{"title":"Heaven's Gate","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA long-time friend — a man I’ve known since I was 14 years old — commissioned me to create a painting for his office. It was the most difficult kind of commission in that he gave me no direction whatsoever. I had complete carte blanche.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKnowing my friend to be a man of deep religious convictions, I chose as my subject matter the passage in the Bible in which Jesus said: “It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI titled the painting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeaven’s Gate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this passage, I don’t believe Jesus was condemning wealth. Rather, I think He was asking a far more personal question: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat are you holding onto that is preventing you from becoming the person you were meant to be?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy friend asked me for a painting. I like to think I gave him back a lovely work of art and, perhaps more importantly, an essential question.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is a question we can all ponder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis print, \u003cem\u003eHeaven’s Gate\u003c\/em\u003e, is an abstraction from the original painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShown: Blue art print with spiritual theme for home or office. Please click on the image for more information.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"heavens-gate","title":"Heaven's Gate","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGallery Print\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedium:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e High-quality digital print on 100 lb. premium card stock\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mark Travers\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e No\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizes Available: \u003c\/strong\u003e8\" x 8\" (20.32cm x 20.32cm) and 12\" x 12\" (30.48cm x 30.48cm). Use the pull-down menu above to make your selection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorder: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe artwork includes an intentional white border around the image. On the 8\" x 8\" print, the border is 1.25\" and the image is 5.5\" square. On the 12\" x 12\" print, the border is 2.25\" and the image is 7.5\" square.The border eliminates the need for a mat, however a mat is always optional. A wider mat can make the artwork appear more prominent, substantial and elegant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrame:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Not included\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe theme of this contemporary art print was inspired by a passage in the New Testament, but it asks a deeply personal and essential question: \u003c\/span\u003eWhat are you holding onto that prevents you from becoming the person you were meant to be?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than simply a beautiful work of art, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeaven’s Gate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e invites reflection. Its imagery encourages you to consider what you may need to let go of — and, ultimately, what it means to live a life of meaning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHang it in your home or office and let it serve as both a source of visual pleasure and a quiet reminder to keep searching for what truly matters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeaven's Gate is a beautiful and affordable way to enjoy a Mark Travers work of art. 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