The Greatest Miracle Original Oil Painting
12” x 12” oil painting, titled “The Greatest Miracle” on canvas, unframed with painted edges. Varnished with a matte finish.
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” -Ezekiel 36:26
From the time that I decided to make an art series of circus imagery, I began asking myself why, because it seemed strange to me at first. I have never been to a circus… I was never necessarily interested in circus things as a child. But as I explored the imagery and dug deep into what I truly wanted to create, it was the stripes of the big top that drew me in.
I realized there could be a strong visual connection between red and white stripes of the circus tent with the red and stripes of the candy cane. The candy cane is often used to tell a story about Jesus during Christmas, celebrating His birth, where the curve of a candy cane represents both a shepherd’s hook and a J for Jesus when turned upside down.
The red and white stripes bring to my mind the verse that says “by His stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5), referring to the whipping Jesus was given before crucifixion along with his other wounds. The red symbolizes the blood He shed for us, and the white the cleanness of snow that we become when we accept His sacrificial love and forgiveness.
The circus tent stripes act as a theater curtain that the girl pulls aside, showing her anatomical heart. It is half stone and half flesh, representing the change of heart in terms of the verse above. It is a complete transformation, a “new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17), the Greatest Miracle. No magician could compare.
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12” x 12” oil painting, titled “The Greatest Miracle” on canvas, unframed with painted edges. Varnished with a matte finish.
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” -Ezekiel 36:26
From the time that I decided to make an art series of circus imagery, I began asking myself why, because it seemed strange to me at first. I have never been to a circus… I was never necessarily interested in circus things as a child. But as I explored the imagery and dug deep into what I truly wanted to create, it was the stripes of the big top that drew me in.
I realized there could be a strong visual connection between red and white stripes of the circus tent with the red and stripes of the candy cane. The candy cane is often used to tell a story about Jesus during Christmas, celebrating His birth, where the curve of a candy cane represents both a shepherd’s hook and a J for Jesus when turned upside down.
The red and white stripes bring to my mind the verse that says “by His stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5), referring to the whipping Jesus was given before crucifixion along with his other wounds. The red symbolizes the blood He shed for us, and the white the cleanness of snow that we become when we accept His sacrificial love and forgiveness.
The circus tent stripes act as a theater curtain that the girl pulls aside, showing her anatomical heart. It is half stone and half flesh, representing the change of heart in terms of the verse above. It is a complete transformation, a “new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17), the Greatest Miracle. No magician could compare.
Shipping is included in the price.
12” x 12” oil painting, titled “The Greatest Miracle” on canvas, unframed with painted edges. Varnished with a matte finish.
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” -Ezekiel 36:26
From the time that I decided to make an art series of circus imagery, I began asking myself why, because it seemed strange to me at first. I have never been to a circus… I was never necessarily interested in circus things as a child. But as I explored the imagery and dug deep into what I truly wanted to create, it was the stripes of the big top that drew me in.
I realized there could be a strong visual connection between red and white stripes of the circus tent with the red and stripes of the candy cane. The candy cane is often used to tell a story about Jesus during Christmas, celebrating His birth, where the curve of a candy cane represents both a shepherd’s hook and a J for Jesus when turned upside down.
The red and white stripes bring to my mind the verse that says “by His stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5), referring to the whipping Jesus was given before crucifixion along with his other wounds. The red symbolizes the blood He shed for us, and the white the cleanness of snow that we become when we accept His sacrificial love and forgiveness.
The circus tent stripes act as a theater curtain that the girl pulls aside, showing her anatomical heart. It is half stone and half flesh, representing the change of heart in terms of the verse above. It is a complete transformation, a “new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17), the Greatest Miracle. No magician could compare.
Shipping is included in the price.