Breaking the Bread - 2017 - nfs

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Fantastic drawing skills … what a sad title though.

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 26 Jul 12:33:02

Very touching and beautifully drawn Andrew.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 26 Jul 13:40:23

Thank you Heather and Carole for your lovely feedback; the painting is Jesus at the Last Supper, in which he breaks the bread and says 'This is my body, broken for you'; its very poignant! Love and God bless, Andy x

Posted by Andrew Smith on Fri 26 Jul 17:28:02

Each year at Lent, I would paint something to focus my mind on the events of Holy Week; in 2017 I painted my first of these, using oil sticks and acrylics, of Jesus' hands at the final Passover meal with his followers, as he declares 'This is my (broken) body given for you' as he did that he knew what would happen to him the next day on the cross. I can only imagine what that must have been like for him to do that. What do you think? Much love and God bless 😃❤️🙏🕊

Posted by Andrew Smith on Sat 10 Jun 05:28:21

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This was my devotional piece for Lent in 2017, as Christ breaks the bread of Passover and initiates the mass, or communion, service, recalling Christ's sacrifice on the cross. Oil crayons on board, April 2017 These are available as 12 x 17 inch giclee prints in 17 x 20 inch white mounts, £85 plus p&p, via [email protected]

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Andrew Smith

I’ve always loved water, its movement, its colour, its power. I had the privilege of working as a hydrologist for nine years before ordination, necessarily but enjoyably observing the movement of water in full flow or even in floods. That was thirty years ago but my love for moving water has not…

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