The Fruitful Tree

Coloured pencil, fine-liner and acrylics (and a little bit of oil paint when I picked up the wrong tube....................oops.) I did this for an exhibition on Peace at a local gallery. The colours are kind of symbolic - black for death and suffering (it's a bit meaningless to talk about peace unless you put it in a 'real' context I think), red for blood and green for hope. This is the statement I wrote about it:
Religion is often seen as the cause of war and disharmony, but in fact most religions seek to promote peace. Belief should lead to love for others, and a personal faith can bring hope in even the most difficult of circumstances. Drawing on the monastic tradition of illuminating sacred texts, the FruitfulTree illustrates God's offer of peace to our darkened and blood-stained world.