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November 15, 2024November 8, 2024Leave a comment

Scenes from the Life of Jesus Christ
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Image five of nine in a short series for Menno Media for their Shine curriculum. After Jesus’ crucifixion, his mother and a few other women who loved him came to see him. It is a very sad scene, with the heavy clouds in the distance adding to the mood. The client specifically wanted this scene to be viewed from behind Jesus and looking down towards the women. That was both to obscure the most gruesome aspects of a crucifixion (this is a children’s illustration, after all) and to focus on the women’s overwhelming grief. We chose to also make the sky match the mood of the mourners.

An outdoor scene set in biblical times. Jesus Christ is hanging on the cross. He is viewed from behind to obscure the gruesome aspects of crucifixion. Beyond him, four women, including his mother, cry and hold each other in their grief. Behind them, dark clouds fill the sky.

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November 13, 2024November 8, 2024Leave a comment

Scenes from the Life of Jesus Christ
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This is the fourth image in a short series for Menno Media for their Shine curriculum. At the Last Supper, Jesus insists on washing Peter’s feet despite Peter’s protests that he shouldn’t. It shows the importance Jesus placed on humility and service.

An indoor scene set in biblical times. Jesus is washing Peter's feet at the Last Supper. Peter is protesting that Jesus shouldn't wash his feet.

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November 11, 2024November 8, 2024Leave a comment

Scenes from the Life of Jesus Christ
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This is image three for a short series for Menno Media for their Shine curriculum. This is where Jesus performs the miracle of resurrecting Lazarus. The two women are Lazarus’ sisters.

An outdoor scene set in biblical times. Jesus has just performed the miracle of resurrecting Lazarus. Here Lazarus emerges from his tomb, still wrapped in his winding cloth, to the delight and relief of his two sisters.

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November 9, 2024November 8, 2024Leave a comment

Scenes from the Life of Jesus Christ
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This is the second of nine illustrations for a short series for Menno Media for their Shine curriculum. Here we see a scene from the story of the woman at the well. I illustrated this story once before in a previous project for a different client. This is where Jesus tells the woman about who he is and about the figurative water he is offering in the form of his salvation.

An outdoor scene set in biblical times. A woman stands by a well talking to Jesus who is sitting on a nearby stone wall. She gestures towards the well. A distant town can be seen in the background.

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November 7, 2024November 8, 2024Leave a comment

Scenes from the Life of Jesus Christ
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I recently completed a short series for Menno Media for their Shine curriculum. This series illustrates 9 scenes from the life of Jesus Christ. This first one shows Jesus and Mary in attendance at a wedding feast. I believe this is the one at Cana where he turns water to wine.

An outdoor scene set in biblical times. A crowd of people mingle near a stone house, some sitting at a table with food set out. There are ceramic pots of water in the foreground. Jesus is speaking to a servant and gesturing towards the water pots. Mary, Jesus's mother, is watching Jesus.

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Grass Dancer Boy

September 18, 2024September 19, 2024Leave a comment

I recently completed a commission for an illustration of a little indigenous boy performing as a grass dancer. The client advised me on what details to include to make him look authentic, since she is indigenous and I am not. She wanted it to match that illustration I made a few years ago of a girl in a jingle dress.