I thought I would do this as meditation, but I am not sure that worked. I think I focused more on the process than I did on the subject, but it worked a little. Painting this made me feel badly for the things I do that I should not do- like smoking. Guess I am Catholic to the core... everything triggers guilt.
I wanted to finish this today. Tomorrow celebrates the Risen Lord, not the broken one laying across his mother's lap. By the way, I already had to answer the question, "Why do the people in the painting look like Arabs?" Jesus was not Arab, but He was Aramaic. I depicted Aramaic people in coloring and dress. The Anglicized paintings of Jesus sometimes rub me the wrong way, but I guess it is only our desire to shape God into our image.
If I don't have time to return, Happy Easter, everyone! If you are non-Christian, Happy Spring!