Jesus tells us to become “fishers of men” in Matthew chapter 4. An ancient fisherman repairing his net in preparation to fish symbolizes how we need to prepare ourselves as Christians before we go out and “fish.” I did a little research and tried to best depict how ancient fishermen would repair their nets. The end result is a suspended net and almost an inspection of each section.
The first painting of 2012 depicts the account of Elijah challenging the 450 followers of baal from 1 Kings chapter 18. Elijah and fire from heaven seem to collide quite regularly. I wanted to emphasize just Elijah and the fire, but the challenge was not…
Jesus miraculously fed at least 2 multitudes in His ministry. He broke bread with his disciples and told them about the bread of life. Our Savior not only physically provides for us, He gave Himself for us so that we would hunger no more. Jesus…
My original concept for this painting was to show rough waters all around and calm water only under Jesus’ arm. I decided to go with a more focused portrayal though and show just His forearm and it’s shadow and reflection over a calm and dark…
