The Lord Is My Shepherd

I shall not want

The sheep were standing in the middle of a Montana dirt road. They were out of their pasture looking very sheepish, Knowing they were not where they were supposed to be.

I had not wanted to paint sheep, because sheep move around. It is important that they look like sheep, not pigs, dogs or bears.

I had been resisting painting sheep because it had been 12-15 years since I had done much painting. I had been very busy teaching Bible classes and producing/hosting a television probram. But the sheep stood there looking at me, and I said, "OK, I will paint the sheep."

This was the beginning of seven paintings illustrating Psalm 23.