{"title":"Paintings • Spirited Life • The Ancestors • Original Paintings","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eInspired by the ancestors and the stories that flow through the generations, \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 99, 20);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-the-ancestors-original-paintings\" title=\"The Ancestors Series - Acrylic Paintings by Dawn Richerson\"\u003eThe Ancestors Series\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof original paintings are part of the larger \u003cspan style=\"color: #ca8d41;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-spirited-life-original-art\" title=\"Spirited Life paintings by Dawn Richerson\"\u003eSpirited Life Collection\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof artworks by Dawn Richerson. Shop these original paintings to connect you to the generations and your essential story of life. \u003cspan style=\"color: #c88b4d;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #df783e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #145b5b;\"\u003eWhat does your soul remember?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #145b5b;\"\u003eWhat story of life is alive in you?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artbydawn.membership.io\/register\" title=\"Art Journeys with Dawn\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(190, 115, 85);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCLICK TO ACCESS THE FREE THE ANCESTORS VIDEO JOURNEY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"The Ancestors Painting Series by Dawn Richerson\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/3298\/0380\/files\/Ancestors.png?v=1777925502\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #d96626;\"\u003e►\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9c4127;\"\u003e SHOP ORIGINAL PAINTINGS \u003c\/span\u003eAncestor Series paintings by Dawn Richerson \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"past-present-the-ancestors-original","title":"PAST PRESENT ☼ The Ancestors {Original}","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePAST PRESENT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Dispelling Lack]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Generations and This Spirited Life \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 99, 20);\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Ancestors Series - Acrylic Paintings by Dawn Richerson\" href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-the-ancestors-original-paintings\"\u003eThe Ancestors Series\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"gmail-ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"gmail-li1\"\u003e12\" x 12\" acrylic painting on board\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"gmail-li1\"\u003eLocal delivery or arrange for shipping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eDispelling lack, she rises small but miraculously intact and making her way into what’s next. In the moment of her emergence from long trial by fire, rivers of gratitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eShe is met by hungry children, by those lost to flood and fury, famine, and by two who once had everything before the war between the states changed their way of life, severed ties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe past so present in this day. Many voices like theirs ring throughout South, and from the wide mouth of sleepy rivers \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eeternal cry shall find release. Comes the future and sweet peace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePast Present is from \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 99, 20);\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Ancestors Series - Acrylic Paintings by Dawn Richerson\" href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-the-ancestors-original-paintings\"\u003eThe Ancestors Series\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ewithin the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" title=\"Spirited Life Paintings by Dawn Richerson\" href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-spirited-life-original-art\"\u003eSpirited Life Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(127, 85, 57);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artbydawn.membership.io\/register\" title=\"Free Art Talks and Art Journeys with Dawn\" style=\"color: rgb(127, 85, 57);\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFree art talks and art journeys with Dawn\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Dawn Studios | Soul Simple Innovation LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49487635972335,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/3298\/0380\/files\/ART2102-23-01_Past_Present_The_Ancestors_Series_Dawn_Richerson.jpg?v=1777750918"},{"product_id":"witnesses-in-time-the-ancestors-original","title":"WITNESSES IN TIME ☼ The Ancestors {Original}","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWITNESSES IN TIME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[News of the World] \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Generations and This Spirited Life \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 99, 20);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-the-ancestors-original-paintings\" title=\"The Ancestors Series - Acrylic Paintings by Dawn Richerson\"\u003eThe Ancestors Series\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"gmail-ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"gmail-li1\"\u003e12\" x 12\" acrylic painting on board\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"gmail-li1\"\u003eLocal delivery or arrange for shipping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSisters, so different yet alike in their intent to rise above what had already been lost. Listening for angels and hearing news of the world from beyond, they dressed their Sunday best and a strength unbroken through time. Even when life's storms tore them to pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWitnesses in Time is from \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 99, 20);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-the-ancestors-original-paintings\" title=\"The