Unseen Love
May all love,
His love, unseen but felt, o’ershadow Thee,
The love of all Thy sons encompass Thee,
The love of all Thy daughters cherish Thee,
The love of all Thy people comfort Thee,
Till God’s love set Thee at his side again!
Words by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Music:Here
Acrylics,pigment and gold foil
100cm x 42 cm on paper

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Joyce Dickens,...
oh my, you have been sooo busy my friend; I love the feel to this…......I will come back
Sophie Shapiro replied
Thank you Joyce for your comment! I look forward to your return! Have a good day, thinking of you!Sx
Buddy Sears
It is quite a thing to change color pallettes. I’ve seen really top notch artists who cannot do it. This piece turns what is busy into what is space. The lighting is dynamic, altogether beautiful and haunting at the same time. Bravo Love, Bravo!
Sophie Shapiro replied
Buddy thank you for your wonderful comment! I really thrilled that you like this painting!Sx
Wendy Slee
Souls at play in the fields of the Lord.. it is like spirits dancing in the shimmering meadows at sunset…...Beautiful!!! You stirred my soul this morning!
Sophie Shapiro replied
Wendy, thank you for your wonderful comment! I’m so pleased you like this painting! I hope you have a wonderful day! Thinking of you and sending you a big hug!Sx
JenniferB
This is beautiful, it reminds me of Jasmine and wild flowers there’s so much movement in this picture and it’s so soft. xox
Sophie Shapiro replied
I am so very happy to hear from you! I can’t tell you! Thank you for your beautiful comment! Thinking of you, as always!Sx
coppertrees
A Super flow of current Sophie,beautiful energy off of this
Sophie Shapiro replied
Vickie great to see you back! Hope you had a wonderful holiday? Thank you for your wonderful comment! Thinking of you!Sx
mhkantor
wonderful energy sophie. beautiful palette, fantastic colors. to me it is all the essence of turner melded with gorky. two of my favorite colorists. instant fave for me for sure. m
Sophie Shapiro replied
M!I am very touched by your words and sentiments! Thank you for your positive feedback! I hope you’re well? Thinking of you!Sx
margpie
I too love your choice of colours with this piece, great energy and movement, the gold I totally love and as for those blue tones…..FAB, and you are FAB :)
Sophie Shapiro replied
Marina! Henri Matisse once said:
There are always flowers for those who want to see them.
You are one of those people Marina! Thank you for your wonderful feedback! Thinking of you!Sx
margpie
Beautiful words from a beautiful mind :)
Sophie Shapiro replied
Marina what can I say???? Ditto......Sx
Paul Stephen ...
This is a painting with an instant appeal ,but at the same time it grows on me,liking it more and more the more I observe,enlarge,let my imagination run free. If I look to intepretate am I looking correctly or should I just look an accept it as it is. Well both work for me. So here goes I see a wonderful abstract beautifully coloured and dense of depth, a movement that pull my eyes across the picture and take in the details, which are many. Interpretated through my eyes I am in a tropical sea being pulled through a vortex of incredible beauty and white energy, being enriched and refreshed on my way through. Love this Sophie you come up with seldom pearls more often than most, thankyou for sharing these with us. hugs Paul
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Sophie Shapiro replied
I have been looking at your wonderful work Smooth which has kept me thinking all morning. I still can’t get it out of my mind. Thank you Paul for your wonderful feedback which I appreciate immensely! Have a good day! And take a break you’re working too hard!Sx
Helene Kippert
Very beautiful sophie!
Sophie Shapiro replied
Helene thank you for your comment. There are many ways we can communicate and I think our work is a wonderful channel for doing this!Sx
Deborah Milligan
another glorious work sophie. stunning blue green bronze combo on the left. beautifully translucent and altogether uplifting. debxx
Sophie Shapiro replied
William Blake once wrote: The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity… and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful thoughts and insights! They mean a great deal to me! Thinking of you!Sx
Joyce Dickens,...
At first glance this a beatuiful abstract with very appealing colors and exquisite depth and lighting….but you can’t just take a quick glance Sophie…once it’s got you, it holds on and fully encompasses the viewer and the viewer’s imagination…......I have come back to this piece several times before writing this comment and each time I am more impressed by your incredible insight and love, which is very much apparent here…...these colors are so soothing, very peaceful and healing…......I feel as though I am deep in the ocean and this swirl of warm, deep blue and viloet water has come around me, caressing me, playing with me and on the outer edges is the golden glow, the love and knowledge that awaits me….....and in the distance the light brightens as the knowledge and love become stronger…......that Unseen, Unconditional Love! Gorgeous work my friend; thank you once again for the incredible journey!!!
Sophie Shapiro replied
Joyce, I’m so sorry I never noticed your comment here! Your words are so beautiful and I am so very touched by them! Just what I need at this time. The processing in photo-shop has caused me a great deal of frustration! I’m sending you something to cheer you up! I think we both need it! Thinking of you!
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Joyce Dickens,...
Sophie, no need to apologize dear; it is just too hard to keep up with every single comment on your work…believe me I know; and thank you, the Stevie Wonder tunes are superb…how did you know he was a favorite of mine…......oh never you mind, I know how you know!!! We are spiritualy attuned….....I meant every word I wrote about this fantastic painting….one of my favorites!!!
Paul Stephen ...
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tkrosevear
A truly inspired artist, with great taste in music ;)
Anthony R. Pla...
Absolutely beautiful Sophie! Undersea, flying in a near storm, walking on a mountainside in the dusk. Tremendous work! The piano really adds to the feeling in this piece!
Congratulations on the M.I.A. feature!!
blamo
Congratulations Sophie
aglaia b
the colours here just work so amazingly sophie.
this would look awesome painted as a mural across a restaurant wall somewhere. i would surely dine there.
just so beautiful ;-) xox
EnPassant
Those blues were just crying out for gold ! Nice work.
Hena Tayeb
great abstract
Agnes McGuinness
Congratulations on your feature in M.I.A.
* RoyAllenHunt *
This is a beautiful image and the piano music is very beautiful as well. Its a perfect compliment to the colors you’ve used here.