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Elizabeth: Oh, it’s gorgeous. It started off as like a heart with the gold and then sort of grew some roots. It almost turned into a vegetable in a way. But I think I was definitely inspired because you’ve touched my heart and that’s what that was the symbol that I chose. Maybe it was a little too literal in a sense but I really do think that there is something to be said for connecting with somebody on a spiritual level.

Denise’s artwork is currently on exhibit in Philadelphia. She invited me for a little tour to look at some of her exquisite pieces. I was excited to see the larger version of a painting that now graces the cover of Denise’s recently published book.

Here we have the cover of your book Radiant Reflections and the Original. Now it looks slightly different.

Denise: Well, I have another smaller version of it with slightly different color that I super post at it once again to show that different dimensions of things.

Elizabeth: Now, how long did something like this take you to paint?

Denise: Months.

Elizabeth: Months.

Denise: Well, I conceptualize, I visualize and then I finally actualize. And I've let it rest for awhile and then I go back to it to kind of change it and finish it. So it takes awhile.

Elizabeth: Different shades and colors of light formed a common theme in all of her work. I saw a certain resplendence throughout that express her interstate perfectly.

Now let's take a look at some of these. It has almost like a three dimensional overlay of a mirror.

Denise: Well, this was entitled Know Thyself and we spoke about that before in terms of knowing oneself from the inside out and that mere symbolizes that.

Elizabeth: So you actually see the reflection of yourself literally. It’s a very -- all of your -- these places looked like they’d be --

Denise: Magical.

Elizabeth: Yes. I love it. And then you have like a bird almost.

Denise: That’s the White Peacock which is transcendent all the colors.