The Bible is full of people disobeying or disregarding God and facing the consequences. Joshua 6 describes what happens when you follow His direction. An entire city falls to rams horns, priests, a bunch of shouting, and the power of God. If you look carefully…

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,…

I always imagined Samson as a brute. He was the strongest man that ever lived and I think that for most of his life, his arrogance and short temper fit his impressive technique to complete the cliché. It wasn’t until Samson’s last moments that he…

At the place of the skull Jesus was crucified. I am constantly surprised at how much emphasis people put on Jesus on the cross. To me, it is much more powerful to know that Jesus is no longer on the cross and resurrected from the…

“Furnace” was and still is the painting that took the longest to complete. I tried a new technique and it was far from perfected at the time. I wanted to only use 2 colors (or really one – darker and lighter) to show Shadrach, Meshach…

The first chapter of Jonah describes a “huge fish” (verse 17 NIV) that swallowed Jonah whole. When people use the term biblical proportions, this large fish comes to my mind. The painting shows a bird’s eye view of an ancient ship in a rainstorm. There…

“Perceive” depicts the blind man whom Jesus healed outside of Jericho (Luke 18:35). Despite several people rebuking him, the blind man persistently begged Jesus to heal him. The Hebrew symbols reflected in his now functioning eye translates to “I am.” How awesome to have the…

I have tremendous respect for each of our soldiers who risk their very lives so we can live free in America. They are, in a sense, guardians of our freedom. The cross in this painting shows an angel and appears through the soldier. The figure…

I have always been fascinated by the way artists render cherubs. The most popular are essentially naked babies with bird wings. How awesome is it that God put a cherubim with a flaming sword at the gate of Eden after mankind’s first sin? Here, I…

Jesus gave his life on the cross for each of our sins. He faced to ultimate physical pain and humiliation, but rose to victory 3 days later. In the painting, Jesus is nailed to the cross, but also crushing the head of a snake. Of…

My favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 28:1. “The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.” If you look closely you can see half of a lion’s face. This verse serves as inspiration to me on a…

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…