickinson)

Jo Barnard COUNTRY: South Africa ARTWORK MEDIUM: Watercolor ARTWORK SIZE: 57 x 39 cm DETAILS: Painting inspired by: ā€œHopeā€ is the thing with feathers By Emily Dickinson ā€œHopeā€ is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops – at all And sweetest – in […]