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Western Theological Seminary *Feb 15th*
October 10, 2011 - February 29, 2012101 E 13th St Holland, MI 49423
more informationNaked Evangelist
I chose the name, “Naked Boy”, for the title of my two comprehensive paintings of the Gospel of Mark because I believe that Mark makes a cameo appearance in Mark 14:51-52 as the young man who flees naked from soldiers in the Garden of Gethsemane. The writers of the gospels are called evangelists—people who share the good (eu) news (angelion).
But as I wrote a script for the audio tour I’m recording for ArtPrize, I realized there is another naked man in the story, in Mark 5:1-20. This is “Legion”, the man possessed by many…
Riding the wave
My decision to display my work at ArtPrize this year has set in motion a giant wave of activity as I tick down a five-year-old to-do list of framing giant paintings, unearthing emails, learning FaceBook and Mail Chimp, overseeing a new website, having signs and postcards produced, and on and on.
Just as a wave reaches down to the ocean floor, swooping up sand and shells and rising to the breaking point as it approaches the shallowing shore, my life is being swept along to an exciting yet scary destination. I keep telling my family and friends…