during the month of December, I did this painting infront of the congregation at Sycamore View. Each week, I addid a little color. First the yellow, then blue, and finally red. Each week I increased the definition of the facial image that you see in the first picture. I hope you can make out the lips, nose and maybe a little hint of eyes.
The last sunday of the year, Kip spoke about seeing Jesus in the world. While he spoke, I painted. This time I used soft charcoal and black acrylic paint. Kip then made the point that we don't see Jesus because we are using references that we are comfortable with. We can see Jesus when we get outside our comfort zones, and we may even realize that the world is up-side-down. This way of looking at the world challenges our faith and our sense of obedience to God's will and His way.
As Kip went on about experencing God in this up-side-down world, I turned the canvass completely around...up-side-down and revealed the painting that I had done up-side-down. You see it here right-side-up.



Gabby Ezell is standing beside the face of Jesus to give it scale.
I hope you enjoyed the experience.