DIANA PRINCESS OF WALES - QUEEN OF HEARTS

She will be remembered for her beauty, her shy demeanor, yet strength of character, ready smile, outstretched hand, public persona, fashion savvy, etc. She was Diana of the hunt; Diana of the chase; Moon Goddess-our Goddess! She mesmerized us with her sparkling blue eyes, the way she scooped people up in her arms; they dying, children, the poor, the wretched…and pulled them to her as though absorbing their essence! What profound lessons of human values and compassion we were witnessing! Through her own pain, her gift to the world was to elevate its consciousness to these virtues! Therefore, I depict her adorned with flowers, not jewels…She loved flowers, she loved the people and they always showed her their love with flowers! She embraces them here as they flow into her heart. Her beloved sons sit upon her fingertips…Her loving hands will carry and protect them throughout their lives. She loved them so and never failed in her most important roles as a mother.

The butterfly upon her shoulder represents transformation, not just from life to death, but in all the roles she had to play in this most demanding earthly sojourn. We go from day to night, indicating transition. The Angels hover, reach down, help her over, as she ascends steps of light, transcending her island of repose in the background. Her face is framed in a huge white rose-England's Rose! She looks us straight in the eye; she beams, for she knows, at last, who she is!

Elton John sits at his piano across the water and there upon his piano stands the lone candle… In the wind…How perfect!

Spirit came to me very strongly, just after her death and told me I must paint her! Not being a portrait artist, I viewed this as a tall order but one from which I absolutely could NOT turn away! I cried often as she took form on my canvas, occasionally sobbing uncontrollably and having to leave her. At times it was as if I was birthing her anew! I came to know she understood her mission here on earth; that for which she was truly sent and that for which she would truly be remembered… Not for her riches, her finery, her royal rompings…Not for any of that! She went straight to our hearts in her interview some years ago when asked if she thought she could be the queen of peoples' hearts.

She replied with total conviction, faith, valor and candor… "I don't think I can, I know I can"

For THAT she will be remembered! For that she will always be loved! All the wealth and privilege this life bestowed upon her had little to do with why we grieved her passing, nor did any of it keep her from passing. The LOVE she had for people will keep her alive and endeared to us and keep her from ever slipping away from our memories. We must carry on from where she left off; Much need and pain remains, much love still needed! Her spirit and the Angels guide us from the other side; They bid us continue her good works of love and courage; reach out, carry on! By honoring her in this way, we give her short life greater meaning…and so…she will live in our hearts forever!