"The Path of a Righteous Man", Acrylic on Canvas, October 2026
The idea for this gift for my pastor and friend Marty Holman came to me sometime mid-Spring I think. As soon as I finished Irene's retirement gift, I began to block this one out. The end result is pretty close to how I envisioned, perhaps a little simpler only because I didn't have room to do everything. I wanted to show the faith walk Marty took over his life as he grew up and eventually became a pastor himself, like so many in his family. The specifics probably mean more to him and those closest to him than anyone else, but that's the gist of it. It was a joy being able to give it to him. I had to do some online research to get the images I needed as models. and of course, the video showing the progression from blocking to finishing details.
