The Bible illustration blog

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to a new visitor to the Bible illustration blog, whose recent comments on the blog I ...

Before illustrating the picture (right) of Samuel and Eli, I wanted to gather some information about where this scene was taking place. In t...

The most common mistake made by artists when depicting 'Daniel in the Lion's Den' is showing Daniel to be much younger than he a...

This is an item I came across today on Dr Leen Ritmeyers website. 'The Messiah in the Temple' project is in the process of developin...

The earliest sources of pictorial information regarding clothing in Bible times comes from the ancient hieroglyphics found in the pyramids ...

"Happy New Year" to all the readers of the Bible illustration blog! My apologies for not posting recently but things have been ext...

The question below comes from Bible artist Greg Owen from the U.S. What did the sign look like that was on the cross?  Was it a clay tablet?...

Had an email this morning from Nathan Daniel from the 'Biblical Animation blog'. Some of you will know that Nathan has been working ...

Just finished the story of the healing of the paralyzed man from Mark ch2. There are six pictures in this set which brings our total Bible ...

It's that time of year again when everyone's rushing around trying to find good Christmas cards, (and Bible artists are kicking them...

Last week I finally finished the second part of the Nativity story which I intended finishing about this time last year! (My apologies). Th...

A couple of weeks ago I finished the new version of Creation . Just knowing where to start when capturing the awesome events of creation is ...

I've received some interesting emails recently that I thought I'd share with you. Philip Hanna contacted me from Kentucky in the U.S...

Attention all Bible Artists! I've Just received an email from Randolph Capp in Germany with details of a very exciting project being org...

Yes, the Bible illustration blog was officially two years old on the 3rd October! Readership of the blog continues to grow steadily each mon...

I've just read a copy of 'A Journey to the Holy Land'. (An artist's diary by Margaret W. Tarrant), which I purchased from A...

I recently came across the above postcard for sale on Ebay. The illustration is by English Bible artist Margaret Tarrant. Her style is simil...

The latest set of Bible pictures to be completed is a new version of 'The Prodigal Son' . There are 9 pictures in the set which brin...

Annie Vallotton. You may not be familiar with the name 'Annie Vallotton', but you will almost certainly have seen her pictures! Whic...

I am deeply indebted to Prof Sandy Brewer for the loan of the very rare book 'A Gift Returned with Love' which is a brief autobiogra...

Our latest Bible picture story to be completed is 'The Lost Sheep' . There are 4 pictures in this set which brings our total Bible p...