“Yet It Pleased The Lord To Bruise Him; He Hath Put Him To Grief: When Thou Shalt Make His Soul An Offering For Sin, He Shall Art

A triptych oil painting, presented as three heavily framed, connected panels in the dramatic, tenebrism style of Baroque masters like Caravaggio. The overall atmosphere is one of supernatural, oppressive darkness and violent chaos. The Left Panel shows the penitent thief on his cross, body twisted in pain but his face turned toward the center panel with a look of sorrowful acceptance. A faint, supernatural light illuminates his face against a nearly black sky. Below him, rocks are splitting. The Center Panel is dominated by Jesus on the cross, head bowed in finality. The sky is a swirling vortex of eclipse darkness, blotting out the sun. The ground beneath the cross is violently cracking open, emitting dust and smoke, with debris caught in mid-air from the earthquake shockwave. The Right Panel shows the impenitent thief, writhing and screaming against his bonds, his face contorted in rage looking away from the center. He is almost swallowed by the shadows. The cross appears unstable as the cliffside crumbles beneath it. The entire triptych has a rich, dark color palette of deep browns, blacks, and muted crimson, textured with visible, frantic brushstrokes.
Now, those captains must learn what the river will do when it makes that great turn out of sight. How it dashes them up on the rocks of the shore How it spins to the left and the right. It beats them and breaks them and crushes their pride Leaves them dizzy and sick and all jumbled inside ‘til they’ve all but forgotten that glorious ride lying flat on their deck in the sun. There they lie, drying out in the sun. As you round the point where the river was bent and survey the great wideness ahead, you can see all those captains alone on their decks, beat and broken and very near dead. Then the current takes hold and there’s naught you can do as it drags you down into its maw. Headed straight for those rocks, you make ready to crash but at last, you rise up, roll and yaw. Going back and away, then forward again, fearing each time, the rocks will prevail! You’re trapped in a cycling, circling tide, in an eddy withstanding a gale. But each time you circle that great whirling tide and you’ve not hit the rocks or been thrown to the side and you’re kept from the falls, cascading and wide, for the eddy’s small mercy give praise. Give the merciful currents your praise!
A triptych oil painting, presented as three heavily framed, connected panels in the dramatic, tenebrism style of Baroque masters like Caravaggio. The overall atmosphere is one of supernatural, oppressive darkness and violent chaos. The Left Panel shows the penitent thief on his cross, body twisted in pain but his face turned toward the center panel with a look of sorrowful acceptance. A faint, supernatural light illuminates his face against a nearly black sky. Below him, rocks are splitting. The Center Panel is dominated by Jesus on the cross, head bowed in finality. The sky is a swirling vortex of eclipse darkness, blotting out the sun. The ground beneath the cross is violently cracking open, emitting dust and smoke, with debris caught in mid-air from the earthquake shockwave. The Right Panel shows the impenitent thief, writhing and screaming against his bonds, his face contorted in rage looking away from the center. He is almost swallowed by the shadows. The cross appears unstable as the cliffside crumbles beneath it. The entire triptych has a rich, dark color palette of deep browns, blacks, and muted crimson, textured with visible, frantic brushstrokes.
Vintage Art Nouveau Lithograph Style, Highly Decorative Borders, Rich Earth Tones and Gold Leaf. A vertically split "before and after" composition illustrating the classic fable of "The Wind and the Sun." The Left Side (The Wind's Force): A personified North Wind, depicted as a swirling, ethereal figure made of cold blue and silver clouds with puffed cheeks, blows a jagged, visible blast of air downward. Below, a traveler on a dusty road is hunched over, his face strained, gripping his heavy woolen coat tightly around his chest as the gale whips his hair and sends autumn leaves flying in a chaotic spiral. The colors are cool, muted, and turbulent. The Right Side (The Sun's Warmth): A personified Sun, depicted as a serene, radiant golden face surrounded by a massive, ornate circular halo of sunbeams, looks down with a gentle smile. Below, the same traveler is standing tall and relaxed on the path. His coat is draped loosely over one arm, his shirt collar is open, and he is wiping a bead of sweat from his forehead. The landscape around him is bathed in warm gold and vibrant greens, with tiny flowers blooming at his feet. The Framing: The two scenes are separated by an elegant, winding vine border. The overall mood shifts from the frantic, cold energy on the left to the peaceful, overwhelming warmth on the right.