Showing posts with label Surrealism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Surrealism. Show all posts

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Enduring Love

"Enduring Love"
12 x 16 inches
Acrylic on canvas
Prints Available

    I worked on this painting all day. Wanted to make it realistic and yet surreal. Lots of symbolism: 
~ The sunrise symbolizes the new covenant, no longer would animal sacrifice be required for sins and breaking laws. We are forgiven. 
~The dove symbolizes the fulfilled promise of Jesus, to send us a comforter, the Holy Spirit, who gives us understanding and power to live a Christian life. We can't live it and succeed without him living in us and through us! 
~ The crown of thorns is a reminder of the great suffering He endured for us so we can be blameless and find eternal life. 
~ The flowers are called "lily of the valley" which has many different allegories. I was thinking about Christ being "the bright morning star and the lily of the valley." These lilies have healing qualities.

"Whoever is thirsty let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life."  Revelation 22:17








Friday, January 04, 2008

Sweet Dreams, Surrealism, Spiritual Art

"Sweet Dreams"
24 x 24 inches
Oil on canvas
Not Available

This is a painting I did back in 1995. I was in my early thirties then. I had always struggled with nightmares most of my life. They were usually about the abuse I endured in my childhood. As I went through more counseling, I began to ask Jesus to heal my sleep. This was the first of many good dreams. It smelled wonderful. The wind was gentle and it was blowing the fragrance of the flower all around me. The path was moving with the petals, making it hard to move forward. It lead toward heaven in the center. I woke up feeling refreshed and at peace. I have had very few nightmares since then. I can even sleep soundly through most things now!
check out a poem I wrote with this painting.

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Sunday, December 30, 2007

Wild Angels, Birds, palette knife painting by Fawn


"Wild Angels"
9 x 12 inches
Acrylic on hardboard
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The morning I took some pictures of this stream, some of the foliage and mist looked like large beings. As I painted it, they began to look like angels. So I had to emphasized them.



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Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Running Over (daily painting, surrealism)


Studio Painting
9 x12 inches
Acrylic on Gesobord
$320.00
Ready to frame


Just letting my mind wonder a little. I really love this concept, and the odd way the water is running over even though there is no flow into it. Combined a couple of different ideas with some photos to come up with this one. Makes me think of the Bible verse that says "my cup runneth over."

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