Friday, February 8, 2013

The Baptism of Christ - sketch

Here are a few sketches that I have combined to provide reference for my colour study.
It was on the Jordon River near the mouth of the Galilee that John the Baptist preached about the coming of the Christ. Not only was John Jesus' cousin, he was the 'pathfinder' who readied the people for his coming... not only to Jerusalem but into their spirit. He did this with baptism with water he himself blessed. I think he would have been humbled by the visit and as you see in the sketches he seems to be very careful and precise in the act - like bathing a new born child.

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