A contemplative portrait of Yeshua—Jesus as he might have truly appeared: weathered by sun, wrapped in blue, watchful and real. His expression is layered with grief, empathy, and the kind of quiet strength that precedes sacrifice. With a robe that falls in folds of ivory and cobalt, and a halo rendered not as divine declaration but as gentle glow, this work invites the viewer into intimacy, not iconography.

The backdrop is minimal and moody—a veil of cool, shifting blues suggesting early dawn or spiritual twilight. What emerges from the canvas is not a symbol, but a person. A man shaped by desert winds and divine calling, looking just over his shoulder, as if he’s heard your unspoken question.

"I did not paint a Savior. I painted a man who said, 'I am the way and the light'."
—Gary LaParl