Sunday Sketches - Jesus picture

Hi all at Sunday Sketches!

My week's offering is a nice fiverr commission that will involve paint at some later date - the commission, in a nutshell, was drawing hands holding a sorry cracked heart, then Jesus' hands holding them, and thus transferring loving energy to the heart which begins to heal. A very complex subject!

Am still in preliminary drawing phase, as can be seen here. Still a few things to iron out but I hope I can come up with something decent in time!

Many people, I am told, turned down the commission - and I wonder why? It was a bit hard to conceive of the idea, but aside from that, why neglect the idea? I took it on as a double challenge, on the one hand a pictorial challenge, on the other, in a peculiar way a spiritual challenge too. 

I guess appropriate for a Sunday or whatnot to discuss this theme. Was actually hoping folks would share their thoughts, especially in regards to portraying a powerful spiritual archetype. I don't know. I was hoping Jesus would somehow look more... epic.

The hands are also tough... of course. Working on that separately, before anything else, really, because of the nature of the position v. the various objects, etc. Also taking advantage of feedback I've received re. project.




Hope all are having a great weekend!

Just came back from an art fair or else would have posted earlier