Breath of Life

Originally I painted the face of Jesus in the clouds breathing life and renewal into His church, which I symbolised in the form of a traditional, steepled church building. Some people thought the face in the sky represented the north wind. A few years later I painted the dove over the face so that it was no longer visible. Eventually, I decided that there was a place for both, and I repainted the face of the Lord so that it partially obscured the dove. Which did you see first? The dove, or the face of Jesus? This is a detail from a larger work entitled, ‘Breath of Renewal’. You can add a special extra touch to this painting by superimposing an appropriate Scripture text into the lower left of the image. by Graham Braddock