This is part one in a series of twelve paintings on which I am currently working, illustrating the life of Christ. As an artist, God has blessed me with the ornate ability to render hands. I am more comfortable painting and drawing the human hand than anything else. As I began thinking about creating a series of artwork depicting the life of Christ, I felt as if I should have to create each piece without showing the face of Christ. I have never seen the face of Christ, so nothing I could ever come up with would ever do it justice. Much speculation has gone into trying to decide the profile Jesus, and at times this becomes distracting. Instead, I decided to capitalize on my strengths. Since hands are the universal symbol of servanthood, it seemed obvious to create these paintings focusing on His hands.

Title: Hands of a Servant, part 1
Artist: Benjamin Hummel
Image Code: B0405

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