art

Some Drawings about Mary Magdalene

from the Diary of a Tree Standing On Its Head

Mary anointing the feet of Jesus. I find myself, in my heart seeing Mary of Bethany and Mary Magdalene as one Mary- incidentally I also see them as Eve.

Walking Man Attending to the Braids of Mary Magdalene Attending to the Feet of Christ

Revelations of the Artist

I’m excited to share that I’ve been featured in Revelations of the Artist: Book 2 — a limited-edition collection that highlights 20 artists of faith and their creative journeys.

Each artist, including me, has only 100 copies of the book featuring their art on the cover. This project is more than just a book — it’s a testimony to how God lives through the creative life. Help us bring this impactful book to the world by reaching three milestones:

Printing the book,
Supporting the featured artists, and
Funding outreach to children living in hardship in Ecuador.

When you pre-purchase my edition, you help make all three goals possible.
And as a special thank-you, the first 20 pre-purchase customers will receive a FREE copy of ROTA Book 1, while waiting for Book 2!

Here’s the link to pre-purchase your copy: https://www.artserveint.org/rota-2/p/baumwerkj-cover

Crucifixion Drawing for Saint Bede’s Box

preliminary drawing of the crucifixion for the painted panels of the Saint Bede’s Box project.

I am leaning heavily on Gruenwald for this drawing of the crucifixion scene. This image will be transferred to a wooden panel for oil painting.

The Fourth Vision of Zechariah

Began in 2021, this painting is about the Hebrew prophet Zechariah, found in the Old Testament of the Bible, particularly the events of chapters 3 and 4 of his book. A limited number of archival reproductions of this painting are available at Baumwerkshop

What Sam Sees

What I See: Go On Shepherd and Lamb

by Sam Kee

My good friend Sam Kee wrote a nice essay about my little shepherd print. I marvel at how and what Sam sees in my art. If you want to read it it’s over at the Color of Dust Substack– no pay-wall. While Sam gives me more credit than I deserve, he truly helps me to see what I am, sometimes blindly, about. Every artist should be so fortunate to have friends who are willing to engage their work on such a deep level. Somehow I have more than a handful of them and I’m mighty grateful.

I’ve also released a second edition of this print for sale over at Baumwerkshop.com if you are interested. The stock might be low at the moment but there are more coming.

Go On, Wounded Healer

From The Diary of a Tree Standing on it’s Head

The wound and the five wounds

Orion Visits John Moriarty

From The Diary of a Tree Standing On It’s Head

John Moriarty describes a dream in which he hears a knock on his door late at night. He opens the door to the incarnation of the constellation of Orion. Orion as a representative of the whole Universe has come to deliver a message to John (as a representative of humanity?), concerning the accumulation of everything which humanity has believed about the Universe, well, the Universe doesn’t recognize themself in any of it.