Painting Project

Last Thursday in class we had to paint a picture using a passage from the book of Joel. I was not looking forward to it because I really suck at drawing and painting. I have a extremely big imagination but I can't put what's in my head on paper with any kind of resemblance. I chose to paint the passage that talked about how there will be wonders in the sky; blood, fire, and column's of smoke. I pictured in my head a sunset. The kind that look like the picture described in the passage. I tried to put it on paper but failed miserably but like professor Corrigan said it's not about the way it turns out it's the process that matters. I painted my picture the best I could and then I sat there visualizing the passage in my head. In my head I could see the picture that Joel was describing it was so beautiful but scary at the same time. Then I read a little further and started imagining the part that describes the valley of decision. I pictured two huge mountains with a valley in between them. I pictured thousands of people coming over the tops of the mountains and through the valley and God was sitting at the very edge of the valley. Reading scripture while imagining it is a great way to really get what is being described. It allows you to really relate with what's going on. I guess what I'm getting at is that imagery is very important when reading the Bible and Literature in general. It makes reading enjoyable for me. I'm a history major so I have to read a lot. I use the same process when reading it, I like trying to imagine myself at historical events. It's pretty cool and nerdy at the same time, but that's me.