"Jesus Feeds the 5000"
I immediately started on this piece after returning from Europe in April. I was inspired by so many pieces hanging in the Louvre of Old Testament stories written from odd or unique points of view. It inspired me to paint a piece on one of the miracles that Jesus performed in a way that would magnify the gravity of what was done. So often I feel like we can read over the miracles that Jesus performed without experiencing the gravity or the reality of what occurred.
Working over the past 6 months, this piece has 5000 strokes representing the men that were taken census of during the miracle Jesus performed (women and children were not accounted for in the census but were still provided with food) and one stroke in the right corner to represent Jesus.
I intentionally used leftover paint from other pieces I was working on to represent that, like me and you, these people came from different stories and backgrounds. The paint of each stroke came from a different piece that told its own story. And despite their differences, they all came together to bear witness to one person- Jesus.
My hope is that through this piece, one would better see the miracle, the power, the love, and provision that Jesus held in this moment for His people.
John 6:5-15, Matthew 14: 13-21
I immediately started on this piece after returning from Europe in April. I was inspired by so many pieces hanging in the Louvre of Old Testament stories written from odd or unique points of view. It inspired me to paint a piece on one of the miracles that Jesus performed in a way that would magnify the gravity of what was done. So often I feel like we can read over the miracles that Jesus performed without experiencing the gravity or the reality of what occurred.
Working over the past 6 months, this piece has 5000 strokes representing the men that were taken census of during the miracle Jesus performed (women and children were not accounted for in the census but were still provided with food) and one stroke in the right corner to represent Jesus.
I intentionally used leftover paint from other pieces I was working on to represent that, like me and you, these people came from different stories and backgrounds. The paint of each stroke came from a different piece that told its own story. And despite their differences, they all came together to bear witness to one person- Jesus.
My hope is that through this piece, one would better see the miracle, the power, the love, and provision that Jesus held in this moment for His people.
John 6:5-15, Matthew 14: 13-21
I immediately started on this piece after returning from Europe in April. I was inspired by so many pieces hanging in the Louvre of Old Testament stories written from odd or unique points of view. It inspired me to paint a piece on one of the miracles that Jesus performed in a way that would magnify the gravity of what was done. So often I feel like we can read over the miracles that Jesus performed without experiencing the gravity or the reality of what occurred.
Working over the past 6 months, this piece has 5000 strokes representing the men that were taken census of during the miracle Jesus performed (women and children were not accounted for in the census but were still provided with food) and one stroke in the right corner to represent Jesus.
I intentionally used leftover paint from other pieces I was working on to represent that, like me and you, these people came from different stories and backgrounds. The paint of each stroke came from a different piece that told its own story. And despite their differences, they all came together to bear witness to one person- Jesus.
My hope is that through this piece, one would better see the miracle, the power, the love, and provision that Jesus held in this moment for His people.
John 6:5-15, Matthew 14: 13-21