This year I decided to paint
landscapes that were inspired on the Gospel readings belonging to the four
Sundays of Advent.
That is easier said than
done, because in the Roman Catholic Church in The Netherlands we read the
Gospels in a three year cycle.
So I asked my mother for her
old missal, published in 1957 (long before that three year cycle was
introduced) and used that as my source of information.
This painting is inspired by Matthew 11, 7 - 8a; And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? (source of the English text is www.kingjamesbible.org)
Of course I have included
some other elements that are connected to Advent - at least they are connected
for me.
The star is a sign we hang
in our windows when Advent starts and we remove it after Epiphany. So in every
painting the star is present, though hidden behind some clouds.
This painting has two light rays, as promised. It shines on the reed that is not shaken with the wind, an image that in this text could be a symbol for the prophet John.
A star means night, so the
main colour is Indigo and only where the light shines other colours are
introduced.
The landscapes are scenes
that are familiar to me: I did not search the internet for the landscapes of
Israel, but I chose to paint variations on the nature of The Netherlands and
Belgium. Sometimes I used a lot of imagination, sometimes I did not add much to
the original landscape.
More information about this watercolour painting and the first one of my Advent Project can be found at my website www.jannekesatelier.webs.com
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