2nd painting - Ray of Hope

Although I like art in school but have not pursue this 'hobby' because I was so very bogged down by work and daily demands on me.

One of my close girl-friends went for art class at a Community Center and she encouraged me to pick it up. Not that I am very free now, but that 'seed of art' within me is revived and I thought if I don't do it now, then, when?

So, my journey of art began when I joined my girlfriend in the CC to do oil painting in December 2003. This is my third painting, entitled "Ray of Hope".

I believe anyone can paint and we have that ingrained in us as our Creator is the greatest artist....look around you, surely, you'll agree with me, and look at yourself, you're God's master-piece!

I've written a poem to accompany with this painting....hope this will inspire you.

"Ray of HOPE"

"If we've HOPE, our world is a place of bloom,
If we've no HOPE, our world is a place of gloom.
Without HOPE - many a dream perished, dragging each day at length,
Only HOPE gives us the will to live and be a pillar of our strength."

"When sickness befalls - don't give up HOPE,
When calamity comes - don't give up HOPE,
When we grow old and our body degenerates - don't give up HOPE.
HOPE motivates and energizes us to live joyfully - NEVER GIVE UP HOPE."

"Animals live and animals die - they're born without a HOPE,
But we're born with a HOPE and die with a HOPE,
Even the sting of death cannot rob HOPE away from our soul.
Look! God's ray of HOPE is always there for us and it is so."