This piece was filmed during its painting. The visual is simple enough – Jesus praying so intensely that He sweats blood. I wanted the painting not only to emphasize Jesus’ forehead, but also appear bright in contrast to the dark Gethsemane setting at the base of the Mount of Olives.
An archer actually shot arrows through the canvas for this artwork, and the burn-marks are from actual burns applied. The dynamic perspective of the arrows painted is meant to make the viewer feel that the 2 arrows are flying right at them. This world is…
For the milestone 100th painting, I chose a larger canvas and a technique that has not ever been utilized to my knowledge. The image is simple enough – a portrait of Jesus in normal clothing for His time, but the method used to depict that…
Only when a bright, direct light is applied to the painting can the image of the open gates of Heaven be revealed. Without the light (God’s Salvation through the death of His Son Jesus Christ on the cross) we have no hope of entering heaven.…
