At the place of the skull Jesus was crucified. I am constantly surprised at how much emphasis people put on Jesus on the cross. To me, it is much more powerful to know that Jesus is no longer on the cross and resurrected from the tomb. The painting might be a little hard to see, but in the shadow of the cross, is the Arabic writing that means “for you.” If you look at it just right, you can see the skull that seems to be in the side of the mountain.
With 2100 “dots” or “spots” solely making up the imagery of this artwork, Jesus can be seen with a bowed head. The representation of the number 3 (pertaining to God), number 7 (meaning perfection), and the number 10 (for completeness) in the book of Revelation…
In preparation for a larger piece, this painting was completed using a new technique that involved an intricate, custom stencil that i hand painted and cut. Only one shade of blue was used, but I varied the thickness of the paint in different stages. Although…
I painted this one for my mother as well, and on the same size canvas. Normally, I use 3 to 4 different paint brushes for my paintings, but, for this one, I had to use a very fine, very small brush that held a small…