CHRIST ON THE MOUNTAINSIDE (JUNE 2007)

This was a very quickly done piece that came to me during the hot summer of 2007. I had a inspiration to visit the concept of prayer and solitude. I remembered the scriptures that always referred to Jesus going off to pray by himself. I also think about the old testament passage that says, "Be still, and know that I am God."

Quiet, serious alone time with God is very important in a person's faith walk. This is yet another example set by Christ for us to follow while here on the earth. Whether symbolic or literal, we all need to find our own "mountainside" to have a good chat with the creator. More importantly, we need to listen to what He wants to say to us while we're there.

The piece is coloured pencil on watercolour paper.

ON THE ROAD

This is a painting that I created for the person (Joyce Rae) who designed my official website, "Art With A Message." I didn't have any money to pay her for it, so, she said she'd do it for an original piece of art. This is the final result. I completed it July 2007. It's very close to the style and colours I used for my oil painting "Season of Seclusion." I don't do oils much any more--this one I did in acrylic paint.

I'd say most of this image is pretty simple & self explanitory. The image of Christ walking next to the girl on the road is taken from the description of Him found in Revelation. The Scriptures I based it on are Zephaniah 3:17, Psalm 16:7-8, Deut. 5:32-33, Proverbs 4:18, and Acts 2:28.

MY STUDIO: THE BLUE ELF QUEEN

This is a look into Patrick's studio of mystery. Everybody say... OOOOOOOOOOOHHHH. Ahem....

This is a portion of a huge fantasy mural I did on my studio walls. It was a very fun project to do, as I love the world of fantasy creatures-- fairies, elves, dragons, etc., etc. It comes from my Celtic background I guess. The mural spans two walls, a window shade, part of the floor and part of my ceiling. It took about 2 months to complete and boy were my arms tired!!!

Seen here in the picture is my blue elf queen. Next to her is a dark moss covered tree. The branches spread over your head on the ceiling. There's also a large cave on the other wall with a stream painted on the floor. I also have artificial grass and vines and fantasy statues in various places for effect. Add to that a babbling brook nature CD, which I often have playing in the background, and I have a perfect environment to create and study. Pretty nice when it's too nasty to go outside!

LOCAL CHRISTIAN MUSIC IN VIRGINIA

This is an absolutely awesome Christian band called (as you can see on the CD cover here) "OFFERING." The lead singer's name is Jeanine Guidry--one of the sweetest and most gracious people you'll ever meet. Under her lead, the music they produce is truly wonderful and inspiring. They perform their own original compositions as well as some well known praise and worship music.

But don't listen to goofy old me...go to their website at www.offeringband.com

You can get a schedule of their appearances as well as listen to samples of their music. You can also order their CDs there. They even have a great christmas CD which I would highly recommend!!!!!

Crucifixion # 1 (Acrylic and sand on canvas) SOLD. I miss having this piece in my posession. It's a very heavily textured painting and a close up shot of Christ's face upon His death on the cross. I used unusual colors and textures to express the pain and extremeness of the event. It seems very abstract at first glance. But as you stand back and think about the title, usually most people can see the image. (It's funny...one person actually thought it looked like a mug of rootbeer! I guess they must've been thirsty.)

God's Creation ---# 1 in a series of paintings on children's Sunday school chairs. Each chair in this ongoing series will depict the relationship between God and His children/creations. Feel free to suggest an idea for the series!!! FOR SALE 

Attention of Times (Acrylic and colored pencil on watercolor paper) FOR SALE 

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Here's my little piece of cover art from the back cover of " Organic Faith. " This book is available on his website. Just click on the above link.

This is a from a project I was honored to be a part of. I was asked by my author friend Chaille Brindley to create some cover art for his book " Organic Faith. " God truly provided me a wonderful opportunity here to branch out.

Light of the World ( Acrylic paint ) MURAL PAINTING---Located at Sharon Baptist Church in King William, Virginia 

Daze of Fall's Nights ( Colored pencil & ink on blue tinted paper ) SOLD