Works of Faith
The story of the Life of Christ through Visual Images......
Flight into Egypt. Dyptic. Oil on board. both 20x28"11-2007
Night arrival into Egyptian Village. Second panel in dyptic. oil on board. 20x28" $490
Washing of the Disciples Feet. Acrylic on panel. NFS.
Private collection of Crossroads Cathedral, Oklahoma City.
Mark 2:2. Four friends are lowering their friend who is in need of healing from Christ. It was their faith that healed him.
Donated to TMP Marion High, 2003. Christian Education in Hays, Kansas
At The Well. Oil on Canvas. Christ speaks with the Samaritan woman revealing that indeed He is the Christ.
Sold
Prints available $15 for 8x10"
His Prayer in the Garden. oil on canvas. Sold
Before Pilate
This is the moment he stands before the one who could free him. He stands silent.
$550
The Crusifixion. The moment Christ gave his life for the world. "John 3:16." Sold
Christ Glorified. Oil on canvas. 2002. Sold
Old Testament Depictions
The Education of Moses. Acrylic on Paper. 3x2"Sold.
"Vanitas with Crown"
Oil on board with live flowers
12x13”
$400
Romans†5:14
New†International†Version
Romans†5:21
New†International†Version
Revelation†2:10
New International Version
Note from Artist:
This type of Still-life with a human skull holds a tradition from the Sixteenth and Seventeenth century called Vanitas, which is a statement about vanity. All life will come to an end, but for the Christian; life continues. The skull represents death, the crown with crosses and jewels is the crown of life through Christ. The half eaten apple is the apple from the Garden of Eden - a symbol of the moment when man sinned and death began. The living but dying flower in the foreground is a representation of the present and how it is fading. We are all fading.
The pleasures of this world should not be dear to us. As Solomon writes in Ecclesiastes, “Everything is meaningless.... “Vanity of vanities: all is vanity!” And in the Vulgate: Vanitas vanitatum omnia vanitas.
Shadowbox Art
Adria L. Hanson
"Parable of the Tenants"
Paper and Velum
11x12”
"A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time. At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. He sent another servant, but that one also they beat and treated shamefully and sent away empty-handed. He sent still a third, and they wounded him and threw him out.
" Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love; perhaps they will respect him.'
" But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. 'This is the heir,' they said. 'Let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.' So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
"What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others." When the people heard this, they said, "May this never be!"
Jesus looked directly at them and asked, "Then what is the meaning of that which is written:
" 'The stone the builders rejected
has become the capstone? Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed."
Luke 20:8-18
New International Version
Note from Artist:
Is this parable not exactly what happened to Jesus himself and what will ultimately happen to evil? This is my favorite parable of Christ.
Adria L. Hanson
"Judge the Tree"
Paper
12 x 10”
When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. "How did the fig tree wither so quickly?" they asked.
Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."
Matthew 21:20-22
New International Version
Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thorn bushes, or grapes from briers.
Luke 6:44
New International Version
Note from the Artist:
If a fig tree did not produce young figs in March or April,
the tree would bear no figs that year at all. Jesus was teaching his disciples about the fruit of faith.
In the art here, the fallen leaves represent lack of faith.
The whole tree dies until revived by the sun.
For us, it is The Son.