Where does my help come from?
A woman at the end of herself looks heavenward. Her face is literally fractured—split between acrylic and oil sections—while a hopeful village glows behind her.
Accepted into the Creative Arts Guild Arts Fest Exhibition, September 2025.
Personally hand-signed by the artist on the white border.
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Fractured – Hand-Signed Print | Exhibition Mixed Media
The Story Behind Fractured
I started with a generic village under a hopeful sky. Then I painted a woman whose life had come apart—hair askew, eyes lifted upward.
In the middle of painting her portrait, the word “fractured” hit me. I masked arbitrary sections with tape and deliberately painted some in acrylic, others in oil—creating visible fault lines across her face.
When I stepped back, I saw Psalm 121 written all over her: “I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord…”
Accepted into the Creative Arts Guild Arts Fest Exhibition, September 2025
Medium: Oil over acrylic, mixed-media on gallery-wrapped canvas, 22×28"
Artist: S. Stephenson, MidLifeArtist