As a Little Child

These are the first prints I've ever offered, all from a personal series I completed this year called "The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness." The show I held here at my studio was a defining moment for me, and the highlight of it all was the day before the advertised opening. At that last minute I decided to open the studio to my friends and neighbors for a quiet Sunday afternoon show. The titles and the prices weren't up yet, so it was just the paintings and some quiet worshipful music, and truly it was one of the sweetest moments of my art career. Nobody talked to me that afternoon about colors or values or edges or paint, they didn't see any of that, all they saw was Jesus, so we talked about Jesus! I think it’s because most of them weren’t artists or collectors and were pretty new to fine art, so they weren't blinded by the paint itself the way those of us who’ve been around art a long time tend to be, but the reason isn't important, what matters is that afternoon, for pe