The Bible illustration blog

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema 1836-1912 I recently came across some amazing Bible paintings by Dutch born Victorian artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tade...

Thanks to Stefan Koelewijn from the Netherlands I now have the full 24 volume set of 'The Great Bible Discovery' series first publi...

Here's a picture taken from the new 'Egermeier's Bible Story Book.' The picture is by one of my favorite Bible artists Cliv...

We have a question from Jessica in California: "What would sackcloth garments have looked like?" I thought that I would throw thi...

We don't usually have poetry on the Bible illustration blog, but as it's getting close to Easter I thought that I would share with y...

David and Goliath is one of the better known Bible stories. Anyone who doubts the authenticity of the story should take a little time to loo...

I have Just finished illustrating a picture of Samson from Judges chapter 16 for our upcoming Bible. Most children's Bibles show Samson ...

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...