In 1 Samuel chapter 16, Samuel anoints young David in Bethlehem. David is an integral character in the Old testament and had a great deal of accomplishments throughout his life Jesus himself is a descendant of David. The anointing of David shows the difference in how God views people over how we perceive each other. David was the youngest of his brothers and his own father did not even consider David to be worth considering. God did.
Jesus Christ is referred to as the Lion of Judah in multiple places in the Bible, so many artists have depicted Jesus along with a lion or some kind of lion imagery. The vast majority of these artworks depict the lion at eye level, but…
This painting doesn’t symbolize that He’s got the whole world in His hands, but emphasizes the fact that God is the Creator of this Earth. The “map” here is mirrored to suggest that God molded the Earth with his hands. Even though land and water…
If you listen and follow the Lord, miracles can happen! I used shading of wine colored spray for this painting and actually mixed a resling wine into the black paint. The paint/wine mix proved difficult to paint with. It was very thin and evaporated quickly.…