The Smallest Yes - Original Oil Painting (16 x 12 in)
The Smallest Yes
Original Oil Painting
Sometimes transformation does not arrive with thunder.
Sometimes it comes as the smallest yes.
The Smallest Yes captures the precise moment when a bird lifts from the branch, not yet in full flight, not fully grounded, but suspended in the quiet bravery between holding on and trusting the air. Wings unfurl into light. Feathers glow as if touched from within. The surrounding forest dissolves into softened colour and atmosphere, allowing the creature’s inner radiance to become the true subject of the painting.
In my work, birds are sacred messengers, travellers between the earthly and the divine. They move through thresholds we cannot see. When they appear in a painting, it is never accidental. They arrive when a message is ready to be carried.
This painting speaks of subtle courage. Of those moments when we whisper yes instead of shouting it. When we step forward without knowing where the path leads, guided only by instinct, faith, or an unseen thread of light.
Golden strands weave quietly through the branches beneath the bird, echoing my ongoing God’s Rope series — the invisible connections formed between human souls, animals, and the divine. These threads are not forceful. They shimmer softly, suggesting that grace is often gentle, and that the smallest decisions can open the greatest doors.
Painted in oils with luminous glazing and layered colour, The Smallest Yes is designed to glow differently throughout the day, revealing warmth in morning light and deeper mystery in shadow.
This is a painting about beginnings.
About trust.
About the sacred courage of moving forward when no one is watching.
Artwork Details
Title: The Smallest Yes
Medium: Oil on canvas
Technique: Layered oil painting with luminous glazing
Theme: Spiritual animal messenger, courage, divine guidance, transformation
Series: God’s Rope / Sacred Animal Connection
Status: Original available
Certificate: Signed and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
Shipping: Professionally packed and shipped worldwide from the UK
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How to Frame The Smallest Yes
This painting and its editions are intended to glow.
I recommend:
• Soft natural woods - oak, maple, ash
• Antique gold or champagne leaf for warmth
• Slim profile frames to preserve stillness
• Off-white or warm ivory mounts for prints
• Museum glass or low-reflection glazing
Allow breathing room around the image. Space is part of its language.
Collectors often choose frames that echo the golden threads within the work, subtle, timeless, and reverent rather than decorative.
The Smallest Yes
Original Oil Painting
Sometimes transformation does not arrive with thunder.
Sometimes it comes as the smallest yes.
The Smallest Yes captures the precise moment when a bird lifts from the branch, not yet in full flight, not fully grounded, but suspended in the quiet bravery between holding on and trusting the air. Wings unfurl into light. Feathers glow as if touched from within. The surrounding forest dissolves into softened colour and atmosphere, allowing the creature’s inner radiance to become the true subject of the painting.
In my work, birds are sacred messengers, travellers between the earthly and the divine. They move through thresholds we cannot see. When they appear in a painting, it is never accidental. They arrive when a message is ready to be carried.
This painting speaks of subtle courage. Of those moments when we whisper yes instead of shouting it. When we step forward without knowing where the path leads, guided only by instinct, faith, or an unseen thread of light.
Golden strands weave quietly through the branches beneath the bird, echoing my ongoing God’s Rope series — the invisible connections formed between human souls, animals, and the divine. These threads are not forceful. They shimmer softly, suggesting that grace is often gentle, and that the smallest decisions can open the greatest doors.
Painted in oils with luminous glazing and layered colour, The Smallest Yes is designed to glow differently throughout the day, revealing warmth in morning light and deeper mystery in shadow.
This is a painting about beginnings.
About trust.
About the sacred courage of moving forward when no one is watching.
Artwork Details
Title: The Smallest Yes
Medium: Oil on canvas
Technique: Layered oil painting with luminous glazing
Theme: Spiritual animal messenger, courage, divine guidance, transformation
Series: God’s Rope / Sacred Animal Connection
Status: Original available
Certificate: Signed and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
Shipping: Professionally packed and shipped worldwide from the UK
[View full Shipping Policy]
[View Returns Policy]
[View Certificate of Authenticity]
How to Frame The Smallest Yes
This painting and its editions are intended to glow.
I recommend:
• Soft natural woods - oak, maple, ash
• Antique gold or champagne leaf for warmth
• Slim profile frames to preserve stillness
• Off-white or warm ivory mounts for prints
• Museum glass or low-reflection glazing
Allow breathing room around the image. Space is part of its language.
Collectors often choose frames that echo the golden threads within the work, subtle, timeless, and reverent rather than decorative.
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