Tax Money in a Fish's Mouth Painting

There's a story in the gospels where Jesus' disciples need tax money, so He tells them to go catch a fish. They do, and the money they need is in the fish's mouth. I love the absurdity of the story, and how unexpected the solution is. I created this painting on a cracked fragment of an old wood beam that I found in the trash. The bands of painting wrap around the beam, but stop at the cracks, leaving a gap. I've painted tiny oil paintings within each band of color, roughly evoking a landscape. Each painting functions like a little window with a slice of landscape or skyscape visible through the frame. I think of these as "mental landscapes" -- what the mindscape of my brain might look like on any given day. I love compartments and segments. I love the soothing order of geometry around the disorder of the wood surface and the abrupt changes of the individual oil paintings.

Painting:Oil on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:5.5 W x 16.1 H x 5.5 D in

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