The Art of Theology

Detail from LOVE Letters: Go in Peace
Painting to be included in the following exhibition...

The Art of Theology
Salisbury House Gallery

The Manse

5 Smith Street

Dunedin

If you happen to be in Dunedin Saturday 26 Jan, I invite you to attend the opening at 4:30pm.

The exhibition, over the period 26 Jan - 1 Feb 2008, is in partnership with the National Artists Symposium at the University of Otago being held 26 January 2008. Works explore conversations between the arts & Christian theology.

Artists include -

Brett a'Court
Kees Bruin
Jessica Crothall
Sudhir Kumar Duppati
Mary Horn
Elizabeth Love
Shelly Johnson
Joanna Osbourne
Andrew Panoho
Sefan Roberts

As for Man

As for Man
Dec 2007
Mixed media on canvas
305x305x35mm
POA

As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

Psalm 103:15-16

Seeking Representation Outside NZ

I am seeking representation outside NZ in 2008 - any offers will be respectfully considered.

This post marks a year of blogging. Thanks to all who take the time to drop in on a regular basis...we share a journey together & it surely is a fantastic one! Many blessings.

Peer Review

What is the Chief End of Man?
May 2007
Mixed media on canvas
305x305x35mm
POA

Elizabeth's painting is a stunning combination of fields and dark gestural elements, balanced and with excellent color intrigue.
Casey Klahn - The Colorist

This painting has been noted in Katherine Tyrrell's bog - Making a Mark.

Buyers of Art

My Soul Knoweth (V)
Dec 2007
Mixed media on canvas
305x305x35mm

This piece sold at the recent Precious Little exhibition at the South Canterbury Club. I was able to speak with the buyer which does not always happen. These are times when I can pass on the thoughts behind the work & also hear how the piece has connected with another.

My Soul Knoweth

My Soul Knoweth (IV)
Dec 2007
Mixed media on canvas
305x305x35mm

Psalm 139
King James Bible

Project on the House - Timaru

Legacy
November 2007
Mixed media on canvas
1020x1020x35mm

Details


Project on the House has just finished in Timaru. It involved a partial house make-over by a group of Timaru businesses as a way of recognising the community-orientated work of an individual/family who have given selflessly to others. Nominations were called for.

The project was managed by my artist friend Polly Rowe who accepted my offer to paint a commissioned piece for the winner.

I met with the winner Bev Bennett & the result of speaking with her is the above work titled "Legacy". Once Bev settles back into her new-look home I will speak with her again to explain the symbolism in the work, gleaned from our meeting. (As with any commissioned piece, she has the option to return it to me after living with it for a while.)

(An item from TV One's "Close Up" is available to view - Friday 16 November: Makeover)


The Weaver

My life is just a weaving
Between my Lord and me.
I cannot choose the colors
He weaves so skillfully.

Sometimes He weaveth sorrow
And I in foolish pride
Forget He sees the upper
And I the underside.

Not ‘til the loom is silent
And the shuttles cease to fly
Will God unroll the canvas
And explain the reasons why-

The dark threads are as needful,
In The Weaver’s skillful hands
As the threads of gold and silver
In the pattern He has planned.

B.M. Franklin