Ancestors Series - Acrylic Paintings by Dawn Richerson\"\u003eThe Ancestors Series\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ewithin the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-spirited-life-original-art\" title=\"Spirited Life Paintings by Dawn Richerson\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSpirited Life Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(127, 85, 57);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artbydawn.membership.io\/register\" title=\"Free Art Talks and Art Journeys with Dawn\" style=\"color: rgb(127, 85, 57);\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFree art talks and art journeys with Dawn\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Dawn Studios | Soul Simple Innovation LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49487664939247,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/3298\/0380\/files\/ART2102-23-02_Witnesses_in_Time_The_Ancestors_Series_Dawn_Richerson.jpg?v=1777750918"},{"product_id":"letters-home-the-ancestors-original","title":"LETTERS HOME ☼ The Ancestors {Original}","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLETTERS HOME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Everything About Their Love]\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Generations and This Spirited Life \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 99, 20);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-the-ancestors-original-paintings\" title=\"The Ancestors Series - Acrylic Paintings by Dawn Richerson\"\u003eThe Ancestors Series\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"gmail-ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"gmail-li1\"\u003e12\" x 12\" acrylic painting on board\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"gmail-li1\"\u003eLocal delivery or arrange for shipping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eShe waited most days by the mailbox or the postman to arrive. Every day a letter came was cause for jubilation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn that place where her blue moods met the joy of the life they would build together, she savored every word and floated through the golden days remembering everything she could about their love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLetters Home is from \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 99, 20);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-the-ancestors-original-paintings\" title=\"The Ancestors Series - Acrylic Paintings by Dawn Richerson\"\u003eThe Ancestors Series\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ewithin the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-spirited-life-original-art\" title=\"Spirited Life Paintings by Dawn Richerson\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSpirited Life Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(127, 85, 57);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artbydawn.membership.io\/register\" title=\"Free Art Talks and Art Journeys with Dawn\" style=\"color: rgb(127, 85, 57);\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFree art talks and art journeys with Dawn\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Dawn Studios | Soul Simple Innovation LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49487665332463,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/3298\/0380\/files\/ART2102-23-03_Letters_Home_The_Ancestors_Series_Dawn_Richerson.jpg?v=1777750918"},{"product_id":"her-drowning-day-the-ancestors-original","title":"HER DROWNING DAY ☼ The Ancestors {Original}","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHER DROWNING DAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Her Electric Body Overcome]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Generations and This Spirited Life \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 99, 20);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-the-ancestors-original-paintings\" title=\"The Ancestors Series - Acrylic Paintings by Dawn Richerson\"\u003eThe Ancestors Series\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"gmail-ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"gmail-li1\"\u003e12\" x 12\" acrylic painting on board\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"gmail-li1\"\u003eLocal delivery or arrange for shipping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOn her drowning day, storms raged overhead but the storm in her was laid to rest. Overcome by the one who roamed the coastal plains, she let the cold torrent rain down on her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJust before she last closed her eyes she saw reflected in the skies, larger part of her and, beyond, a sailing ship reminiscent of the one that appeared above Saint Ciarán’s monastery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSlipping fast, she dreamed of a sailor who came to greet her as she rose through sinking sun, leaving ghost lands beneath these Southern skies alive, her electric body floating there below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer Drowning Day is from \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 99, 20);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-the-ancestors-original-paintings\" title=\"The Ancestors Series - Acrylic Paintings by Dawn Richerson\"\u003eThe Ancestors Series\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ewithin the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-spirited-life-original-art\" title=\"Spirited Life Paintings by Dawn Richerson\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSpirited Life Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(127, 85, 57);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artbydawn.membership.io\/register\" title=\"Free Art Talks and Art Journeys with Dawn\" style=\"color: rgb(127, 85, 57);\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFree art talks and art journeys with Dawn\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Dawn Studios | Soul Simple Innovation LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49487665365231,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/3298\/0380\/files\/ART2102-23-04_Her_Drowning_Day_The_Ancestors_Series_Dawn_Richerson.jpg?v=1777750918"},{"product_id":"how-she-fell-through-time-the-ancestors-original","title":"HOW