Stag in the Tararuas

When I was walking in the bush I really wanted to capture a photo of a deer and asked God if I could, and though I got lost I managed to see a deer and it stayed put until I had taken my photo. The photo however was rather low resolution so I wanted to use it as a basis for a painting.
I did it in a few hours with probably too much paint, so it got a little messy and
hard to add detail in the green areas near the end, but I am relatively pleased with it.

Done with oils on stretched canvas, 10x12'' 30 April 2009

Peacock feather

A fun endeavour. This is a 4x4'' stretched canvas on which I painted metallic paint to suit the feather and then stuck a real peacock feather onto it :)

Throne of Grace

The inspiration behind this painting came from a time I was worshipping God, amazed that while His throne is full of glory and those surrounding it are glorious - angels, living creatures and elders, that we can approach Him with boldness and confidence. I was struck by my humannesss and with the amazing grace, kindness and benevolence of a holy God to allow me to approach!

The man in this picture could be any one of us, made a son of God by adoption, cleansed by the blood of Jesus and made righteous, hence the white t-shirt.
And the jeans, highlighting the fact that He has allowed us, humans, to come before Him!!

Acrylics on 14x18'' canvas panel, April 2009. Hebrews 4:16