This garden of gethsemane painting is quiet in the best way. Raymond Kincaid set ancient olive trees inside a low stone wall at night, their twisted trunks split and hollowed with age, their silver-green leaves catching what little light there is. Overhead, a slate blue sky breaks into angular planes scattered with small stars.
Every surface was built with a palette knife. The bark is laid down in thick ridges of cream, umber and dusty blue, and the ground is a patchwork of short strokes in rose, ochre, rust and gray. Up close you can see each slab of paint; from across the room it reads as a still, moonlit grove. It works as an olive tree painting as much as a scene of prayer.
It's a thoughtful piece of christian wall decor for anyone who returns to the night before the cross, or who simply loves the old olive groves of the Holy Land. It makes a meaningful gift for a pastor, a new believer or a friend who keeps a quiet devotional time.
As christian canvas wall art, it holds its own over a sofa as christian wall art for living room spaces, and its calm tones suit christian wall art for bedroom walls too. In a smaller size it fits beautifully as prayer room wall decor beside a reading chair.