Thursday, August 07, 2008

I Just Can't Turn and Walk Away.


This is my latest design! I'm very proud of this one. Based on Acts 26, this design is a "modern-ish" artistic retelling of Saul's encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus. in Acts 26, Paul tells King Agrippa of his vision. the message translation says it best:

"One day on my way to Damascus, armed as always with papers from the high priests authorizing my action, right in the middle of the day a blaze of light, light outshining the sun, poured out of the sky on me and my companions. Oh, King, it was so bright! We fell flat on our faces. Then I heard a voice in Hebrew: 'Saul, Saul, why are you out to get me? Why do you insist on going against the grain?'
"I said, 'Who are you, Master?'
"The voice answered, 'I am Jesus, the One you're hunting down like an animal. But now, up on your feet—I have a job for you. I've handpicked you to be a servant and witness to what's happened today, and to what I am going to show you.

"'I'm sending you off to open the eyes of the outsiders so they can see the difference between dark and light, and choose light, see the difference between Satan and God, and choose God. I'm sending you off to present my offer of sins forgiven, and a place in the family, inviting them into the company of those who begin real living by believing in me.'
"What could I do, King Agrippa? I couldn't just walk away from a vision like that! I became an obedient believer on the spot. I started preaching this life-change—this radical turn to God and everything it meant in everyday life—right there in Damascus, went on to Jerusalem and the surrounding countryside, and from there to the whole world.

The line "I couldn't just walk away from a vision like that!" became the theme and we got the title from the Sister Hazel song "All For You". The model in the middle (heh.) is none other than my right-hand man, John Crutchfield! Enjoy!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

How can I contact you about doing some graphic art. i saw the CR brochure you did and want some info about getting you to do some work for us. post here and I will check back.

DICK! said...

The best way to contact me is through my e-mail - richard@wordalive.org or rwhite12@bellsouth.net (try them in that order, please - I check the first one more frequently). I am available for freelance from time to time, so drop me a line and we'll discuss. Thanks for contacting me!

Andrew said...

Looks good! Way to put John to use.

(And for some reason which features no ties to reality, this makes me think of "The Stand". I'm just weird).

DICK! said...

Thanks, Andrew. I can see some Stand-ish-ness in there...

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