This is a more impulsive piece than I have ever done before.  I was studying Romans and the inner conflict I have between the Spirit and the flesh and I imagined this spring being tightly drawn..  That is exactly the way I was feeling at the time.  I had several conflicting activities and circumstances going on in my life and some seemed to be stretching me so  I felt like I was in tension or waging a war.  

 

I found an old spring in our garage and my husband stretched it out a bit and it became this piece.  It is a direct painting of what I saw in front of me as I sketched and painted.  The black and white and gold seemed obvious to me.  I didn’t want to add any other color.   This emphasized the contrast and somewhat simplistic choice I must make between the culture and Christ; saying yes or no to requests,  going with the flow or standing up for what I believe, or choosing between reason or emotions.

 

Romans 7:15-8:3