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Road From Assisi

I was invited to paint during another Sunday morning service today at Eastminster Presbyterian Church in Ventura, CA. Today’s theme was “Why the Bible” and the simple answer is because it provides a map to the road we are all on. So, I thought if the time I was in Assisi last year and this wonderful countryside road that lead from the hilltop city into where the fields. This is the same valley floor that San Francesco gathered his co-laborers to serve the poor and dejected, the lepers and homeless. It is there that the Franciscan order was developed and continues today.

So, here is the painting “Road from Assisi” that was created in about 70 minutes during the service today. Click the image to view it larger.

Road From Assisi

Road From Assisi - 48" x 48" Acrylic on Birch Panel

Click the image below for a short time-lapse view of the painting in progress.

August 23rd, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Painting, Without Shelter, memior | One comment

Ray of Hope

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Ray of Hope - 48" x 48" Acrylic on Birch Panel

A few months ago I was asked to consider painting during a Sunday Morning church service. In fact, there was an opportunity to paint during more than one. Eastminster Presbyterian Church in Ventura is doing a summer series of outdoor services, so it is much more casual. The series asks a series of questions starting with “Why…?” Today was “Why Jesus?” Next week, it will be “Why the Bible?” and so on.

On the left is a 48″ square painting I did during the 70 minute service. I will work out the hands a bit more this week and return it on Sunday. They will use it in a raffle during their annual Lemon Festival in order to help raise funds for my film project Without Shelter.

August 16th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Painting, memior | 3 comments

Christmas Eve 4 – Follow-up

So, painting for 5 Christmas Eve services was not as hard as I psyc’ed myself out for. It actually got much easier each service. The thing that I was not figuring on was that there were three pastors preaching three different sermons at these five services. Each used the painting to illustrate the sermon point is a bit different way, and with different timing… But it all worked out well. Below is a photo of me about half way through the 4th service. The 3rd and 5th services were filmed and I plan to upload a highlights version when I get the DVDs.

December 31st, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Painting | One comment