{"id":10745,"date":"2024-04-18T09:28:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T16:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/?p=10745"},"modified":"2024-04-18T16:58:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T23:58:48","slug":"micah-68","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/2024\/04\/18\/micah-68\/","title":{"rendered":"Micah 6:8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Biola University in La Mirada, California commissioned me to make a painting. It was part of their &#8220;Malcomb Initiative,&#8221; a fund contributed by an art-loving alumni by that name, to foster both art and missions at the school. Check out my short video unveiling the painting.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LKHRAjaTikg\" width=\"516\" height=\"290\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The first challenge was to conceive how to paint something conceptual when my paintings are generally more concrete, of &#8220;things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sketch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sketch-650x527.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sketch-650x527.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sketch-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sketch-768x622.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sketch.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My mind went to &#8220;faces,&#8221; always good conveyors of emotions and of what might be going on in the mind. Here&#8217;s how my thinking began, roughed out in pencil.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/First-steps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/First-steps-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/First-steps-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/First-steps-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/First-steps-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/First-steps.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I went with an abstract background, and a triptych (a single painting on three canvases), a logical solution what with three-part statement being conveyed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Texture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Texture-650x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Texture-650x468.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Texture-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Texture.jpg 1025w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A close up of the background texture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Shoes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Shoes-650x520.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Shoes-650x520.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Shoes-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Shoes.jpg 886w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I first worked with the canvas on the floor, walking around it, throwing paint, my shoes taking on the look of the canvas in the process.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Justly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Justly-650x825.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Justly-650x825.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Justly-1024x1300.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Justly-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Justly-1210x1536.jpg 1210w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Justly.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A close up of the first section.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mercy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mercy-650x814.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mercy-650x814.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mercy-1024x1282.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mercy-768x962.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mercy-1227x1536.jpg 1227w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mercy.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The middle section.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Humbly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Humbly-650x809.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Humbly-650x809.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Humbly-1024x1274.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Humbly-768x956.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Humbly-1234x1536.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Humbly.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The final section.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Micah-6-8-finished.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Micah-6-8-finished-650x275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Micah-6-8-finished-650x275.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Micah-6-8-finished-1024x432.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Micah-6-8-finished-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hyattmoore.com\/egallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Micah-6-8-finished.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The painting&#8217;s title: &#8220;Micah 6:8,&#8221;mixed media (acrylic and oil), 30 tall by 72 inches wide, shown here butted together . . . the final hanging will have an inch or two gap between the canvases.<\/p>\n<p>As many are familiar, the full Biblical reference reads: &#8220;What does the Lord require of you but to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly before your God.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A good reminder for all.<\/p>\n<p>God bless us everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a painting of a concept, always a challenge; here&#8217;s a brief video of how I met 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