Art teachers ask, “What is the painting about? Make that the emphasis.” This painting is about Light and Life overcoming Darkness and Death so I’ve made the later the smallest part while Light and Life overtake the space.
Since they’re so significant in scripture, I use palm trees to represent the Tree of Life. (Notice that the palm isn’t rooted in “the darkness” but is on top of it).
Adam and Eve missed their opportunity to eat from the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden but followers of Jesus get a second chance to live forever—because of Jesus’ death and resurrection!