Jesus Wept 24 x 36″ mixed media on canvas

This is my third collaboration with Nick Cerrato. Nick directed Jesus Wept, after his idea. I love the symbiotic relationship we are developing with our collaborations. With Cerebral Palsy, Nick is a man of few words. But his words matter. His ideas are powerful and his expression is out of this world. We develop the ideas through color choice and composition; I do very little in the initial laying in of color. In Jesus Wept, he chose the colors and I drop them down under his magic, beautiful feet. My magic comes when the lay-in is dry. Then I go in an accentuate the forms and tickle out animating features and all the detail, direct the eye a little. I try not to interfere with the initial lay-in. My job is to add clarity and celebrate Nick’s expressive gifts. Jesus Wept is highly textured, protruding an inch and a half in places.

Jesus Wept is about Christ’s relationship to Earth and the universe. We have placed Christ as the central force in the universe, whose sacrifice changed Earth’s history forever. He has poured himself out for us and still we ignored Him. Jesus Wept. The sun and the moon are at his command and His people turn away. Jesus Wept. Nick’s depiction of Earth as full of fire, is no doubt the understandable product of his condition. Who am I to argue. Earth is one hot mess. As Nick more eloquently puts it, “Jesus gave himself for us and we mocked him while He did it. He is looking down on you and weeping. We created hell on Earth and not Heaven on Earth, like God intended.”