Amanda Gorman: Poet, Knight, Hero. Painting

This painting was inspired by Amanda Gorman's poem that she wrote and then read at the inauguration of President Joe Biden. She used gorgeous, soaring descriptions in a unifying way to call us all to a higher goal. She showed how heroic and meaningful our daily lives are. I hope the viewer will see themselves as a hero and the chosen one on a quest. If you don't yet feel that way, you should know that I Am Calling You on a Sacred Quest to Achieve Great Things in Your Life and You Must Start Right NOW. This painting style mimics Renaissance portraits like those done of wealthy patrons. Note the golden, circular halo indicating divinity like those used on portraits of Mary, Jesus and John the Baptist.