Late in the evening

Her heart sounded in

frantic rhythm each beat

more insistant than the last.

She arose and wondered

deep with anticatption and longing

Her eyes fell upon the bleak darkness

and considered it's vastness

Te sands of eternity passed

through a barreness not unlike

that of her own she and

All of Creation groaning...

He will come she her heart

had murmured and she knew it was

true, yet SOON wieghed faintly

against the curtain of eternity

She would wait and once again

summon divine patience

It was then the messager from 

the monarchy appeared

Come up hither the King is 

calling his bride

Just as you are

Arise!

The King's Bride was inspired by Sandro Botticelli's Portrait of a Young Woman.I reillustrated her face with custom brushed and  CSS liquify tool Adjusted her clothing and hair in Art Rage 4 using it's native brushes and finished it in ON1 Picture effects.

It's original size is 24x18"