The cool thing is that these images of Jesus don't emerge until the very end. Before that he is painting other scenes such as the cross. And then with just a couple brush strokes, suddenly the face of Christ appears. In all His simple yet powerful glory.
I especially like the humility that seemed to drip from Mike Lewis like paint on a canvas. He let Jesus shine. If you are perchance interested in owning one of these paintings (yes, I worked the word "perchance" into a blog post about paintings), my church is holding an online auction for 6 of them this Saturday through Tuesday (11/24). Email me and I'll send you a link to learn more or to bid.
Have you ever tried drawing or painting Jesus? I'm not much of a painter, except walls. I love to paint rooms.
OK, time for a little confession .... when I was like 22 and a new Christian, I once bought a bust of Socrates at a thrift market thinking that it was Jesus. My husband and sister-in-law laughed at me over that forever. But I kept it for years because to me, I saw Jesus when I looked at it. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right?
Which of these paintings is your favorite? I tend to favor the second one, but then the tear on the first one kinda of gets to me ...
I like the second one best. They are both amazing! But the eyes in the second one are calming to me!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely the second one. There's such calm/confidence/peace/strength in his expression.
ReplyDeletei like the first one becuase of the colors. It seems like Christ on the cross. But i like the eyes in the second one.
ReplyDeleteI love the second one....the eyes seem to cut right through to my heart!
ReplyDeleteBoth of them a wonderful. I can't choose between the two. I think I would need to see it in person. Is the auction still on?
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