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Western Theological Seminary *Feb 15th*
October 10, 2011 - February 29, 2012101 E 13th St Holland, MI 49423
more informationReading the Bible Backwards
Do you anyone who reads the last page of a novel before the first? My husband and I subscribe to a magazine that has its table of contents inside the back cover for just such folks. (There must be a lot of them!) Today I realized that I unconsciously painted the books of the New Testament in reverse order: Revelation, Acts, then the Gospel of Mark. I began with the end of the story and worked my way backwards from effect to cause. Revelation tells the end of the story, Acts shows how the first Christians lived their lives…
Children
ArtPrize ended last night. One of the highlights for me was interacting with the children who came into my venue. I suspect many of the families who chose to see a visual translation of the Bible were homeschoolers. As moms and dads ushered in their families, the children would run up to my paintings and point at various scenes. I’d help them along, showing them Jesus in his blue outfit, asking them if they knew the name of the big sea or the special city. It was a delight to see them recognize Jesus being baptized or the…
Talking without words
Last night was the opening of ArtPrize in Grand Rapids. All four of my paintings are hanging in one lovely gallery space. I loved watching people look at them and from time to time I’d engage the viewers. Later in the evening a man came in carrying his skateboard. When I greeted him he indicated he didn’t speak English. I tried French—my only other language—but he spoke Spanish.
As he looked at the biblical paintings, I could see Wenceslao (I believe that’s his name) was deciphering what I had painted. Together we…