Jesus’ father was Joseph who worked hard for a meager living, and Jesus more than likely inherited his father’s work ethic. I was lucky enough to have a father with a high work ethic. The arms in this painting could belong to Joseph or Jesus or your own father or father-figure. I did try to cross the tools in the background though.
All 4 gospels talk about Jesus’ arrest at Gethsemane, but John is the only one who describes what happens when Jesus tells them, “I am He.” I can just see one man in a simple robe staring down a group of heavily armed soldiers and,…
An optical illusion at the top of the tower in the painting makes the stairs appear to always ascend but never move higher is inspired by M. C. Escher’s 1960 “Ascending and Descending” lithograph. The illusion is created with a play on perspective that is…
Most people imagine a peaceful woman with wings of a bird when they think of an angel, when, in fact, all references to angels in the Bible are male and most are displaying forceful, near militaristic behavior and terrify onlookers. Zachariah chapter 5 verse 9,…
