The pair of hands holding the cross (shaded in brown) are meant to portray a soul accepting God’s Salvation. The cross symbolizes the one, true and only rescue from the despair of hell. The larger hand is intended to be that of Jesus Christ my Lord. His sacrifice enables sinners like us to cross the divide between hell and the glory of Heaven.
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…
An attempt at an optical illusion, the stairs can lead either up or down. The perception of a flight of stairs leading down would mean the light causing the shadow is above and separate from you. If the stairs lead up, the shadow is also…
When you look at the painting as a whole, you can see the cracked earth of a desert riddled with thorns. At the top left, you can see a man dragging a cross through this unforgiving environment. The image represents the struggle of life that…
