2002
36” x 36”
Acrylic
Artist’s private collection
Artist’s Statement:
My role as father calls me to spiritual leadership. It’s
my walk with God that equips me to ask for God’s
specific covering of my family. My sinfulness puts a
pinhole in the covering. Allows sin a home in my
home. As I confessed my sin, things that I had
harbored instead of casting out, God revealed my
role in putting up the umbrella of spiritual covering
over my family. I have an authority as father to
allow God to patch those pinholes through my
confession. The patches reflect two areas I needed
to confess. I am waiting for God to reveal still more.
2002
36” x 36”
Acylic and India ink
b. come, thou fount
2002
36” x 36”
Acrylic and India ink
Artist’s private collection
Artist’s Statement:
From Robert Robinson’s 18th century hymn, I
saw the graciousness of God. How He pours
out goodness on those that follow and trust on
Him. I saw the Fount flowing from a pump
head – lush and profuse, never stopping. My
wife saw His goodness as a wilder gush – so
good it can’t be contained. She’s a spew-er. I’
m a flow-er. Either ‘tis grand.
I’m a.
She’s b.
2004
Triptych of 12" x 12"
Acrylic and china marker
Shown courtesy of private collector
Artist’s Statement:
God is good. He is the great restorer. When I fritter away
His goodness, He restores in his perfect time. In His season,
He pours goodness out. In my hardest place, I latched hold
of Joel 2:25. I was struck by the glimpse of good ahead in
the way the phrase was written. It starts with good,
reminding me of the rough place I have been through -- and
may still be in. It's a verse of hope. In this painting, I
juxtaposed a barren field -- with just stubble left -- to the
hope of new grass sprouting -- blown in my the breath of God.
Joel 2:21-25
21 Be not afraid, O land;
be glad and rejoice.
Surely the LORD has done great things.
22 Be not afraid, O wild animals,
for the open pastures are becoming green.
The trees are bearing their fruit;
the fig tree and the vine yield their riches.
23 Be glad, O people of Zion,
rejoice in the LORD your God,
for he has given you
the autumn rains in righteousness. [5]
He sends you abundant showers,
both autumn and spring rains, as before.
24 The threshing floors will be filled with grain;
the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
25 "I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten."