I have often wondered what the disciples felt at the last supper. I think that their primary emotion was fear. They knew that they were being hunted by Herod, and Jesus had been talking for weeks about how he would go to Jerusalem, would be arrested, and would die. Now they were in Jerusalem, sitting … Continue reading In the Kitchen
Category: Artwork
I make art and illuminated prayer books.
The Fig Tree Canticle
Here's a painting, or actually two paintings, that I've been working on for the last few weeks. They're really meant to be an entry into prayer, a meditation on Luke 13 and Mark 11, on the apocalyptic imagery in Jesus's language and the call to redemption. Many of the visual ideas come from the Rothschild … Continue reading The Fig Tree Canticle
The Beatitudes
Here's a small watercolor sketch (with some photo effects) that I created as part of the Sur'mount'ing the Mount project at Summit UMC. My friend Meghan, who's a dancer, noted that "the physical representation [of the Beatitudes] is reaching, exploration of opposites." I read this after I'd created my painting, but was pleased by how … Continue reading The Beatitudes
Christ plays in ten thousand places
It's a week early to be thinking about Easter, but I created this poster for our campus ministry to use during the Easter season, and thought I'd share it now. I'm using the faces of friends and loved ones in these images, sometimes, as in this one, standing in for the figure of Christ. But … Continue reading Christ plays in ten thousand places
Sketch of the Sacrifice of Isaac
Here's an image of the Sacrifice of Isaac, that I'll possibly turn into something more imposing. It's very derivative - it started just as a sketch of the same scene as depicted on the Klosterneuburg Altar, this magnificent piece of church art from the twelfth century that I learned about in my Art History class … Continue reading Sketch of the Sacrifice of Isaac
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