Original & Altered paintings by Don Emond.
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Salvation Dream 18 x 24, acrylic cardboard frame (Not Available) My attempt to represent a life-altering dream I had long ago in which a stranger saved my life by sacrificing his own. When I awoke I realized the stranger was Jesus.
Crucifixion Scream 24 x 18, acrylic (Available)
Edvard Munch's iconic Scream co-opted by three crosses of Jesus' crucifixion. "...they were terrified and exclaimed, 'Surely he was the Son of God!'" Matthew 27:54
Make Room Heart 20 x 24, acrylic (Not Available)
Inspired by my pastor's sermon during Advent calling for us to make room in our heart for Him to be born again within us.
Jesus Is Love 20 x 16, acrylic cardboard frame (Available)
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends. John 15:13
Mother and Child 30 x 24, acrylic (Not Available)
Begun as a family portrait, the tenderness of the pose suggested more, so I added the halos.
New England Christ 36 x 24, acrylic (Available)
Inspired by Gaugin's Yellow Christ (1880's) in which French nuns work in the field at the foot of a cross with Jesus upon it. Puzzling. To me it expresses a depth of faith that make Jesus' presence felt.
Star Child 28 x 22, acrylic (Available)
The Star Child hymn, lyrics by Shirley Murray, inspired this vision of the Christ Child within the star, coming down to earth, seen far below.
Nativity Cross I36 x 24, acrylic (Available)The Nativity scene conformed to the shape of a cross, encompassing the beginning and end of Jesus' mortal life.
Easter Altar 36 x 24, acrylic (Not Available) Imagining my former church's altar in purple and yellow for Easter.
Jesus 14 x 10, acrylic (Available) "He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him." Isaiah 53:2 But surely His gaze must have been deep.
Christmas Puzzle 24 x 18, acrylic (Available)
At the center is the missing piece of the puzzle shaped like an infant, the Christ child, lost among the distractions of modern Christmas customs.
End of Yourself 18 x 24, acrylic cardboard frame (Available)
Inspired by my pastor's sermon, and Billy Graham's quote.
Love Letters, I 20 x 16, acrylic cardboard frame (Available)
Inspired by Robert Indiana's pop sculpture of the letters in 'love', and 1 John 3:16. I placed a cross in the center to represent that sacrifice is essential to love.
Nativity Cross II 24 x 18, acrylic (Not Available)
The Nativity figures in the shape of a cross, with black outlines to simulate a stained glass window.
Remember the Towers 22 x 28, acrylic (Not Available)
After the NY World Trade Center tragedy on 9/11, the words of a hymn by Martin Luther, A Mighty Fortress is Our God, provided some consolation to me.
Trinity Mandala 24 x 24, acrylic cardboard frame (Available)
The Holy Trinity was not depicted in art until the 1300's when the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were represented as persons. In the Renaissance the Holy Spirit began to be shown as a dove.
Red Vine Cross 24 x 16, acrylic (Available) Driving in New England, saw red vine encircling a telephone pole making a cross. It was the first sign of Fall.
Trinity Names 60 x 36, acrylic (Available) God in three persons. Some of the many names by which we refer to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Bars of the Window 18 x 24, acrylic cardboard frame (Not Available) Imagining the Crucifixion, prompted by the cross formed by the bars of the window panes, and quote from Malcom Muggeridge.
Crucifixion 18 x 30, oil (Available)
Sorrow and love flow mingled down! Did e'er such love and sorrow meet, Or thorns compose so rich a crown? Hymn - When I Survey the Wondrous Cross by Isaac Watts
Enspirit 24 x 20, acrylic (Available)
The Church nourishes the Spirit in us just as surely and essentially as a mother's body nourishes her baby.
Homeless 24 x 36, acrylic cardboard frame (Available)
Bring the Rain, song by Mercy Me, "I know there'll be days when this life brings me pain but if that's what it takes to praise you, Jesus, bring the rain," and Matthew 25:40
Mary Weeps 4 x 5, acrylic cardboard frame (Not Available)
Inspired by the beautiful festival in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, on the Friday before Holy Week. Bitter oranges symbolize her grief and green grass - new life.
Nativity Cross V 20 x 24, acrylic cardboard frame (Available)
As the visitors approach the stable of the Nativity, light emanating from within, blocked by the corner posts, casts a cross shaped light on the ground.
Starry Holy Night 12 x 18, digital (Available) Re-vision of Van Gogh's Starry Night with shepherd in place of cypress tree; star instead of moon; and stable where the church was.
Nativity Cross IV 30 x 24, acrylic cardboard frame (Available) Representing only the Holy Family, still conforming the figures into a cross.
Nativity Cross III 30 x 24, acrylic (Available) The Nativity figures aligned into a cross and simplified by depicting only their heads.
Last Supper 24 x 48, oil (Available) Inspired by Van Gogh's Potato Eaters. Humble, weary faces seem appropriate. Co-opted the five central figures and re-imagined the one with their back to us as Jesus. Borrowed most of the others from portraits by Van Gogh.