Details for Larger Painting

8"x10" oil on panel

8"x10" oil on panel

These are some detail paintings for elements of a larger painting.  The scene is "The Garden of Eden" when God confronts Adam and Eve about how they know they are naked.

Walking on Water

The figure in this painting is drawn from memory of a small boy "Jason" that lived in Los Algodones.  He could not walk and a group of people donated funds so that he could have an operation.  After the operation I gave him therapy for about 3 months until we had to leave.  I must admit I was getting discouraged and thought perhaps he would never walk on his own.  2 days before we left he walked into the clinic grinning and holding on to a stick.  I was amazed.  When we returned a year later he took my hand and walked with me around the village.  If this was the end of the story it would be a happy ending...  I can't write the rest of the story here and perhaps it is not over yet.
I don't think this painting is really about Jason.  It's about having enough faith to get out of the boat and "Walk on water" .  Some day maybe I'll get out of the boat.  But today I'm having trouble leaving the dock.

Detail for Larger Painting

This is a preliminary small detail painted in preparation for a larger painting.  The final painting will be about 36" x 60".  The subject "scene" is Adam and Eve facing God after eating the forbidden fruit.   I wanted the figures to be stark and vulnerable.  I think the pose doesn't quite work but I like the colour.  I'm doing another detail and will post it soon.  In the final painting this will only be a small portion of the painting.  The final shows a wide view of Eden with this detail in the lower right.  Hidden in the foliage of the garden on the left will be Christ on the Cross.