“He Is” was selected to hang in The Von Liebig Art Center in Naples, FL in May, 2008, winning the Award of Merit in the Art Encounter 2008 competition.
No one knows exactly what Jesus looked like, other than that the Bible says he was nothing to look at, very ordinary, not beautiful. He was Jewish, so he had Jewish features, but other than that, no one knows.
I am not here to start a theological debate, nor do I care about the theology in it. Theology has nothing to do with this drawing. Everything in the drawing is purely symbolic to me. The background, the dirt on his face, the clothing...it is all symbolic. I do not care about historical facts, politics, or theology in the making of this drawing. The items, features, and placement of items found in this drawing are purely from my imagination. I have used 4 different models and have combined them to create a new image. I am only trying to create a visual message and idea to those who view this.
I am a believer in Christ, and I follow Him wholeheartedly, but I am not religious. Religion destroys what Christ is all about. Faith is what He is all about. This drawing is everything Christ is to me. He is life, love, hope, joy, pain, hurt, sacrifice......the list is unending. He is my all.
Done 2/2007.
"He Is" is done in graphite pencil and is 20x29.5 inches.
Prints are now available of "He Is"! Contact me if you would like to purchase a print of this.
Full size, limited edition, signed
(only 500 prints) - $179.99
16x23.45 - $59.99
18x26.4 - $79.99
8x11.73 - $19.99
Each of the limited edition, signed prints will be signed by the artist and numbered.
The history of “He Is” – It was finished February, 2007 and took 11 months to complete. It estimates around 1 square inch an hour to work on a drawing such as this. This is a drawing that I have had in my mind to do for many years but never worked on. The timing wasn’t right for it all those years until I finally felt it was time. “He Is” is my rendition of how Jesus Christ is, put in a modern setting. I used 4 different people as models and made a composite to create the image you see. I even used myself as a model. Everything is symbolic and has multiple meanings. There are more meanings than even I can decipher. The background was created out of memory of things I have seen. I did not use reference on it.