"Expulsion From the Garden"
26 x 38 inches framed
20 × 30 inches unframed
Acrylic, oil pastel, & graphite on handmade paper
My take on a traditional motif in Western art.
Visual pointers: The green at the top left is treetops- the the edge of the garden- with momentum right, exiting east (not down, not a fall). The direction is reinforced with the gold in the bottom left corner moving upward & right. The light green moving forward hints at new life. A spring color, not a fall color.
While many historical versions of this theme feature fire or an Angel with a flaming sword seeing them out, mine is a gentle breeze (though still pushing at their back) with heaven’s eye very present at the top. A bittersweet, but divinely sanctioned, departure.
26 x 38 inches framed
20 × 30 inches unframed
Acrylic, oil pastel, & graphite on handmade paper
My take on a traditional motif in Western art.
Visual pointers: The green at the top left is treetops- the the edge of the garden- with momentum right, exiting east (not down, not a fall). The direction is reinforced with the gold in the bottom left corner moving upward & right. The light green moving forward hints at new life. A spring color, not a fall color.
While many historical versions of this theme feature fire or an Angel with a flaming sword seeing them out, mine is a gentle breeze (though still pushing at their back) with heaven’s eye very present at the top. A bittersweet, but divinely sanctioned, departure.
26 x 38 inches framed
20 × 30 inches unframed
Acrylic, oil pastel, & graphite on handmade paper
My take on a traditional motif in Western art.
Visual pointers: The green at the top left is treetops- the the edge of the garden- with momentum right, exiting east (not down, not a fall). The direction is reinforced with the gold in the bottom left corner moving upward & right. The light green moving forward hints at new life. A spring color, not a fall color.
While many historical versions of this theme feature fire or an Angel with a flaming sword seeing them out, mine is a gentle breeze (though still pushing at their back) with heaven’s eye very present at the top. A bittersweet, but divinely sanctioned, departure.