Religious

The scene is set against the darkened skies of a smoky battlefield as the glorified Christ moves through the midst of soldiers from all the different eras of time. As if they had stepped from the battle moments before,...

"Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and He will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?" (Matthew 26:53) At first I wasn't sure if I wanted to write about this painting. The scripture in many...

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...

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...

Who is Jesus of Nazareth? As an artist you have to create a symbol of the man and yet be in turned to the feelings that the Saviors represents. Isaiah describes him as having no 'comeliness'; but even so, He was a...

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...

"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...

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...

"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 based on the words of Isaiah where he said that the Messiah would come with "healing in His wings". I imagined the Savior at the beginning of His ministry. He walks through a busy open marketplace. People...

The faith of a child is precious in the sight of the Lord. When I look into the eyes of my own children I can see why the Savior said, “Be ye as a little child, for such is the kingdom of heaven.” I chose to...

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...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

All my life I have heard people talk about the Second Coming of Christ. When will it be? Exactly what will it be like? I am just an artist. I certainly don't know the answers to all these questions, but a couple of years ago...

"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...

At first glance, you see a father standing in a field with his son, but there is so much more. Placing his arm tenderly over the shoulder of his son, the father acts as a mentor. Standing together in the field, the son...

I wonder what it was like to walk with Jesus on that occasion after His resurrection? In the scriptures there is the story of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. As the disciples walked they were joined by a man who...