Churches - faith and fun!
There are light-hearted moments with clergy - especially with a lot together! They can look very funny. There are also deep faith-moments trying to share imagery from our rich Chrisian heritage. Often in the process there is a deep awareness of the presence of God. This can be just as true for landscapes and portraits as for more obvious church-themed pictures. These sketches and paintings are reflections of both the fun and the serious - two happy aspects of the Christian Church in our time!
 Pain of Ukraine On the cross Jesus' side was pierced by a solders' spear. In February 2022 Russian missiles pierced a block of Ukrainian flats.
Here the two images combine reminding us of the pain Jesus must feel at such piercings. Yet the cross is also a symbol of hope and resurrection life.
Oil on paper, 160x200mm
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 The Yellow Christ 2002 Oil on canvas. 600X450mm. Property of The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire. A powerful time trying to express something of both the cross and resurrection |
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 The Big Disc 1986. Acrylic on board. 1,830mm diameter. Property of St Stephen's Church, Netherthorpe, Sheffield. This took about a year working in odd moments in the unheated vicarage garage. The aim: a focus for prayer in th Prayer Sanctuary. |
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 Rouault Head of Christ A 2020 copy of Georges Rouault's famous painting in the Cleveland Gallery, USA. Oil on board, 880X590mm - approx size of the original. A powerful experience discovering something of Rouault's art and faith world.
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 Vandalised Christ 2008. Jesus was vandalised and crucified. So vandalised leaded windows from one of the parish churches were a symbolically suitable medium for this crucifixion image. Figure: 1,500mm. Property of St Columba Church, Laburnum Ave. Kingston Upon Hull. |
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 Crucifixion Jesus and the penitent thief. Oil on canvas, 300X450. 2020. The amazing moment when Jesus says to him: "This day you will be with me in Paradise." It's not a 'nice' picture at all but what a reminder of one of the first people who turned to Christ and what he received! |
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 Covid Transition Exploring a theme about 'transition'. In this case the Covid 19 pandemic with related themes of the transition from darkness to light. Oil on board; 400mm diameter. 2020. |
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 Joy's Priesting Lichfield Cathedral is the venue for Joy's priesting, 1994 under the magnificent rose window; Pen & crayon, 260X180. 1994 was the first year women could be ordained into the Anglican Church - so Joy was one of the first. |
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 Clergy in a Meeting Derby Diocesan Clergy Conference - study of faces. 1992. Pen & ink, 110X90 |
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 A Synod Profile Derby Diocesan Synod 1994, Pen & ink, 110X80. Profile of a synod member deep in concentration at one of the meetings. |
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 Worry Not! One of a series of monthly Bible Sketchbook pages I had the privilege to do over several years. They were for church magazines using the website: www.parishpump.com |
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 Intercssion An expression about something of the highs and lows in prayer for our world. Oil on canvas. 600x400 |
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 Clergy Stall Clergy in their pews, Lichfield Cathedral, 1994; pen & crayon 100X140 |
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 Worship & Prayer Quiet moments of prayer at a Vanguard Trust Prayer Conference, Nairobi, Kenya 2006, organised by Utugi Kamau. Pen and water-colour. |
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 Power of the Microphone Quick sketch of one of these clergy moments when microphone in hand you can hold forth...
Hull Deanery Synod '09. Pen and ink |
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