It’s a Girl
In It’s a Girl, Troy Hul Arnold marks a poignant milestone in his family’s evolving narrative—the birth of his first niece, Heziah. Having previously welcomed two nephews, whose presence is intentionally absent from the composition, Arnold chooses instead to center the singular emotional gravity of this moment: the arrival of a baby girl into a lineage shaped by both love and expectation.

Swaddled in a plush blanket and nestled on a soft, cradle-like surface, Heziah is rendered with a gentle intimacy that speaks to the fragility and promise of new life. The palette and composition exude a sense of wonder, tenderness, and care—qualities that underscore the mystery of a child’s earliest days and the quiet hopes placed upon her journey into womanhood.

This work is more than a family portrait; it is a meditation on legacy, vulnerability, and the sacredness of new beginnings. In It’s a Girl, Arnold captures not just a birth, but the emotional atmosphere that surrounds it—the awe, the reverence, and the quiet unfolding of possibility.