Palette Keepsake No. 6 Mercy Found Me Original Painting by Renee Smith holiday reflecting the moment before joy

reflecting the moment before joy stirs awake—when the ache and the hope live side by side

and creative energy take the lead

Lovers of swans

rolled in a sturdy tube using USPS

Varnished for protection and vibrancy

Palette Keepsake No. 6 Mercy Found Me Original Painting by Renee Smith holiday reflecting the moment before joyWhere Mercy Found Me is Palette Keepsake No. 6 in my ongoing collection a soft, moody moment painted directly onto one of my wooden artist palettes. A lone boat drifts toward still water while two swans glide nearby, echoing the quiet places where God meets us with gentleness and grace. Every palette keepsake begins in the mess of my studio layers of paint, fingerprints, and real moments of the In Between. Once the artwork is complete, I finish each