Oasis of Hope
Oasis of Hope, 16″x20″, oil with wax on canvas My small patch of garden is a perfect metaphor for hope, the kind of hope that waits for seeds to germinate …
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Healed Waters
18″x18″ oil with wax on canvas, embedded sea salt Almost 3 millennia ago, a prophet of Yahweh called Elisha declared these words: “This is what the LORD says, ‘I have …
Quiet Words of Wisdom
I struggle with loudness. Even if a sound is “good,” such as a favorite song, if it is too loud it causes me physical pain. However, I am surrounded by …
Blessed are the Peacemakers
These words spoken by Jesus of Nazareth are forever true: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” Jesus didn’t put any qualifiers, caveats, or conditions …
Beautiful and Broken
These words initially seem to be an oxymoron. Modern society is excessively fad-oriented. The new, the perfect, the shiny prevail in our culture. When anything is broken, it becomes obsolete, …
Meadow
Yesterday I did something tangible! I walked down the stairs to my studio, squeezed paint onto my palette, and painted. The rich smell of walnut oil permeates the canvas as …
Joyous Lament
In the tidal waters we find a mysterious mixing of salt meeting sweet. In the brackish water between fresh and brine, where sea mingles with stream, there is a place …
How Long Does It Take?
I cannot count how many times I’ve been asked, “How long does it take to finish a painting?” To answer this common question, I will tell the story of a …
Quiet Path
Early in our marriage we were so very blessed to spend 2 years working at Continental Theological Seminary, then known as Continental Bible College, in Belgium. This painting shows a …
The Beginning of the New Story
John 19:16-17 reads as follows: “Jesus said to her, ‘Mary.’ She turned and said to Him in Aramaic, ‘Rabboni!’ (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to …