Jesus tells us to become “fishers of men” in Matthew chapter 4. An ancient fisherman repairing his net in preparation to fish symbolizes how we need to prepare ourselves as Christians before we go out and “fish.” I did a little research and tried to best depict how ancient fishermen would repair their nets. The end result is a suspended net and almost an inspection of each section.
Moses was the leader God chose to lead His people out of bondage, but in the far later years, Joshua is a key leader during a time when the Israelites questioned God and often worshiped idols. As a leader, Joshua makes his beliefs very clear…
Another action based painting, “Overturn” shows Jesus throwing the money exchangers and opportunists out of the temple described in the 21st chapter of Matthew. How impacting would it have been to see the calm, controlled Jesus react in such a way. Jesus’ reaction then was…
“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.…
