Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Bukowski Painting - Away from the Garden III


William Bukowski
Right panel, Reformation Lutheran altarpiece detail
Moses, oil on linen 2008

When I was preparing to paint this work, I wanted an intense man for Moses. He didn't have to be big and strong, but very intense. He is looking at us, confronting us with the law. The landscape is bleak and the law is severe. If we only had the law, we would have no hope of salvation. It is a reminder of our need for Jesus as our Savior. It is symmetrical to the Luther painting on the other side.

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