Just as a loving father protects and comforts his children, Jesus protects and comforts us, as Christians, throughout our lives. This painting was spurred by the arrival of 2 nephews and a niece all born within 4 days of each other. The painting is simple and sweet, but it does have a twist. Rotate the image clockwise 90 degrees and the painting shifts from Jesus upright and with bowed head holding an infant to a reclined Jesus with the infant sleeping on His chest.
The focus of this painting is on Jesus’ eyes. I’ve heard a preacher describe them as pools of everlasting love, and I tried to show all the emotion through the eyes only here. Jesus stares directly at you (focused on you) with eternal love. His…
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…
“Knowledge” is one of my few paintings that used oils instead of acrylic paints. Two shades of green (very close to the same shade) and an outline of a tree. I really like the simplicity of this painting paired with the length of time it…