32” x 58”

Acrylic, Crayon, Chalk, Oil, Ink, Pencil on Canvas

$1,850

If the forest could speak, what would it say? Would it sing,

would it dance, would it sway?

Would it hum with the breeze, or sigh with the rain?

If the forest could speak, Would it call out our name?

Would it beg us to cherish, Not take, not tame?

Would it speak of the roots that run deep and wide,

Of the creatures it shelters, Of the life it hides?

Would it shout to the heavens, or whisper a prayer?

Would it tell us to listen—To tread light, to care?

If the forest could sing, would its song touch the sky?

Would the leaves clap their hands, and the branches reach high?

If the forest could speak, It might say what is true:

“I am part of God’s breath, and so, dear child, are you.”

Kessy Heath, a Virginia Beach native, resides in Sandbridge with her husband, and two teenage sons, their beloved cat, Tux and newest addition, a dog named Bear. After her youngest sons traumatic illness and subsequent miracle, Kessy found abstract painting as a way to heal. She strives to capture glimpses of the transcendent, inviting viewers to pause, reflect, and perhaps find their own moments of connection. Her process is meditative, intuitive and deeply rooted in prayer and God. Music and nature are the backdrop to her creations.