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Thursday, July 27, 2006
Children's Church Chair Number Twelve
I had been out of the painting gig for a while and then, after getting back into it through my paintings at the gym (to be posted soon), I decided to do another chair for Children's Church. This one is of the Armor of God. It's also a tad cartoony, but, instead of using a armored child (as most artists do, though I have no idea why) I went with a bearded man. So, in some ways it's more realistic than what else is out there.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Children's Church Chair Number Ten
I thought it was important to have at least one chair have a picture of the Bible on it. I found the best picture of a Bible that I could and copied it. That's the thing with most of my paintings at this point, I have to look at something in order to make a realistic representation. Perhaps one day I'll have an eye (and a memory) for detail. Today is not that day.
Children's Church Chair Number Seven
When I did this one, I really liked it. I know, I know, it's still cartoony, but I really liked that there were three stages of the butterfly on there and that it goes so well symbolically with what Jesus can do in a person's life. I thought the kids would get something out of it, too. Of course, looking at it now, I can see every mistake--the squigly lines on the butterfly, for example, but it's still one of my favorites.
Children's Church Chair Number Six
I believed this chair to be something of a catastrophe. I didn't like the lion. His face turned out weird, I thought. The lamb was mediocre and, worst of all, there is NO mention of "the lion will lay down with the lamb" anywhere in the Bible! I looked in three different versions and they all say "the wolves will lie down with the lamb"! Can you believe that!? Of course, the meaning remains the same, but that meant that I couldn't put a verse up there to represent the picture (which I had, foolishly, already painted). So, I just put PEACE up there and felt like some kind of hippy. Well, I guess it's a good thing that kids are easily pleased.
Children's Church Chair Number Two
This is the second chair I painted. The kids liked this one. As you can see, my early work was mostly cartoon style stuff. I've tried branching out from there since then. I feel that I am slowly making progress. I've never had any formal art lessons (not since middle school, anyway) so it's a kind-of learn-as-you-go deal for me.
My Purpose
I feel that I am a novice painter, but I love the feel of the brush in my hand and the feeling of deep satisfaction I get when I finish a painting. I will shortly be posting snapshots of my work on this site as a running record of my progress. If you want to see a larger image, click on the picture.