This piece depicts the moment that Jonah was thrown overboard and into the ocean. An ancient basking shark is present with its mouth wide open. When reading this story, I believe that the fish was present well before Jonah was thrown overboard.
In John chapter 19 verse 28, Jesus says, “I am thirsty.” The Roman soldiers responded by soaking a sponge in a jar of wine vinegar and placing it on Jesus’ lips by sticking it on a hyssop plant stalk. Jesus drank from the sponge and…
The painting portrays 3 images of the Alamo. In front, the Alamo is displayed as it looked around the time of the battle – referenced by an antique daguerreotype of the building in 1849. The middle layer shows the Alamo as we know it today…
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…
