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My daughter and her husband are my models for this painting. The expression on my son-in-law's face is what inspired me to do this painting. Though the original photo was taken in front of a building, I transported them to a milkweed meadow, as my daughter had turned their yard into an official Monarch Butterfly way station. They had a butterfly release at the wedding, and the butterfly on her dress was an actual guest at the wedding. The other two I added so that I would have a trio of butterflies. As I painted they came to symbolize to me the God whom my daugther and her husband were asking to bless their union. Hence the name of the painting emerged: "The Blessing". Three butterflies to represent the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit - the triune God.

In 2008, Mary Begau Wykes made the decision to pursue her lifelong dream of being an artist. Though she had always had a yearning to paint, prior to that point she had not had the courage to pursue her dream. She had, however, always made a point of including creative pursuits in her life. Other creative activities have included singing, songwriting, playing piano and guitar, quilting, crochet, knitting, macrame and spinning her own yarn. Thinking that she had 'missed the boat' by not pursuing formal education in art, Mary held back on pursuing her dream of painting for many years. Prior to 2008, Mary had had one semester of high school art, and several months of an oil painting class in her late 20's, she continued to hold back until...