A Painting of 1. and 2. Kings

Here’s another one of my Bible book paintings, this time about 1. and 2. Kings. The picture shows King Salomon and all the kings that came after him.

Salomon was the last king of the united monarchy and – according to Kings – was a major reason the kingdom split after his death. The left side pictures the northern kingdom of Israel, which ended up in Assyrian exile, and the right side pictures the southern kingdom of Judah, which ended up in Babylon.

Painting the Book of Genesis

Several years ago, I started painting pictures of various Bible books. One day, when I’m an old man with a long white beard, I might publish all 66 pictures with written explanations. But I’m still a long way off from completing the entire Bible, so I’ll post a picture every now and then on this blog – without written explanations for now.

Here’s the Book of Genesis:

Sunday, Bloody Sunday

Before catching a flight to Switzerland yesterday, I stayed at a hostel in Derry just around the corner from the Bloody Sunday incident of 1972. Here are a few pictures of the murals in that part of town:

Painting the Cover of *The Gobblestone School*

This is what the cover of my new book The Gobblestone School looked like after I had just painted it. As you can see, I did the whole cover background – front, back, and spine – as one picture (click on the image to enlarge):

Want to Know More About Iran?

Then you might want to watch Persepolis. It’s an artsy movie that is informative, pensive and provocative at the same time – not to mention beautifully crafted. I watched it when it first came out and it’s stayed in my memory more than most movies. Here’s the trailer: