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44 weeks of drawing 44 Bible stories

Live

Created during Sunday gatherings at
​Christ's Fellowship Church, Valdosta, Georgia.
Drawings created between    2/7/2016 - 4/2/2017

Drawings

All drawings are charcoal on paper approximately
​36 x 42 inches with a time constraint of 45 minutes.
The Story (Psalm 19 and Hebrews 1), charcoal on paper, 2016
It Was Good (Genesis 1:1-31), charcoal on paper, 2016
The Terrible Lie (Genesis 3:1-24), charcoal on paper, 2016
The Grief of God: A New Beginning (Genesis 7:1-24), charcoal on paper, 2016
Disobedience and Confusion(Genesis 11:1-9), charcoal on paper, 2016
The Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 12 - 21), charcoal on paper, 2016
God Provides (Genesis 22), charcoal on paper, 2016
God Chooses (Genesis 29-30), charcoal on paper, 2016
Joseph's Hope (Genesis 37-46), charcoal on paper, 2016
A Nation's Choice (Exodus 3-13), charcoal on paper, 2016
The Lord Will Fight For You (Exodus 14-15), charcoal on paper, 2016
Knowing God (Exodus 16-17, 19-40), charcoal on paper, 2016
With or Without God (Joshua 3 and 6), charcoal on paper, 2016
A Heart Like His (1 Samuel 16), graphite on paper, 2016
Rocks (1 Samuel 17), charcoal on paper, 2016
The Good Shepherd (Psalm 23, 2 Samuel 7:1-16, 27-29 ; 2 Sam. 11 ; Psalm 51), charcoal on paper, 2016
A Leper Healed (2 Kings 5), charcoal on paper, 2016
Ears to Hear & Eyes to See (Isaiah 9, 11, 40, 50, 53, 55, 60), charcoal on paper, 2016
A Miraculous Rescue (Daniel 6), charcoal on paper, 2016
The Danger of "Us" vs. "Them" (Jonah 1-4; Hebrews 1:1-2, charcoal on paper, 2016
Reviving Hope (Nehemiah 8, Malachi 1, 3, & 4, Ezra 7), charcoal on paper, 2016
The Vulnerable God (Luke 2), charcoal on paper, 2016
A Glorious Invitation (Luke 2), charcoal on paper, 2016
Beholding God With Us (Matthew 2), charcoal on paper, 2016
This Is My Son (Matthew 3, Luke 1,3; John 1), charcoal on paper, 2016
What No One Else Could Do (Genesis 3; Matthew 4; Luke 4), charcoal on paper, 2016
He Cares (Luke 8, Mark 5), charcoal on paper, 2016
Look at the Birds (Matthew 6:25-34), charcoal on paper, 2016
Peace (Mark 4:36-41), charcoal on paper, 2016
Feeding the 5000 (Matthew 14, Mark 6, Luke 9), charcoal on paper, 2016
What Are You Digging For? (Matthew 13), charcoal on paper, 2017
His Crown (Matthew 18, 19; Mark 10; Luke 18), charcoal on paper, 2016
An Invitation (Luke 19: 1 - 10), charcoal on paper, 2016
Waiting for You (Luke 15), charcoal on paper, 2017
The Hospitality of Forgiveness (Luke 7: 36 - 50), charcoal on paper, 2017
A Place at the Table (Mark 14, John 13-14), charcoal on paper, 2017
His Will (Luke 22, Mark 18, John 17), charcoal on paper, 2017
Jesus Broke (Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, John 19), charcoal on paper, 2017
He Bodily Rose (), charcoal on paper, 2017
Hope vs. Expectation (Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 14), charcoal on paper, 2017
God In Us (Acts 1-5, John 15), charcoal on paper, 2017
A New Way to See (Acts 9), charcoal on paper, 2017
His Nearness is Our Only Good (Revelation), charcoal on paper, 2017
Collaborating for 44 WEEKS...
Picture
Pastor Ken Webb  
Pastor of Christ's Fellowship Church (Jan 1995 - Aug 2019)
THE PROCESS 

I received a rough draft of Pastor Ken's sermon on Tuesday or Wednesday of each week. I read the sermon, the children's Bible lesson according to the Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones, and the scripture passages that both of these are based upon.  Next, I began to ponder, listen, and imagine the authors' thoughts, the commentary, the story, and seek the heart of how this all applied to me, to us who believe, to the human condition/To what it means to be human. Usually a picture or phrase began to resonate in my heart and mind. I followed that reverberation, shared it with my wife and close friends. The idea clarified and solidified itself with a short written statement for each drawing. I sought approval of that statement with the pastor before each service. Finally, I got absorbed in the process of drawing during the Sunday gathering. As Ken preached, I drew. Together we sought to present our hearts and scripture to the glory of God. 
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THE RESULT

​The
 Emmaus Road series was a long term collaboration between Ken Webb, the Pastor of Christ's Fellowship Church, Valdosta, Georgia (
Jan 1995 - Aug 2019), me, and the one in whom we place our faith and hope, the God of all creation. Through the act of drawing, one drawing per week for forty-four weeks, I  sought to bring a form of visual communication that would buttress the pastor's heart felt intentions as he delivered a sermon every Sunday morning. I was invited to give a quick artist statement for each piece at the conclusion of each Sunday morning service to summarize my thoughts and intentions for each creation. Each drawing was created live in tandem with the delivery of the sermon, approximately 45 minutes. 

I found myself so much more connected and in tune with each Sunday morning gathering because of the amount of study and preparation that went into each drawing per week. It gave me the honest opportunity to ponder the story and scripture for each sermon, picture what it may have been like, and pray about what I was to do with the opportunity to edify the body of Christ. We live in an increasingly visual culture full of signs and symbols encouraging quick assumptions that simplify and deliver decontextualized instruction for living, like giving rational thought to a subject without a predicate. As a culture we may not truly know how to see due to our expectation for immediate gratification. The appreciation of life through the creation of a simple drawing can slow us down; giving more time to recognize what we see. The appreciation of art and its process can help us truly live or experience more of what it means to be human. I felt more connected to God after these drawings are finished. Concerning our perceptions and understanding of the world, G. K. Chesterton explains that, "God is like the sun; you cannot look at it, but without it you cannot look at anything else." Because of this series of work I feel like I can see better both physically and spiritually. I definitely see all 66 books of the Bible as intimately connected.


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  • WORK
    • Available Work
    • Tree Symbolism
    • Square Halo + Rabbit Room Press
    • Cosmos in Chaos
    • Beautiful
    • Emmaus Road
    • Bread series
    • past work >
      • Hymn Series
      • Superventions
      • Box series
      • Notice series
      • Birds
      • Color Code
      • Rendered
      • Other work
  • CV
  • VIDEO
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