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Mercy

I have been getting some interesting commissions during this Year of Mercy. This image, "The Least of These", was one of 16 illustrations I created for Blessed Are the Merciful: Stations to Celebrate God's Way of Mercy by David Haas. Check it out on Clear Faith Publishing's website.
What do you think of this new style? Different for me to be working in this softer manner with many more values to play with.


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