'Mary's Lullaby' 5x7 inch original painting

An original painting sized 5x7 inches titled 'Mary's Lullaby'.  This piece depicts Mary singing a lullaby to baby Jesus. Before I painted this piece, I was talking to my mom about babies. I don’t have my own babies, but every single time I hold one of those sweet little angels, I immediately start swaying. I feel like that’s something that is just built into us, an intuitive little gift from heaven. I imagined this moment between Mary and the Savior, the Newborn King. Mary still exhausted after labor, her belly still swollen, her body aching, keeping herself awake and singing lullabies to the King of Kings. Swaying and rocking him to sleep. Holding his little hands and comforting him. Raising and loving and saving the one who would eventually save us all. Jesus, fresh to the world, surrounded by new sounds, cold air, hunger, and pain. Clinging to His mama for warmth, sustenance, and safety. I imagine that they had the same kind of moments that billions of other mamas and babies had bef