Gilded GraceA peaceful, yet powerful painting. A textured midnight jade background supports a champagne leopard with one beautiful chinoiserie peony with a gold leaf zen inspired halo and lots of rich gold accents throughout. I painted this during a season where the noise of the world felt a bit too loud. Its a reminder that even in the dark (the jade), there is growth (the peony) and an unbreakable, quiet strength (the leopard). We find our power when we choose