"Watching Liz At Work" ~ By Cori Dyer

For the past several days I have had the opportunity to watch international artist Liz Lemon Swindle direct several photo shoots for some of her up and coming paintings in "The Parables" project.

"The Parables" project is a collection of over 50 paintings that represent on canvas both the Biblical and modern day settings of Christ's parables as in the New Testament.  

Each of "The Parables" paintings have hidden symbols that the viewer can find.  These symbols are a representation of Christ's hidden message that he wove into his parables.

This collection will not be completed until 2012 but you can start your own exclusive collection of "The Parables" right now by going to: http://www.lizlemonswindle.com/

LEFT: Liz Lemon Swindle reviewing photo phoot 

When viewing "The Parables" look for the completed Biblical and modern day version of:  The Rich Young Ruler, The Great Supper and I Would Gather Thee.



Parables with the completed Biblical settings are: The Wheat and The Tares, The Prodigal Son,  The Black Sheep, The Sheep and The Goats, The Good Shepherd and The Good Samaritan.

Photo shoot of modern day Lost Sheep                       Liz Lemon Swindle and model Nichole                                                                                                     

with Painting of Completed Biblical setting

Another way to start your parables collection is by ordering the "2011 Parables Calendar" at: http://www.foundationarts.com/facal.aspx  OR by going to one of the following retailers:          Harmons, Maceys, Deseret Book, Roberts and participating Hallmark stores.

October 14, 2010

Today was a busy day! Photo-shoot days usually are. I am trying to take advantage of this beautiful Indian summer and get as many shoots in as possible before the weather turns. Today we shot in a cornfield in Pleasant Grove, one of the last standing cornfields in the valley. Surprisingly, the stalks, leaves, and ears were green, again unusual for the time of year. 

We filmed the Savior and some of his apostles passing through the cornfields and grabbing some corn, only to be confronted by the Pharisees on their lack of observation of the Sabbath Day.  These shoots are pretty remarkable because they set the tone for me before I ever pick up a brush. Sometimes I forget the sacredness of what we're doing here. It wasn't that they were eating on the sabbath, but that they were technically working (threshing) on the sabbath. 

A final word of the day. I am so very grateful to all the people who contribute to this work.