Elijah Ascending to Heaven – a commissioned painting

Elijah Ascending to Heaven - Biblical art

2 Kings 2: As they were going along and talking, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire which separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind to heaven. Elisha saw it and cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen! יא וַיְהִי, […]

Jacob’s Ladder

Jacob's Ladder (detail): A painting by Darius Gilmont showing angels ascending and descending.

Between Heaven and Earth I made this painting a couple of years ago, shortly after finishing the Daniel painting. Inspired by the angel from that project, I wanted to experiment a bit more with angels, which is a difficult subject. The story of Jacob’s Ladder is about the bridge between heaven and earth so in […]

Painting the Bible: Approaches to Biblical art that inspire me

Biblical Art, Ethiopian Religious Art, Winged Faces on Church Ceiling

Artists have for centuries painted their visions of the Bible. Adorning churches and manuscripts across the world, Biblical artists have created powerful visual embodiments of the Scriptures, and in so doing have represented the collective consciousness of mankind. Biblical art has mostly been the preserve of Christendom, while Jewish lore forbade figurative art. Judaic religious […]

Angel Painting: Gold leaf and acrylic give an icon-like quality to this figure

Jewish art / Bible art: Angel painting, Daniel in the Lions' Den (detail)

Within Daniel in the Lions’ Den is also an angel painting…..There was much debate about how to depict the angel. The final stages of this painting involved quite a lot of changes, and included adding the angel with his golden wings (gold leaf protected by shellac varnish)……now that feels better! Daniel needed his angel. This […]

Prophet and Cat

ceramic Biblical art, Jewish art, ancient patriarch and cat

Ceramic Biblical Art I really enjoyed making this piece of ceramic Biblical art; a whimsical depiction of a prophet with his cat! For the discerning collector of high-performance Biblical prophets and cats, this must be the sculpture for you! I made it in terracotta clay, firing it with an engobe (matt-finish) glaze. Later I added […]

New Promised Land

The artist with his finished canvas: Entering the Promised Land (II)

After 40 years of wandering in the desert, the people of Israel are finally entering the Promised Land! This is a newly-commissioned painting based on an earlier version of this scene. I’ve just finished varnishing it and am soon to send it to its new home. The Judaean hills, covered in ancient goat-trails, provided the […]

Noah – Biblical relief sculpture

Biblical relief sculpture showing Noah and the Dove.

This Biblical relief sculpture, Noah and the Dove, is made of a light-coloured clay (called Yellow Terrazzo), with an inlay of smoked glass. Many of the elements are finished with acrylic paint. (See my post from September, showing how it was made).The design is simple, primitive, direct and, I hope, powerful. The motif of the […]

Pilgrimage painting

Contemporary Biblical Art. Landscape painting with desert valley at dawn. Pilgrimage to holy river. Twelve tribes

Pilgrimage: A Biblical Painting This imaginary Biblical painting tells a story: Once a year, pilgrims visit this most secret and sacred valley of the desert, where veins of gold run through the rock, symbolizing eternal wisdom and the divine (אלוקות). Each of the Twelve Tribes is represented, wearing variations of their tribal colours and, between […]

Noah art – work in progress

Noah art, Noah and the Dove, contemporary Biblical art,

Showing stages in the creation of a new ceramic wall sculpture, 28cm x 25cm. It’ll be finished with coloured glazes. Looking forward to showing you the finished product soon….  

Ceramic wall sculpture

Ceramic wall sculpture: Man and Tree. A contemporary Ancient Biblical wall-relief sculpture.

This small ceramic wall sculpture (13.5 x 18cm) shows a Biblical patriarch and a palm tree. It has been fired once, and is coloured with acrylic, giving a matt, non-shiny finish. The man’s staff is picked out in applied gold leaf. There are more of my ceramic works on my dedicated Ceramic Sculpture page. If you’re […]