SHE FELL THROUGH TIME ☼ The Ancestors {Original}","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHOW SHE FELL THROUGH TIME\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e[Brave Journey]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Generations and This Spirited Life \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 99, 20);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-the-ancestors-original-paintings\" title=\"The Ancestors Series - Acrylic Paintings by Dawn Richerson\"\u003eThe Ancestors Series\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"gmail-ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"gmail-li1\"\u003e12\" x 12\" acrylic painting on board\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"gmail-li1\"\u003eLocal delivery or arrange for shipping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHow she sought to raise her light and somehow keep that flame alive in time but fell fast beneath weight of a merciless sun that beat her down, the thin line of a hope she carried caught up by the thankless blade of this world’s luxury liner cruise ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHer message had been deemed irrelevant as she, some small bird tumbling endlessly in unfathomable depths of time’s vast sea that tossed her relentlessly, tore her feathers to bits but could not take from her two things one with her—true vine and once upon a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow She Fell through Time is from \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 99, 20);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-the-ancestors-original-paintings\" title=\"The Ancestors Series - Acrylic Paintings by Dawn Richerson\"\u003eThe Ancestors Series\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ewithin the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-spirited-life-original-art\" title=\"Spirited Life Paintings by Dawn Richerson\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSpirited Life Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(127, 85, 57);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artbydawn.membership.io\/register\" title=\"Free Art Talks and Art Journeys with Dawn\" style=\"color: rgb(127, 85, 57);\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFree art talks and art journeys with Dawn\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Dawn Studios | Soul Simple Innovation LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49487665430767,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/3298\/0380\/files\/ART2102-23-05_How_She_Fell_Through_Time_The_Ancestors_Series_Dawn_Richerson_2.jpg?v=1777750918"},{"product_id":"witness-to-an-eternal-truth-the-ancestors-original","title":"WITNESS TO AN ETERNAL TRUTH ☼ The Ancestors {Original}","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWITNESS TO AN ETERNAL TRUTH\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e[Messenger]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Generations and This Spirited Life \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 99, 20);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-the-ancestors-original-paintings\" title=\"The Ancestors Series - Acrylic Paintings by Dawn Richerson\"\u003eThe Ancestors Series\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"gmail-ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"gmail-li1\"\u003e12\" x 12\" acrylic painting on board\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"gmail-li1\"\u003eLocal delivery or arrange for shipping \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn three-part harmony, summoned from remaining strength within, she began to sing—listening for call of the nightingale. She was piecing together threads of an ancient tale to make sense of happenstance and pull herself together out of a tunnel in time, back onto thin line of a measured peace she remembered from long ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHer presence to his existence had been everything and she wondered if he ever even knew it. Could he hear her call that had become so faint? Her body was tired; her spirit too. Yet, she felt long held wisdom coming back and knew, one day soon, she would take flight and, whatever it took, make her way to him. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOn some hill, far away, she could see them and they were happy. Even the angel and her dragon blue were swept up in some triumphant reverie. Yet, the two stood together quietly, at peace, love restored, but something more—not a fixed symbol in time or gathering up of miracles, but a reverence of and witness to eternal love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWitness to an Eternal Truth is from \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 99, 20);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-the-ancestors-original-paintings\" title=\"The Ancestors Series - Acrylic Paintings by Dawn Richerson\"\u003eThe Ancestors Series\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ewithin the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-spirited-life-original-art\" title=\"Spirited Life Paintings by Dawn Richerson\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSpirited Life Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(127, 85, 57);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artbydawn.membership.io\/register\" title=\"Free Art Talks and Art Journeys with Dawn\" style=\"color: rgb(127, 85, 57);\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFree art talks and art journeys with Dawn\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Dawn Studios | Soul Simple Innovation LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49487665463535,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/3298\/0380\/files\/ART2102-23-06_Witness_to_an_Eternal_Truth_The_Ancestors_Series_Dawn_Richerson.jpg?v=1777750918"},{"product_id":"guardian-the-ancestors-original","title":"GUARDIAN ☼ The Ancestors {Original}","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUARDIAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e[The Land That