Genesis – Part 5: The Last Adam
Ultimately the dual image of God and man brings me to Christ. Jesus, true God and true Man, referred to as The Last Adam in 1 Corinthians 15:45. We now come to the deepest level of understanding of the […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
Genesis – Part 4
Isaiah 49:16a: “Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;” This verse moves us towards the core of the meaning behind the double image. The image and text speak to the strength of God’s love […]
Genesis – Part 3
Here’s the breakout of the double image. The form can be read two different ways: On the left we have Adam, kneeling down in the water with his head on his left knee. He is reflected in the water. On […]
Genesis – Part 2
Here we zoom into the center of the mandala to look at the form emerging from the water on Day 6. This portion of the mandala employees a double image. Again, a simple example of a double image […]
Genesis – Part 1
This is a Christian Mandala I did several years ago before I knew what Christian Mandalas were. The image is a snapshot of the biblical account of Creation on Day 6. Cosmic dust is still settling. The image […]
The Surreal Psalm 23 – Part 6: You prepare a table
In this portion of the image we see the hands of Christ. Out of the holes in his hands come His Body and His Blood which he has given for me. When I read Psalm 23:5 You prepare […]
The Surreal Psalm 23 – Part 5: He restores my soul
I’m focusing on the smaller circles at the left and right of the image. Click the image to see all of it. The first reading of this portion of the image is very close to the text in verses 1 and 2: The Lord […]
The Surreal Psalm 23 – Part 4: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit
Two techniques which are used in Surrealistic Paintings are: Assigning attributes or properties to something that doesn’t possess those properties. A good example of this is Salvador Dali’s The Persistence of Memory, more commonly known as Soft Watches. […]
The Surreal Psalm 23 – Part 3
This mandala is my Day 3 mandala for Psalm 23. For most people, Day 3 is the high point for a particular mandala Scripture study. I spent more time on this mandala than I normally do. Part way […]
The Surreal Psalm 23 – Part 2
In the Christian Mandala study books one spends three days on a given Scripture. You draw a Christian Mandala each day, ending up with three mandalas per Scripture. This mandala is my Day 2 mandala for Psalm 23. […]