Not exactly hidden in this painting, the cross at the center of a wedding union symbolizes the importance of God to be at the center of the relationship. This concept is very profound to me, especially the month of October 2013. I married my beautiful wife this month so the painting is well timed. The wife’s hands (particularly the fingernails) are modeled after my own, beautiful bride.
There are several powerful messages and imagery in the book of Revelation. The sixth chapter speaks of a white horse and rider, a red horse and rider, a black horse and rider, and a pale horse and rider. Each of the riders has a weapon–bow,…
“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.…
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…
