The pair of hands holding the cross (shaded in brown) are meant to portray a soul accepting God’s Salvation. The cross symbolizes the one, true and only rescue from the despair of hell. The larger hand is intended to be that of Jesus Christ my Lord. His sacrifice enables sinners like us to cross the divide between hell and the glory of Heaven.
“Listen” depicts the moment when Peter draws his sword on the soldiers seeking to arrest Jesus from John 18. I shaded the background first to emphasize the face and the sword. The most important part of this piece, however, is Jesus’ reflection in Peter’s sword.…
A completely conceptual painting, “Savior” portrays splattered blood on ancient pavement. The wooden cross smears the blood and shows to Arabic word for king. Although only conceptual, the painting is very profound to me. Jesus was not an outlaw, a liar, a false prophet. He…
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…
