My Art

Welcome to my last post of the year. Yesterday in our Nexus church service we discussed the ongoing difficulties this country is having with illegal immigration. Our discussion didn’t focus on the political arguments but was more about the human tragedy that surrounds this issue and how Christians can respond. I found that when you start putting faces and stories on the people who are actually trying to get in this country illegally it becomes harder to dismiss them with some blanket political point of view.
The original idea for this artwork was inspired by the story of Jesus, Mary and Joseph fleeing to Egypt and was used as a holding slide for the church service. Joseph was warned in a dream that his family was in great peril and should immediately escape to Egypt to avoid the wrath of King Herod.
I quickly pulled together this abstract night scene in Photoshop and pulled in a previous illustration of a bird in flight that I have used before in a logo design.
I actually think the background has some potential and could be developed into an abstract painting. I particularly like the square moon.
Take a look here If would like to learn more about the personal struggles of immigrants as they try to reach the U.S. and see how some people are trying to help.

Here's hoping for a more peaceful year.