Peaceable Kingdom

Early American folk artist Edward Hicks (1790-1849) is best known for his series of paintings around the theme sounded in Isaiah 11:6-9: "The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze, their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play over the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put its hand on the adder's den. They will not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea." (NRSV)

Peaceable Kingdom (2013) (16" x 20")

collage on canvas



I'm especially proud of the little touch of having the girl holding an Easter basket, since it is only because of Christ's sacrifice that Isaiah's vision will take place in reality.