{"title":"Original Paintings","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"valley-of-the-shadow","title":"Valley of the Shadow - Original Painting","description":"\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and they staff they comfort me.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePsalm 23:4\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe reference photo for this painting was taken in the winter. I stood on a path, looking toward a break in the shadows where sunlight fell on the trail. The ground I stood on and the path in the distance were both veiled in shadows, that only grew deeper as the path progressed. And I realized how often I’ve felt that way. Like I was stuck in the shadows, seeking light, answers, hope, or love from Heaven, but surrounded by a deepening darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe rays of light reminded me of times when, during heavy sorrow, darkness, or hopelessness, I have felt the gentle assurance that My Savior understands me perfectly. He doesn’t always offered me a solution, a permanent fix, or a way for everything to suddenly be okay. But He does offer to sit with me, to cry with me, and to love me through all of it. And sometimes that’s enough. It’s like a little spot of light on a shadowed trail, a reminder that I’m loved and I’m not alone, that gives me the courage to venture on even as the shadows deepen. And for now those moments are enough, until I reach the end of the path where the sun shines forever.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ecompleted 2025 - 24\"x36\" oil on panel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lydia Marie Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49173836824804,"sku":null,"price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/3015\/9332\/files\/LydiaMarie-FallPathway_ValleyofShadow-2025-36x24-oilonpanel_181ee608-9230-4681-8298-f25f9891461d.jpg?v=1781670448"},{"product_id":"winter-walks","title":"Winter Walks","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis painting's description was originally written in the snow. 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Instead you get to read whatever sentences came to mind the most quickly while creating my website. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting is currently in dire need of some cosmetic surgery, tlc, or aesthetic revision, call it what you will. 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It has crossed language barriers and cultural differences to show the whole world a little more love.\u003cimg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe finger heart is also the smallest type of hand heart. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo me it’s come to represent small and simple ways we love. Like sharing a new favorite song with a friend, calling up a loved one just to chat, or smiling at the strangers who pass through our days. It’s a way of living and loving quietly and intentionally in all we do. 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