Christian Art - Petraglyphic Expressions Series

ICHTHUS/OTHER
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Harmony
30" x 40"
Acrylic on stretched canvas - 2001
Price: $960

The fish and cross, traditional symbols of the Son. The eye, the symbol of the Father. The outstretched rays, the symbol of the Spirit. Together, one symbol of the One True God. Harmony.

"I and the Father are one."
(John 10:30)
"And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever - the Spirit of truth."
(John 14:15-16)
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes to you: and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
(Acts 1:8)

Ichthus 1
24" x 36"
Acrylic on stretched canvas - 1999
Price: Artist's Private Collection

"Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior." A powerful meaining with in a simple symbol. During the days when Christians had to worship in secret, visiting believers could find their way to the worship center along the underground passageways by looking at the fish symbols on the wall pointing the way.

"So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and those entrusted with the secret things of God. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust prove faithful."
(1 Corinthians 4:1)

Ichthus 2
24" x 36"
Acrylic on stretched canvas - 2001
Price: $780

Ichthus (meaning "fish") is a Greek acrostic where the first letters carry the meaning "Jesus Christ, God's son, Savior." Tradition says that the symbol was used as a secret sign by the early persectued church to designate themselves as believers in Jesus. One person draws an arc in the sand; another completes it with a second arc to affirm brotherhood in Christ.

"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."
(Matthew 4:19)

Romans 3:23
30" x 40"
Acrylic on stretched canvas - 2001
Price: SOLD - Jaillet Collection

Man, by his sin, separated from a Holy, Perfect God. Man, represented by a Native American rock-art form, is under judgement by God, depicted by one of the early symbols of the Trinity. The serpent symbolizes the great divide.

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."
(Romans 3:23)

The Choice
48" x 72"
Acrylic on stretched canvas - 2000
Price: SOLD - BTBF Collection

PETRAGLYPHIC EXPRESSIONS SUB-GALLERIES

The Vine

The Cross
(Traditional)

The Cross
(Variations)

Ichthus/Other



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