Grace; Full of Grace
Subject Matter red
Restricted Freedom
Mercy; Humbly Walk with Your God
Continuing with the use of stencils, text and spraypaints, I explored the idea of grace and mercy. The reds and blacks are strong colours paired with white crosses. The text is taken from Micah 6:8. “MercyMercyMercyMercyTo do what is rightTo…
Grace; No More of This
Continuing with the use of stencils, text and spraypaints, I explored the idea of grace and mercy. The reds and blacks are strong colours paired with white crosses. “GraceGraceGraceNo more of thisThey knowThey know not what they doGrace”
Burn; Holy Ground
This work uses a different technique of using spray paint and stencils to create the work. I wanted to explore just how detailed I could make an artwork without using brushes.This work explores the encounter of Moses and the burning…
Pillar of Fire
This painting had a couple of iterations. It was going to have a pair called “Pillar of Smoke” referencing the guides that God provided leading Israel out of Egypt. However, time and efforts lead me into other areas of painting.…
Light Box II
This is the second of internal views of a box that contains light. The text is created by printing out the words and then cutting them out with a knife before dabbing paint over the top. It’s not exactly handwritten,…
Light of Life
Following on from “Light Humbling“, this is the red version. “LIGHT. which ____ the darkness, but we have the light of life. Lead the way for the lost. Illuminate the soul.”
Idealistic
This work is a comment on Don Brash’s ‘Orewa speach’ where he stated several ideals that would see New Zealand move on from two cultures and move towards one country, one people. It caused a lot of controversy, and although…
Hell’s Heaven
This work is one of my first large paintings on unstretched calico. It depicts the vision of hell with a little slice of heaven in it. The green tree is a symbol of hope in an otherwise vast and destroyed…