This oil painting was inspired by Psalm 36: 5-7 “Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies… You, Lord, preserve both people & animals…. People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.” Sometimes I go looking for inspiration by trolling through my memories, searching for…
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Angels Mourn
The story of this angel is one of mourning, looking over the mass graves of children tragically killed long ago. This painting was inspired by a statue called “Turning Angel”. I am thinking today that some of you may be feeling the need for such an angel to mourn for…
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Melancholy
Watch this lighthouse painting come to life in 1 minute (time lapse) I share this one when I’m feeling melancholic, flitting back and forth between faint optimism and bittersweet sentiment, and a gloomy premonition that something bad is about to happen. This sense of doom is partly an empathetic response…
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Too Much Talking
Watch this parrot oil painting come to life in about 2 minutes (time lapse) These days it feels like there is too much talking, not enough listening, and there’s an imbalance in action. Those who oppress and harm others are moving quickly. Those who wish to free and heal others…