Out of the Earth: 2014


Out Of The Earth

The Meaning

“Out of the Earth” is an atmospheric metaphor of how people would leave their old lives on earth and come into a new one with God.

Out of the Earth’s Atmosphere

The piece shows people from all walks of life and backgrounds walking out of the atmosphere of the earth and up on a clouded staircase to the cross.

Willing

They are led by the dove, underneath a bloody nail hole symbolizing the Spirit of Sacrifice for all who are willing to be led.

Timespace Travelers

Up above the cross is a cloud ring with white and yellow revealing a wormhole of light they will be going through to be in the presence of His love forever.

The Process

First, I had to think about how to make it look like people are coming up and out of the earth, much like I did on “Mind’s Eye/Out of the Earth,” but in a more collective way.

The Transformation

If you look closely you can see some of the people’s bodies and heads are coming out of the blue and white atmospheric clouds.

Blending Blacks and Whites

Then I outlined the clouded staircase with black and blended white into it to create some grey tones to give the staircase more definition.

Smudged and White

The cloud ring around the top of the cross was first smudged in black and then wiped off with flat brushes and white is the original color of the canvas.

A Blend of Dry Yellows

I used the same wiping effect on the cross but with brown and black paints and lightly coated it with a blend of dry yellows and whites on the cross and around the edges of it.

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