Faith

 

Faith

This image is the core of the whole painting called Faith. The canvas is stretched over varying lengths of wood and is fixed in bunches and ties. I stretched the canvas back in Oxford, it was that long ago. For what feels like eons, it was a planning chart with time columns and rows for tasks. I was actually planning, amazingly and amusingly, to do a Project Management Gantt chart of Salvation History. As you do. It was fine with the creation myth in the top left, indicating the first action which would lead to the rest. But my word, you can’t grid out Salvation History. It rolls out as needed. The basic flaw was that I couldn’t allocate personnel ! :-) Was it Creator? Jesus? Spirit? A combination? None of them but an earthly leader? Clearly, when you add into the mix the issues of myth, exaggerated history, embellished activity, Divine activity, hindsight written as foresight, the whole thing fell apart.

Overtop of that self imposed constrained image, I painted my brushes out time and time again. There is bursting colour of activity with no time frame or structure whatever. Upright splodges of varying colours indicate sources of faith learning - books, scrolls, people, encounters. All is held up by the light and energy of Divine Love. Faith rolls out as needed and embeds itself as it is welcome.

Oil on stretched and tied canvas on raw beech wood

2026

42 x 52 cm

$2,100

 
 

Please contact me if you would like prints. The following formats are available. All prints on paper are sold on ivory mounting board. Frames may be ordered. Prints on canvas are stretched on wood.

Art Prints: Art Prints are created with laser printers onto quality wood pulp art paper.

Gallery Poster: Gallery Poster is a typical art gallery format with laser printer on poster paper, supplied rolled in a tube.

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Embellished Giclee Prints: Embellished Giclee Prints are customised by me adding details, textures, or hand-drawn elements to make each cotton paper print unique. The result is a print that combines the advantages of digital printing with a personal touch.

Giclee Prints on Canvas: Giclee Prints are inkjet sprayed onto artist canvas material. This gives the print a texture and appearance similar to a traditional painting on canvas so that they resemble original paintings.

Embellished Giclee Prints on Canvas: Embellished Giclee Prints on Canvas are customised by me adding details, textures, or hand-painted elements to make each print unique. Embellishments added on top of canvas give the print a more three-dimensional painterly effect.