Remembers Her]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Generations and This Spirited Life \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 99, 20);\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Ancestors Series - Acrylic Paintings by Dawn Richerson\" href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-the-ancestors-original-paintings\"\u003eThe Ancestors Series\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"gmail-ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"gmail-li1\"\u003e12\" x 12\" acrylic painting on board\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"gmail-li1\"\u003eLocal delivery or arrange for shipping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eShe shows me her spirit breaking free and speaks of other family, the mothers mostly in her line and my own mother, her daughter. She shows me all I have survived and how that part of me has lived protected within the funny face and eyes that darted, delighted by all creatures running free, whether on the land or wild in my imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eShe has been my guardian through trials I could never have imagined could be true. She smiles her beautiful smile and tells me she is so proud of the bright light and how I’ve gathered up the pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBefore she leaves she shows me these coastal plains that were her home with softest yellow hues against \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ethe deepest blue, which reminds me of my mother and yellow walls of the room where I slept as a child. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eI remember momentarily the shadows \u003c\/span\u003ethat spun as ominous warning and how I swear I knew what I thought about having made a mistake in coming to this place. She rises in my dream, prepares to leave but first she touches my face, says without speaking that it was no mistake, that this life will not take green love that lives in me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuardian is from \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 99, 20);\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Ancestors Series - Acrylic Paintings by Dawn Richerson\" href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-the-ancestors-original-paintings\"\u003eThe Ancestors Series\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ewithin the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" title=\"Spirited Life Paintings by Dawn Richerson\" href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-spirited-life-original-art\"\u003eSpirited Life Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(127, 85, 57);\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: rgb(127, 85, 57);\" title=\"Free Art Talks and Art Journeys with Dawn\" href=\"https:\/\/artbydawn.membership.io\/register\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFree art talks and art journeys with Dawn\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Dawn Studios | Soul Simple Innovation LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49487665529071,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/3298\/0380\/files\/ART2102-23-07_Guardian_The_Ancestors_Series_by_Dawn_Richerson.jpg?v=1777750918"},{"product_id":"uniter-of-realities-the-ancestors-original","title":"UNITER OF REALITIES ☼ The Ancestors {Original}","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUNITER OF REALITIES \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Against All Odds]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Generations and This Spirited Life \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 99, 20);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-the-ancestors-original-paintings\" title=\"The Ancestors Series - Acrylic Paintings by Dawn Richerson\"\u003eThe Ancestors Series\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"gmail-ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"gmail-li1\"\u003e12\" x 12\" acrylic painting on board\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"gmail-li1\"\u003eLocal delivery or arrange for shipping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThey raise me up or I rise. Either way being alive is like the girl on stilts or a pogo stick, bouncing back with far more than nine lives saved. How many more must I endure?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAgainst all odds, I remain fixed to arbitrary orbit I elected to make not expecting lack of respite, solace or shade. I count the costs and there are many. 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Comes the future and sweet peace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Quick and the Dead is from \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 99, 20);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-the-ancestors-original-paintings\" title=\"The Ancestors Series - Acrylic Paintings by Dawn Richerson\"\u003eThe Ancestors Series\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ewithin the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-spirited-life-original-art\" title=\"Spirited Life Paintings by Dawn Richerson\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSpirited Life Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(127, 85, 57);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artbydawn.membership.io\/register\" title=\"Free Art Talks and Art Journeys with Dawn\" style=\"color: rgb(127, 85, 57);\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFree art talks and art journeys with Dawn\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Dawn Studios | Soul Simple Innovation LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49487665627375,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/3298\/0380\/files\/ART2102-23-09TheQuickandtheDead_TheAncestorsSeriesbyDawnRicherson.jpg?v=1777752985"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0419\/3298\/0380\/collections\/Faithscapes-banner_0fd0b824-a5f0-43ac-8735-5e0444e5814a.jpg?v=1777751371","url":"https:\/\/dawnricherson.com\/collections\/paintings-the-ancestors-original-paintings.oembed","provider":"New Dawn Studios | Soul Simple Innovation LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}