WHAT ARE DIVINE PORTRAITS? These portraits are made with semi-precious stones, jewels, acrylic gems, glass, found object, collage, oil paint, acrylic paint, nail polish, glitter and other found object. The style, which is an original style, is a blend of impressionism, surrealism, found object, abstract and collage. I consider this to be on the cutting edge of contemporary surrealistic art. They are inspired by the aura, imagery, emotions and feelings that THE ARTIST, (myself), perceive from the patron as I am creating the art work. As an artist, I am sensitive to the energy of my clients. And this is what I use to inspire my work. At times, the energy expresses a contemporary present state. And sometimes, the energy refers to remnants of energy left from another time, perhaps a past life And then, there are those times when the client wishes to manifest a potential reality. At this times, I paint their portrait to express this portal. The portraits and this book serve multiple uses. First, the portraits can be construed as contemporary collectible works of art. And second, they can serve as a beautiful artistic and significant portraits of the seater. For the reader, it is my hope that through this book, you will learn to see inwardly as you enter the realm of your imagination. And yes, for sampling purposes, many of my paintings here are of myself. Here I include them to demonstrate how this style was developed. I hope you will have fun looking at this images. And I welcome you to my world of fantastic art Grace Divine