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The Wounded Shepherd
No. 1 (wax, oil pastel, 14"x18" framed original; also
available in prints and note cards) |
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| I began this piece with a tree in mind. Turn it upside down and you'll see how the figure could have become a tree trunk. In reverse, a shepherd emerged and gradually the sheep and lambs appeared. To my surprise, as the picture developed, the young shepherd boy had one good leg on his right and a prosthesis on the left side. An inspiration I thought, "We are all called to shepherd one another in spite of our own wounded-ness." Soon there followed Wounded Shepherds no. 2 and no. 3. | ||