Stand Your Ground   www.JonMcNaughton.com America is about freedom. We believe in strong families, patriotism, God, and justice.  We won’t bother you if you don’t bother us . . . well, that’s the...

He Loves the Children   www.JonMcNaughton.com This painting was a portrait of two adopted children.  I chose to give Jesus a more Semitic look than I normally do.  As always, I want to capture more of a...

"Each of us have times in our lives when we feel lost or discouraged. I believe that all of us have a guardian angel. The question is, are we listening? If we have the courage to cross the bridge of faith and follow our...

This is a small conceptual drawing for the face of Christ in my future painting depicting Him looking down as He seeks the person who was healed. A sick woman believed that if she would but touch the hem of His garment she...

This is a small conceptual drawing for the face of Christ in my future painting depicting Him looking down as He seeks the person who was healed. A sick woman believed that if she would but touch the hem of His garment she...

This was a little painting I did to show how a young boy can learn from an early age to trust his Father in Heaven. When we teach our children the value of prayer they can truly work miracles.

This was a little painting I did to show how a young boy can learn from an early age to trust his Father in Heaven. When we teach our children the value of prayer they can truly work miracles.

“Have you ever had someone you love go astray? Perhaps they continuously make poor choices which have lead to great sorrow and difficulty. Perhaps it is no fault of their own. We may find that all we can do is pray...

"Each of us have times in our lives when we feel lost or discouraged. I believe that all of us have a guardian angel. The question is, are we listening? If we have the courage to cross the bridge of faith and follow our...

This is an interesting painting. Although we know that Jesus loves us more than we can comprehend and that he gave the ultimate sacrifice because of this love, this painting is more about the children. I painted this picture...

I believe there is nothing more challenging for an artist than to paint the Savior of the world. There is such diverse opinion as to how He should be painted that such an attempt is sure to bring about a varied response from...

As I conceived the idea for this painting, I thought of the verse: ;The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. He leadeth me to lie down in green pastures. He leadeth me beside the still waters.? (Psalms 23:12) These words...

"When I realized the title for this painting it brought tears to my eyes. The love and devotion felt by Mary and Joseph when they gazed upon the Christ child must have been profound. I also sense that Heaven itself gazed...

Toward the end of the Saviors ministry He stood on the Mount of Olives and lamented His beloved Jerusalem. He said, O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often...

"I have done a few paintings like this where I have Jesus surrounded by the children. The last one I did had my own children in the painting. I tried to have an expression on each child which portrayed a look that they knew...

This painting is about the Savior . love for a child. Children are innocent and pure. Each child in this painting has an expression which I believe shows their acknowledgement that He loves them. Of course, Jesus loves all...

"In the spring of 2007 I was able to visit the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem on three separate occasions. On one of these visits I was able to actually have 15 minutes alone in the tomb. It was incredibly inspiring for me to be...

There are many feelings and interpretations that could apply to this image of Christ standing beside the single sheep. One could say that Christ has patiently sought this lost sheep and after finding it has led it to the...

There is a gap of time in the Savior;s life as he grew from boy to manhood where very little is mentioned. I imagined the boy Jesus in his mother;s arms as she comforts him gently. She may have just wiped away his tears as...

One of my favorite stories in the New Testament is when the Savior with His apostles were on the Sea of Galilee and a great storm began to swell. Jesus slept in the boat while the apostles began to fear for their lives. It...