“In the beginning…”
Breath of Life 4x6ft. Oil and acrylic. Genesis 1:26-27, “Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Genesis 2:7, “Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.”
Creation of Eve The Creation of Eve Genesis 2:8, 20-22, “Now the Lord God planted a garden in the east, in Eden, and there he put the man he had formed… For Adam no suitable helper was found. So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.” Genesis 1:28, “God blesses them”
Seperation of Land and Sea pt1 4x5ft. canvas. Oil. 2020. Genesis 1:9-10, "And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good."
Creation of Birds acrylic, 18x24 in. Birds Genesis 1:20-23, “And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.”
Creation of Animals oil and charcoal, 36x48 in. Animals Genesis 1:24-25, “And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so. God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.”
The Creation of Plants Acrylic, 25x25 in. Plants Genesis 1:11-13, “Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.”
Let There Be Light 2 18x24 inch canvases. Acrylic. 2018. Genesis 1:3-5 “And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.”
Sky No.7 acrylic, 8x10 in.
Sky No.6 acrylic, 8x10 in.
Creation of Sea life acrylic, 18x24 in. Fish Genesis 1:20-23, “And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.”
Creation of Stars oil, 36x40 in. Stars Genesis 1:14-19, “And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.”
Creation of Sun and Moon oil, acrylic, paper mache, plaster, 2 panel, 18x24 in. Sun, Moon Genesis 1:14-19, “And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.” The son of God is the light of the world. He is The Sun! It’s opposite is the moon. And though the moon will never reach the sun — in its brightness, in the distance between them, or in its significance,— The moon was made to reflect the light of the sun onto the dark earth. Sometimes the moon is at its brightest, and sometimes it begins to fade until you can’t see it in the sky, but it always comes back. The sun is always waiting to shine its light on the moon. We were made to shine God’s light onto the world. We were created to be a reflection of God. Though we can never reach the perfection that Jesus had, and we are unworthy because of our sin, Jesus came to save us, and if we accept his gift, we become the moon that God intended us to be.
Seperation of Land and Sea pt2 2 16x20 canvases. Oil. 2018. Genesis 1:9-10, "And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good."
Sky No.1 acrylic, 8x10 in. Genesis 1:6-8, "And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day."
Sky No.2 12x18 in. Acrylic. 2018.
Sky No.5 acrylic, 8x10 in.
Sky No.3 acrylic, 8x10 in.
Sky No.4 acrylic, 8x10 in.
The Deep 18x24 in. Oil. 2017. In the beginning of everything, before the earth was given life through humans and animals, there was just water everywhere. Even after the world is fully created, water is everywhere and the most important ingredient to sustain life. When God came down to Earth in the form of a human, Jesus, He became known as the living water, symbolizing that the need of God in one’s life is even more important than one’s constant need of water. This painting shows the formless world covered in water with the light of God hovering above everything. The ingredient that most sustains life is the first thing that is with God. “Now the Earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the spirit of God was hovering over the waters,” (Gen. 1:2).
