God Paints Loosely
Artists talk about tight brushwork and loose brushwork. Some elements of painting are free form and depicted in broad gestures; others are fastidiously developed. In my paintings, I employ passages of both techniques in all of my compositions. Some of my loosely painted areas are graded washes, textures on objects, and flowing, evocative shapes. It got me wondering, “What could be God’s loose brushstrokes?” Here are a few ideas:
The skies in all their clouded splendor
Veins of coal within a mountain
Flowing locks of hair on His people
Tendrils clinging to one another
Seawater splashes on rocky shorelines
Molten lava snaking its way downhill
Jellyfish tentacles
Can you come up with other examples of God painting loosely?